Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation a Hit

Well we sat down and watched Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation and all I can say is it was a huge hit. Everyone loved it. It had everything you would want in a Christmas special.

Basically Phineas and Ferb want to thank Santa for all the things he's done so they build him a rest stop. However, things get turned around when Dr. Doofenshmirtz decides that he doesn't like Christmas and everyone in town gets put on Santa's naughty list. Phineas and ferb take matters into their own hands and sing a song on a local radio station that gets Santa's elves attention. They come to get to the bottom of things, but it's too late to have Santa deliver presents so Phineas and Ferb and the whole gang have to take over for Santa in their town. In the end they find out that Santa knew the whole time and was just trying to make Phineas's Christmas wish come true. Apparently Phineas wanted to be like Santa. It was a very cute special. My girls without a doubt would watch it again. My 8 year old has already watched it twice. Even my 12 year old enjoyed it and with her you never know anymore.

If you get a chance sit down and watch this with the kids. I think it's a fun show that everyone can enjoy.

Alice on the Syfi Channel

My daughter is so excited because the Syfi Channel has a new miniseries starting tonight with a new take on Alice in Wonderland. My daughter has a great imagination and very much like me she loves science fiction and fantasy shows so when she saw this advertised she cued it right up to tape. It will be on too late for her to watch tonight. I sometimes let the bedtime slide a little, but the show starts at 9 and ends at 11. That's much to late.

I'm not sure what I think about them making a more modern movie. Honestly sometimes I think they should just leave things alone. Maybe they're running out of ideas. I did enjoy Tin Man last year, but I just thought of it as a completely different entity because honestly it was just so different from the Wizard of Oz that I grew up on. I think that's the way I'll look at this show and I hope I will enjoy it. Most of all I hope it doesn't disappoint my daughter. I'll let you know what I think and what she thinks after we catch it later this week.

Phineas and Ferb Christmas Special

One of my girls favorite shows is Phineas and Ferb. Even my oldest will sit and watch it for that matter my husband loves it. Sometimes I come downstairs to find him watching it when the kids aren't even around. I have to admit the show is funny in a very silly way. You really can't help, but laugh.

The basic premise is that these 10 year old boys Phineas and Ferb come up with these crazy things to do every day. When I say crazy I mean they built these massive things like roller coasters in their back yard or fly into space. Their sister Candace is always trying to get them in trouble with their mother, but by the time the mom comes to look the contraption they've built is gone.

There is also a side story with Perry their pet platypus who is actually a secret agent in disguise who needs to stop his arch nemesis Dr. Doofenshmirtz. He gets foiled every time by Perry and it usually ends up having something to do with what Phineas and Ferb are doing.

Well they have a brand new Christmas special coming out tomorrow on Disney XD. My husband set it to tape as soon as he saw it advertised. They are also planning to air it on the Disney Channel and ABC Family. I'm sure it will be great, but I will give a review after I watch it with the kids. I will say if you haven't had a chance to check this show out you may want to give it a try. It's something fun you can watch with the kids and my guess is you'll enjoy it as much as they do. Sometimes it's nice to just sit down and watch something silly.

Cupcakes Always a Crowd Pleaser

Ever since my youngest was about 4 years old I have made cupcakes whenever there is a play date. I don't know why I started doing it, but the kids have always seemed to like it so I continued to do it.

I usually have them made and then let them frost them and decorate. It's both an activity and a snack. I figure you can't go wrong. They love it and it's fun to watch them make these crazy looking cupcakes and eat them.

Now my older one doesn't seem to be as interested in the cup cakes anymore (though she still eats them), but my youngest is still in full cup cake mode. Today I had two of her friends over after Brownies. I got them pizza and I had the cup cakes ready at home. I told them I had them for them and the shrieked with delight. That made me smile. It's nice to know little things can make them happy. Now if only it would remain that way.

Well as long as the girls enjoy the cupcakes I will keep making them. They definitely enjoyed them today. The mom's were happy to receive some to take home as well. Everyone likes a sweet treat once in awhile. I may even sneak one later. They just look so good.

Finally on Glee

Last night on Glee we were finally treated to one of the characters getting a clue. Mr. Schuester was searching for his pocket square and stumbled upon her baby bump padding. I'm not sure if it was my daughter or me but someone in the room yelled "Yes, about time." It took all season, but finally Mr. Schuester has found out that his wife has been faking her pregnancy. How he didn't know before now I have no idea. I mean really she wouldn't let him even touch her. What husband doesn't feel the real baby bump? Now we just have to hope that he'll divorce her and get together with Emma. My guess is they'll drag that storyline out for awhile. I'm just happy he knows about the wife.

Now the Glee club kids were all worried about taking a yearbook picture because it usually gets vandalized. None of the kids wanted to take the picture except for Rachel. The fabulous overachiever that she is. In the end they took a picture and came together as a team. It was fabulous. Now onto the regionals.

Best song of the night was definitely their rendition of Jump that they performed while making a commercial for a local mattress store. It was so much fun watching them jump around on the mattresses singing this song. It really made me want to jump around like crazy. All in all another great episode. Really looking forward to next weeks episode.

The Goonies Still a Great Movie

Last night while waiting for my husband to watch what we had on the DVR from Monday night I was flicking through the channels. I do this a lot. Not just on the TV but also in the car. I can't help myself. Anyway I came across The Goonies on some cable channel. Honestly can't remember which one there are just so many. Needless to say I stopped on it and couldn't stop laughing. It was right at the beginning where Data comes flying through the screen door using one of his crazy inventions. Then they are getting ready to move out and the mother hires a Spanish speaking housekeeper to help her get things ready. She is unable to speak Spanish so she asks one of the boys, Mouth, to help translate. He tells her all kinds of crazy things and my daughter and I just couldn't stop laughing. I'm telling you it is just such a great movie. I remember going to see it twice in the theater when it first came out in the 80's. To this day it remains a movie that I don't mind watching again and again.

I really liked that my daughter was enjoying it too. It's nice to know that movies that I liked at her age still hold their entertainment value. We didn't watch the whole movie as we ended up watching Lie To Me. I love that show. Never the less The Goonies has been on my mind today and just thinking about it makes me smile. What a fun movie. If you've never seen it check it out. It's about a group of kids that end up going on a treasure hunt right before their homes are going to be destroyed by land developers. It's a great adventure and it's rated PG so it's good clean fun.

Growth Spurts

Okay so I'm looking at my 8 year old the other day and I notice her pants are looking a little short. Now those pants were just bought in September so usually they would last at least until the spring. I'm hoping it's just those pants, but no such luck most of her size 8 pants are looking short. No problem. I still have her sister's pants and Christmas is coming so I'll get her some new ones for Christmas. It's a little bit frustration though. The child is getting really tall fast and she has these really long legs.

Okay one child having a growth spurt is one thing, but the other one said to me this morning. "Mom I need new school pants these are getting too short." Seriously they are both growing out of their clothes at the same time. Oh and right before Christmas. I don't want to be buying uniform pants when I just bought them 2 months ago. You would think they could at least have these growth spurts at different times to save mom some money, but no that would make my life too easy. We wouldn't want that to happen.

Oh and did I mention my oldest is just about taller than me. Not that it's a difficult feet to accomplish. I mean I'm only a little over 5 ft and my husband is 6 ft so it was bound to happen. I just didn't expect it so soon. Can't they stay my tiny little girls a little longer? Is it really too much to ask?