Movie Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

 We squeezed in seeing a second movie over the Thanksgiving break with our neighborhood besties, the Sladeks. I hadn't even heard of this coming out as a movie and barely remembered it was a book, so I went into this blind.

Plot: Nobody is ready for the mayhem and surprises that ensue when six of the worst youngsters disrupt the town's yearly Christmas performance.

Review: This was SO cute! We all really enjoyed it - it entered the adults and kids alike. It definitely has a Christian angle {which I was expecting but wanted to throw that out there for others who might not know}. I teared up a couple of times, especially at the end. Very heartwarming and fun.

Movie Review: Wicked!

To say I've been waiting A LONG TIME for Wicked to release as a movie would be an understatement. I saw it for the first time on Broadway in December 2006 on a vacation to New York City and was hooked. I have since seen it 4-5 times {I can't remember if I've seen it once or twice in Austin, but I've also seen it in Chicago and Houston}. You can read this post if you want more on my love of Wicked. It was really special to take Drew to see it in Houston and then to take both girls this past spring in Austin {I guess I didn't blog about it, oops}. So of course I had to go with my girls to see the movie!

Plot: Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, becomes friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroad.

Review: HOLY SMOKES, it was INCREDIBLE!!!! I loved every second of it and cannot wait for the 2nd movie. I was basically bawling by the end {it ended when the first act ends in the musical, and I'm always crying then too} and could go see it 100 more times. The girls and my mother-in-law loved it too - it was a grand slam homerun for all 4 of us!