It’s Earth Day! And as part of Earth Day, I thought I’d interview the kids about what Earth Day is and what it really means to them. I mean, they’re only 4 & 6, so does it mean anything to them?  I do try my best to instill a respect for the earth and the wildlife in them and we [...]

One of the best parts of the new Disneynature film, “Chimpanzee,” is the soundtrack that was written especially for the movie, called “Rise.” It’s a beautiful song, and considering that it was written by a 13, 15 and 18 year old who are the beautiful young women who make up the McClain Sisters, it makes it just that more incredible. The McClain [...]

After our interview with Dr. Jane Goodall, we got to get an inside peek at the making of Disneynature’s Chimpanzee during our interview with the directors of the film, Alastair Fothergill & Mark Linfield. The directors both worked on previous Disneynature films, Earth and African Cats, and in all their years of doing nature films knew they wanted to turn their [...]

The part of the #DisneyGlobalEvent I looked forward to the most was meeting Dr. Jane Goodall, who has always inspired me with her passion and independence, not only as a researcher, but as a woman. She did things that women at the time didn’t usually do — like travel to Africa by herself to follow her dream of living with [...]

Big brown eyes. Tiny, squishy baby belly. And a face every mother, child and family would love.  That’s Oscar, a baby chimpanzee who will steal your heart and I am sure of this because he stole mine. The makers of  “Earth” and “African Cats,” Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, have created a new Disneynature feature called, “Chimpanzee” that takes you deep into [...]

So as part of this awesome blogger event where we ziplined through the trees and over the marshes and jumped from 70 foot tall platform (all true story) and went on a crazy airboat adventure in Kissimmee, along with staying at the Global Home Resorts which are actual homes for weekly (or longer) vacation rental, (seriously this has been a [...]

I was so excited to be at the #runDisney event last weekend, but totally bummed I had to miss the screening of The Lorax! Especially since I have that picture of me with a mustache on Facebook (the one that also got picked up by Shape.com!) We are also very Seussical up in here with my 4 year old’s room [...]

Last night to defuse a rising tantrum from my over-tired 5-year-old, I paused and said, “Do you know who I got to talk to on the phone with this afternoon?” And he said, “Who?” I said, “‘Belle’. From Beauty and the Beast. Isn’t that cool?” And I went on to tell him the (somewhat completely made-up fairytale) story of how [...]

Disney has released their entire movie lineup for 2012 and I’m going to give you a sneaky peek at it! I’m excited about it! They have something for you almost every month, so here’s the roundup followed by my extra-special commentary on each one. There are some amazing looking movies on here, along with some classics. January 13: BEAUTY AND [...]

The epic film adaptation of the children’s novel ”War Horse,” directed by Steven Spielberg, was released on Christmas Day and it truly is a must-see. The plot seems so simple: a boy and his horse become separated during the war as the British military begins to draft horses along with soldiers. But oh if it were that simple.   The Plot A [...]