Year 5, Day 287: Reassessing a Christmas Classic

With Christmas fast approaching, our standing Family Movie Night has been commandeered by holiday films. While Miles is watching some of these on his own (at, say, six in the morning, like this one), I wanted to make sure we took the time to sit down and enjoy some of these as a family. I'll … Continue reading Year 5, Day 287: Reassessing a Christmas Classic

Year 5, Day 274: Name that Movie!

Miles has a limited awareness of movies at his age. Sometimes he'll find something on his own (he's watched the new Blue's Big City Adventure movie about five times since it dropped on Wednesday, for instance) and sometimes I'll show him a trailer for an upcoming movie that he becomes completely set on watching (next … Continue reading Year 5, Day 274: Name that Movie!

Year 5, Day 58: Baby’s First Trip to the Movies!

In the latter days of Jaclyn's pregnancy, I was increasingly stressed about Miles's due date. Not because it was going to mark a earth-shattering shift in my life, upending the status quo and seeing to it I never had a moment of peace ever again; no, I was concerned because his due date was February … Continue reading Year 5, Day 58: Baby’s First Trip to the Movies!