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This holiday season, we decided that we were going to try and watch more holiday movies.  As soon as we saw EDDIE MURPHY had a new movie out, we knew we had to check it out!!!!  We planned a family movie night and we totally loved it!!!  Make sure to check it out! FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Directed by Reginald Hudlin Written by Kelly Younger Produced by Brian Grazer, p.g.a., Eddie Murphy, Karen Lunder, p.g.a., Charisse Hewitt-Webster, p.g.a., Executive produced by Doug Merrifield Starring Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Lombardo Boyar, D.C. Young Fly, Danielle Pinnock, Timothy Simons, Riki Lindho...

Christmas memories, Christmas traditions... They are all a HUGE deal with my family.  I love my kiddo's more than anything and I hope they look back and think of all the fun things I tried to do with them through the years.  We bake cookies, we wear matching pajama's, we do Christmas "things" and I love the laughs and giggles we get to share together!  Do you have any traditions?  Favorite book or movie?  Why not check out Albert and you might make a new tradition! FTC Compliant Review Policy:    The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are  my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Albert: A Small Tree with a Big Dream, a fir-iffic and festive holiday special from Nickelodeon is making its DVD debut on November 14, just in time for the holidays! Albert: A Small Tree with a Big Dream, tells the stor...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here.  This past weekend, we had the opportunity to have a movie night thanks to the movie, Angels sing to kick off the festivities. We made sugar cookies (and decorated them) Yeah, I need LOTS of help in the baking department, but we had fun and that is all that matters.  We decorated the tree.  The tree has been redecorated thanks to having a 1 year old that wants to help too.  We even got a couple penguin decorations to remember the fun of this weekend as part of getting ready for the holidays.   FTC Compliant Review Policy:   The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency  for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are not influenced by monetary compensation. Think about it, are the holidays really about the gifts under the tree?  No.  It is about making memories.  Spen...

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.   Our house has been hit with the sickies!  It started off that Broxton had a runny nose.  No big deal... Then, I got sick...  I got over mine, but then Broxton came home sick again.  (After a trip to the doctor, because I could have sworn it was the flu, we learned he just has a nasty cough and needs rest, fluids, snuggles, and over the counter medicine.)   This past weekend, we were sent a goodie box full of excitement to totally get us in the Christmas mood and although we weren't feeling great health wise, we totally had huge smiles on our faces as we opened our wonderful treat box!    If you follow me on Instagram , you might have seen that we treated our neighbors ...

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Oh how I love me a Christmas movie!!!  Christmas movies always make the heart feel good and tell a great message... We were recently sent the movie Angels Sing and I knew nothing about it... All I knew was that it had Harry Connick Jr in it... and he cracks me up, so I was excited to see it based on that... I chose not to read the synopsis prior to the arrival, as I wanted to be totally surprised... Actually, I do that for many movies these days!!  I just grab them based on the cast and then get surprised with the story of it all...   When Angels Sing showed up, I was excited to watch it... and let me tell you, it did not disappoint!!!  I put it on to get myself more into the Christmas Spirit and...

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Just in time for the holidays.... Green Apple Entertainment will be releasing "A Christmas Tree Miracle" on DVD and Video on Demand December 3rd, 2013. We were sent an advance copy for review and I was excited to see the movie... (I love Christmas movies!!!) When the movie started, I will admit that I was a bit put off by the acting... It seemed as though it could have been better, but as the story unfolded, I realized that I was paying no attention to the acting and was following the story...  and I am so glad I did!!!! ( I did fall in love with the little girl that played Nina... I see her going places...  She just made you feel the part!) A Christmas Tree Miracle is about a family that seems self...

Broxton is at the age where he is really getting into the different holiday movies.  We love the Kung Fu Panda movies, so when I saw that they had a sort film that is called Kung Fu Panda Holiday, I was hopeful that we could add it to our movie collection.  It arrived just in time for us to be able to take it with us on our last "road trip" down to South Georgia.  We had to leave bright and early one morning, so I knew that Broxton was not going to be a happy camper.... As soon as I showed him the case of what he would be watching along the way, he was happy.  I will admit, I was jealous that I could only HEAR it, as Broxton was cracking up laughing!  We have watched it since we have been home, as I wanted to see it too!  At first, I was sort of put off as to why it seemed to be so rushed...  Yes, I knew it had a run time of only 26 minutes, but it seemed as though it was on fast forward... THEN it made sense... The way it was set up, about hal...