Favourite Family Movies, TV Series, Audio Books and Music

Just thought I would share with you our listing of favourites within our family~

Favourite Family Movies ♥

• 5 Children and It
• A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Anne of Green Gables Trilogy
• Baby's Day Out
• Bedtime Stories
• Cheaper by the Dozen 1 and 2 (Steve Martin)
• Dudley Do right
• Enchanted
• Ever After
• Father of the Bride 1 and 2 
• George of the Jungle
• The Chronicles of Narnia Series
• Inkheart
• Lord of the Rings Trilogy
• Maverick ( 1 scene skip)
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding (scene skip)
• Nanny McPhee 1 and 2
• National Treasure 1 and 2
• Night at the Museum 1 and2
• The Star Wars Saga
• Pirates of the Carribean 1, 2, 3 and 4
• Spiderwick Chronicles
• The Forbidden Kingdom
• The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
• The Karate Kid Series 1,2,and 3
• The Pacifier
• The Princess Bride
• The Princess Diaries 1 and 2
• The Star Wars Saga
• Yours Mine And Ours (the Lucille Ball version.)
• The Theif Lord
• Dinotopia 
• The Parent Trap (1998)
• A Knight in Camelot
• The Three musketeers (older kids)
• X-men first class, X-men 1 & 2 and Wolverine
• Leap Year
• Kit Kittredge, Felicity, Mollly and Samantha - An American Girl Series

Some of my Favourite Music ♥

• Any Celtic Music
• Casting Crowns
• David Meece
• Edens Bridge
• Hillsong
• Jonas Brothers
• Michael Card
• Michael W Smith
• Mozart
• Newsboys
• Plumb
• Revival in Belfast (all Robin Mark in fact)
• Sons of Korah
• Steve Grace

Favourite Animated Family Movies ♥

Aladdin 1 and 3

Arthur and the Invisibles

Bee Movie

Cars 1 and 2

El Dorado

Finding Nemo

Hoodwinked

Horton Hears a Who

Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2

Monsters Inc

Mulan

Over the Hedge

Ratatouille

Robin Hood

Shrek 1, 2 and 3

Sinbad

The Adventures of Tintin (Series)

The Adventures of Tintin (new movie)

The Aristocats

The Incredibles

The Rescuers Down Under

The Sword in the Sword

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Toy Story 1, 2 and 3

Megamind

Katie and Orbie (series)

Tangled

Dispicable Me

The Emperor's New Grove

Tarzan

Favourite TV Series ♥

Bewitched

Fawlty Towers

Get Smart (old ones)

Gilligans Island

Hogan's Heros

Tintin

Katie and Orbie

Home Improvements

Little House on the Prairie

Road to Avonlea

The Flying Nun

The Good Life

The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew

The Waltons

Hornblower

North and South (Catherine Gaskill)

Pride and Predjudice

Robin Hood (BBC version)

McGuyver

Clone Wars

Favourite Family Musicals ♥

• Annie Get your Gun
• Calamity Jane
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Hello, Dolly !
• Mary Poppins
• My Fair Lady
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers( all time fav)
• The Sound of Music
• Singing in the Rain
• Phantom of the Opera

My Favourite Authors and Illustrators ♥

• Eloise Wilkins
• Elsa Beskow
• Gene Stratton-Porter
• Jill Barklem
• Kate Greenaway
• Kim Lewis
• Louisa May Allcott
• Marguerite de Angeli
• Patricia Polacco
• Rosemary Suttcliff
• Shirley Hughes
• Tasha Tudor

Favourite Audio Books ♥

• Classical Kids Series
• Dads Army
• Famous Five (any of these)
• Grimms Fairy Tales
• Josie Smith
• Just William Series
• Little House Series
• Narnia Series
• Olga da Polga
• Postman Pat
• Rangers Apprentice 1,2,3, 4, and 5 read by William Zappa
• Redwall ( any of the them)
• The Borrowers
• The Indian in the Cupboard
• The Inheritance Series
• The Lord of the Rings Series
• The Princess Bride
• The Twins of St Claire
• Inkheart series
• Noddy
• A Series of  Unfortunate Events
• The Princess Bride

Favourite Big kid and Grown up Movies ♥

• Batman Begins
• Emma
• Get Smart
• Gladiator
• King Arthur (scene skip)
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Little Women
• Miss Potter
• Mission Impossible 1 and 3
• Pride and Predjudice (BBC version)
• Sahara
• Sense and Sensibility
• The Bourne Series
• The last Samuri
• The Matrix 1,2 (skip scene here) and 3
• The Patriot
• X-men series 1 and 2
• X-men:Wolvarine
• X-men: First Class
• The Mask of Zorro
• The Lost Battalion
• Thor
• Captain America: The First Avenger
• Saving Private Ryan
• Inception
• The Last Samari

Blessings to you and your homes,
 

The Hobbit Trailer is here!!!

A break from the Advent Christmas theme I have going at the moment with this exciting preview of  The Hobbit Movie.
We watched  this together and needless to say it will be on everyone's Christmas list next year!!!


Blessings to you and your homes,
 

Past - Present and Future!!

As I love children's books I also have a love of 'so called children's movies.' I think that like quality children's books, that quality children's movies are just as suitable for adults. In fact why would we allow our children to watch or read anything that did not have a quality that would allow an adult to enjoy it as well.

I think there is so much we can learn from these movies and they are 'chock a-block' full of uplifting quotes.

Last week in one of our quiet times (OK I was tired and trying to get Arwen to sleep,) while attempting some cross stitch we watched Kung Fu Panda.

I must admit that originally this movie didn't appeal to me as hilariously funny as I was expecting but like some of my other favourites it has a few quotes that I just think stick to the heart of life itself.

The one I want to share is one that gets me every time:
"Yesterday is history,
Tomorrow is a mystery,
But today is a gift, that is why it is called the present"

Wow doesn't that just hit you between the eyes?
Yet we all know this to be true.

We can be thankful and grateful for the past, even learn from it-- if we dare.
We can plan for the future as much as we feel comfortable.
But we really can only live in the moment as this is the only time we really have.

Living in the moment- not longing for the future, how hard this can be.

I need to embrace this more and enjoy each and every moment that I can from my life. Embracing the good, the bad and the ugly. Being thankful for all that comes my way as I share the joy that I have with all those around me.

For right now is the only present I have!!!!

Blessings to you and your homes,