Cullyn's 6th Birthday

Cullyn's 6th Birthday will be one I won't seen forget.  It was the year we surprised him with a 4 Wheeler and he hated it!  I mean completely refused to put the helmet on or take it for a spin. #ParentingFail  Lucky for him, he also got a metal detecter and a pair of gloves for digging, a pair of baseball gloves, and some other treasures he had been requesting. 

Cullyn was most excited for his first ever Friend Birthday Party.  We rented out the local movie theater and invited his entire class {when we ask him who his best friends are his response is 'everyone!  I like playing with everybody' Bless his heart!  So he and his favorite 20+ friends watched Wonderpark on the big screen.

Cinema Sundays + Favorite Summer Movies

Our new house has a theater room in it.  While I know these are semi-popular and many people would have been excited to see one while house hunting, I was actually annoyed by it.  I have a husband and son that would watch TV all day if it were an option and I just didn't want to deal with it.  I'm almost a TV free person {I was after college until I moved in with Adam}.  So, since it's here, I've decided to make the best of it and we started Cinema Sundays at the house.  Sometime Sunday afternoon we watch a kid friendly movie and anyone who is around can come watch it.  My mother in law gave us a popcorn machine and I bought a ton of boxes of movie theater candy to snack on.  I must say, this 'team no TV' mama couldn't love this little tradition more!   It's such a fun way to sit down and connect with my little family to regroup before the next week.  Here are a few of our favorites from this summer...

What we've been watching

Megan Leavey - Incredible, true story about a Marine and her dog.  Almost anyone would love this movie, but make sure to have tissues nearby!

The Glass Castle - True story about a poor family and their nomadic lifestyle.  You can enjoy this movie even if you haven't read the book.  

Inside Out - Great kids movie talking about expressing feelings.  Phyllis from The Office is one of the voice-overs. :)

Leap - Jordyn got this movie for Christmas and we all {except Adam!} loved it.  It teaches kids about working hard and following their dreams.

We're currently in the middle of an ice storm, so I'm thinking we'll watch Up this afternoon.  Our date night this week may result a movie on the couch, too since Adam's battling the stomach flu! :(  

Any movie's you've watched recently that you can recommend?  We like most {non-scary} movies! 

Beauty & the Beast | Belle's Brunch

On opening day, our good friends invited us to a Beauty & the Beast Brunch at 'Belle's Cottage'  She had a beautiful spread for brunch and afterwards we all went to the local movie theatre for the first showing of the movie.  

Dirt Cups & Family Time

A few Sunday evening's ago, the kids helped me make dirt cups and then we settled in for a family movie night with Zootopia.  It was exactly what we needed after a week of running around!