Movie Night: Leap!

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It's movie night, and as for Leap! we all think, c'est tres magnifique!

It's a fun adventure set in France.  A feisty young girl sets off for Paris to follow her dreams of dancing in the ballet with her best friend in tow.  My daughter had both ballet and Paris-themed birthday parties, so I just pulled from the things I saved.  (You’ll also notice some Valentine’s decor hanging from the chandelier.) 

I get a lot of use out of this little chalkboard easel.  For this movie night it displays the movie poster on one side...

and le menu on the other. 

This French feast includes Chicken Cordon Bleu, Herbes de Provence potatoes, petite carrots and Pain au Lait.

The potatoes I just made up. Drizzle with olive oil and some of the seasoning and roast.  They turned out really well.

My son eats these carrots like they are going out of style.  I roast them as well... with a little maple syrup.

For dessert:  macarons and eclairs.  Délicieux!

I think the table is simple but perfect for the "ballet in Paris" theme.

Of course French music plays in the background. 

We all four genuinely enjoyed this movie.  I highly recommend it.

Happy Friday!

Movie Night: Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day on a Friday??? It's too perfect!

Groundhog Day is the perfect example of a silly thing that is fun to make a big deal out of for your kids.  So tonight we are going to watch Groundhog Day (obviously) and I'll tell you how we are handling the content in just a moment.

This movie will forever remind me of my "first date" with my dear friend.  She was new to our school in 9th grade and invited me to go see Groundhog Day at the theater.  That was the beginning of a lifelong friendship.  Here we are at age 40 (well, I'm 40, she's almost there) and y'all we talk just about every day!  So this movie, as annoying as it can be, holds a place in my heart.

I made groundhog cupcakes and got the idea here.   

I pretty much followed Bakerella's method, but I used chocolate chips for the noses instead of sunflower seeds.  I think they turning out just darling.

I had this "grass" tablecloth on hand and stuck with black, white and green for everything else.

My kids are stuffed animal hoarders, so I grabbed this little guy and stuck him in a potted plant.  I think he's technically a prairie dog but he today he's playing the role of Punxsutawney Phil.  Personally, I think he's nailing it. 

This plant might look pitiful, but I won it at bunko just days before I had my daughter.  That was almost eight years ago and it's still holding on.

So as you probably know, in the movie Bill Murray is forced to relive the same day over and over.  For dinner I thought it would be fun to have a meal that we just might choose if we had to eat the same thing day after day.  Steaks, baked sweet potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts with pancetta are on the menu. 

We are trying something new tonight and watching the movie on VidAngel.  Some wise and like-minded friends told me about this.  It's a service you use to filter movies to help keep them family friendly.  How great is that???

Here's hoping you have a fun Friday and that we see an early spring!