Amber Made a Choice!

Amber has finally gotten around to telling me her family movie night choice. She said this is pretty much her favorite movie ever. She has specific instructions, though. This movie is in Italian and there is a version with English dubbing. She does NOT want you to get that version. You are supposed to watch the version with the Italian speaking and the English subtitles. Got it? I've never seen this show, so I'm hoping it's just fantastic.

We're watching this movie on MY birthday, so think about me while you're watching it. Perhaps make some smoked spare ribs and throw yourself a party. It ought to be very nostalgic.

Jensen Cousin Movie of the Month!!!

Mom suggested that, in honor of Nate's choice, we should kick off our Jensen Cousin Movie Night tradition with SALUDOS AMIGOS & THREE CABELLEROS. I believe this is actually two separate short movies on the same disc.

So, here's the plan. Any time during May, rent or borrow the movie. Have your kids watch the show and comment on this blog post. Ryan and Sean are very excited about this. Every Monday when I say it's family night, they ask, "What about Family Movie Night?"

Jesiah is picking our June movie and Trinda is next up in July!

Nathan's Surprise Pick

Okay, I was NOT expecting this...



We're supposed to watch it on the 16th. Sorry it's late notice, he had a hard time deciding.

Asking for input

Hey guys! I had a thought and wanted to hear your opinions. I know everyone is very busy and some of you have had a really hard time doing family movie night, so it's okay if you don't think you can handle something else.

The thing is that my kids keep asking when family movie night is and they get all depressed when it's not a movie they can watch. It's been even worse this month because they watched Darby O Gill with Nate and me. So I was wondering if the kids wanted to do their own. We don't have to pick a specific night. We can just have a "cousin's monthly movie pick" and let each of the cousins take a turn choosing a movie of the month. Then we can let the kids watch it whenever each family has time. We can start with the oldest and go down the list.

It would also help me because that way we'd talk about who chose this month's movie and my kids could have that connection to their cousins. So, talk to you kids at Family Night tomorrow and let me know if it's something the kids want to do and something the parents think is doable. Then post your thoughts here. If you decide it is something we want to do, we can post the kid's picks here on this website and let any kids that want to comment do it just like FMN.


We miss you guys!

Amy

And the one we've all been waiting for....

I was on strike, but FMN is only two weeks away and I can see that most of you need at least that long to find the show. So.........

AMY'S CHOICE



This was my favorite movie the year I graduated from high school. It was one of the only shows I took with me to Dixie. I haven't seen it in a decade and really don't remember it very well. But lately I only seem to like really funny comedies that everyone's seen a dozen times. So, if it's terrible...que sera sera.

I'm counting on everyone to be extremely excited about snuggling up and watching Contact with me on April 18th.

Amanda's Lucky Pick

So Here's a funny story. When we were getting ready to watch Finding Forrester, I started thinking about Sean Connery. And it crossed my mind how absolutely adorable he was as a young man. Nate was being a pain in the butt, so I said, "I think when it's my turn to pick the family movie, I'll pick something from my childhood like 'The Neverending Story' or 'Darby O'Gill and the Little People.'" I said it because Nate gets really irritated when I make him watch "The Neverending Story" and because I had Sean Connery on the brain. The funny part is that Nate's immediate response was, "I wouldn't mind watching Darby O Gill."

Two hours later, I was chatting with Amanda and she told me her choice for March was, "Darby O'Gill and the Little People." It's amazing. Look what a close knit, in sync family we are! Everyone tune in on March 21st! It's pretty kid-friendly so even the newest Jensen girl can watch (assuming she's here). Thanks, Amanda!

Eric's Thoughtful Interjection

Eric dragged his feet and, finally, declared, "Whatever, you might as well do 'Finding Forrester.'" The moral of the story is that he's REALLY enthusiastic about his choice. Everyone tune in next Saturday, February 15th. I'm at least as excited as Eric, Maybe more.