Earth

Next up is a Disney Nature film called Earth. I just love these Disney Nature films!! I didn't think I would be into documentaries as much as I am finding with these ones. They are well done.

America's Heart and Soul

We had the opportunity to watch this fantastic documentary called America's Heart and Soul. It was so interesting and eye-opening. 

The documentary shows the lives of different people in different situations living all across the United States. It is amazing to see how other people live in your own country. The lives of the people in the documentary seemed so different from my own, yet we all had something in common - living in the United States. It was really cool and definitely educational. 

I just happened to be traveling that weekend to Connecticut for a bridal shower so I took the boys with me and we explored Hartford and some places outside Hartford, including this pretty pond we walked around. CT is only a couple of states away but it seemed like a different world! 

Aladdin

I'm so excited we reached another Disney Classic!! 

This movie is so good. I couldn't stop myself from singing along to every single song. The kid loved it. He is the same age I was when I first saw it. The mixture of the music, the pop culture references, the many Disney "easter eggs", and the comedy and romance makes it a classic to remember. 

If you weren't already aware, Disney.com has a ton of online games for kids to play that are based on Disney movies and TV shows. The kid had a blast playing one of the Aladdin games.  

I can't wait to see more Aladdin movies next!! 

Air Buddies

Air Buddies is a spin-off of the Air Bud series. 

It was cute. This time the animals talk so that adds a little extra interest for the kids. Some of them were pretty funny. The poor puppies ran away after they found out they were being given up for adoption. A little bratty kid wants the puppies. The story line is similar to the original series. 

We decided to stamp a few puppies and color them. I made my puppies into a card. 

There are quite a few of these "Buddies" movies, but instead of doing them all now we are going to watch them later as they come up in the alphabet. Trust me, it is better this way! 

A Tale of Two Critters

Time to watch one of Disney's most random movies: 

This movie. I think they just followed some animals around the woods and then made up a story about them. It was very random and the narrator's voice was putting me to sleep. And I just could not believe that the end of the story was just like "the raccoon forgot all about the bear and the bear forgot all about the raccoon, it's just in their nature". How depressing that they forget their friends! I guess it is more realistic but still, I was sad. 

Since I didn't make the boys watch this one with me I decided to do the craft alone today. It was National Scrapbooking Day (yes, it's a thing) so I created a woodsy layout. 

Obviously I had to use a bunch of bears because of this movie.