Watching: Favorite Christmas Movies

Favorite Christmas Movies

from the perspective of Mom

Little Women

The 1994 version with Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder and Claire Danes is so great. Gotta love a young Christian Bale as Laurie.

Little Women

The 1949 version with Liz Taylor as Amy is a classic, but hard to find. I treasure my copy and watch it on the old VHS player every Christmas.

One Magic Christmas

Proof that Mary Steenburgen is in EVERYTHING. Such a sweet little story about appreciating what you have, especially when it doesn't seem that by the world's standards, you have enough.

The Nativity Story

This was a great movie to share with my family. It is a lovely movie that covers the biblical depiction of the birth of Christ. A must see for children 8+.

Elf

I channel my inner elf and eat nothing but candy as I watch this comedy every year.

"Watch out for the yellow ones, they don't stop!"

Favorite Christmas Movies

from the perspective of the younger one

Eloise at Christmastime

"I like how Eloise gives so many gifts and buys them herself.

Plus she lives in a cool hotel in New York city."

How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Grinch

Gotta feel bad for Max every single year, it's a tradition.

The Santa Clause 2

She likes them all but for some reason she said this one was her favorite.

The Polar Express

"A fun Christmas train trip with lots of adventures on the way."

Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

"They're just funny"

Advent'ING Day 3&4

December 3rd and 4th

Watching and Doing

Combining two in one today, as Kia spent the evening with her friend Alex at Chucky Cheese, we missed out on the opportunity to "watch" something - instead we're going to be WATCHING the matinee of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (yay, finally!). As a fan of the books, it is hard for me to accept that I'm going to the movie with two people who don't even realize what the three remaining deathly hallows are...but I'll survive (btw...they are the invisibility cloak, the elderwand, and the stone in Marvolo's ring, which fatally wounded Dumbledore) sorry my nerd is showing.

The DOING portion of today is putting up the Christmas tree. I've gone on about how I'm not in the mood to decorate but I'm totally into Christmas, but I'll bite the bullet today and put that bad boy up, if for no other reason than to see the boxes go back in storage and out of the entrance way and front room, where they are currently obstructing movement rather nicely. Eating turtles chocolate, and listening to Christmas music while Russ watches and snoozes on the couch is the tradition. Bring on the tree!