Happiness Is

We had promised Madison if she had done a certain amount of homework and piano, we could head out to see "The Peanuts Movie," and she did really well getting everything done.  That said, tonight after work, we all went out to see the movie - it was really good, actually.  It was a huge nostalgia kick, as these characters are simply magical.  But this next generation loves all the characters as well - case in point, Madison.  It was wonderful hearing her laugh out loud many times throughout the movie.  We went to see it with Josh, who sat next to her, and was laughing just as hard at key points.  He is a big Peanuts fan himself.  The movie made you want to go watch all the holiday-themed Peanuts cartoons, and then some.  As for the movie itself, it has many great lessons to learn from, and throughout the film you can see such a positive role model in action with Charlie Brown.

Anyway, we loved the movie, all of us.  And from the sounds of things, we're not alone - quite a few others enjoyed the movie as well.  We might even see it again soon enough!

The rest of the day was spent inside - one reason was because it was raining.  Again.  The other reason was work-related.  We had a lot to do to set up for the big day on Sunday, our board game of the day being Monopoly.  But Madison did something else fun this morning, just another part of what is turning out to be another amazingly full weekend:  she went to Nutcracker Camp!

 This is the last year for Madison at Nutcracker Camp, which is basically a morning learning a new dance that all the kids come out and dance to.  It's to the music of the Nutcracker, of course.  They meet up with dancers from the upcoming production, and do crafts related to the Nutcracker as well.  It's a fun morning with a lot of other kids in the ballet, and a nice morning to have some Christmas-themed fun.  She's been doing this for a few years now, and it's been great each time for her.  Sadly, this is the last year, believe it or not.  She's outgrowing things already!  Sniff, sniff!

Anyway, that was fun this morning.  And we did get our work done in time to see a movie, so that was great too.  It was a rainy day, but everything we did was inside, so I suppose that wasn't that big of a deal.  Forecast for tomorrow:  more rain.  It's been a wet and gray November, that's for sure.  But we've got a lot of cheer to go around, and starting really soon, it's going to be Christmas cheer!