An Enchanting Movie Night

I have been waiting semi-patiently for Enchanted to come out on DVD ever since Zoë and I went to see it in the theater. It is an absolutely darling movie and I was dying to see how it ended. Why? Because about 45 minutes into the movie Zoë decided that she was bored and wanted to go home. Ack! I agreed because really, it would have just been unpleasant if I had forced her to stay in the theater. I was wondering if she would make it all the way through. She is more of a cartoon kind of girl. That being said, ever since we saw part of Enchanted in the theater Zoë has loved Giselle. She saved up her gold coins (she earns them for good behavior) to buy a Giselle doll, and has played with her everyday. I took that as a good sign.

Nana was here from Spokane and got to participate in movie night with us. Accessories were easy this time around. We have crowns and dress-up clothes galore and our house, although I did buy Kel and manly crown. No sense making him wear a tiara. He is a good sport and all, but come on now. That's just mean.

For treats we had Apple Dumplings which were fantastic. I got the recipe from a friend of mine and not only are they yummy they are super easy to make. Zoë rolled the apples up in the crescent roll dough all by herself. Here is the recipe. We give it two thumbs way up.

APPLE DUMPLINGS

2 Granny Smith apples
2 cans Pillsbury crescent rolls
2 sticks butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla
cinnamon
1 small can Mountain Dew

1.  Peel and core apples. Cut apples into 8 slices each.

2.  Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan.

3.  Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

We also enjoyed Virgin Appletinis, otherwise known as apple juice in sugar rimmed glasses. :) A note to parents of toddlers: They will get this everywhere. We switched Zoë to a princess sippy cup after she spilled apple juice everywhere. Oops.

Kelly and I really enjoyed the movie. Zoë, not so much. She told us she wanted to go to bed at the exact same spot she wanted to leave the movie theater. Ugh. Kelly was able to coax her into staying a bit longer with a hotdog but that only kept her there for about another twenty minutes and then she said she wanted to go to bed. All the while Nana was sleeping on the couch. Nice. So, like I said, Kelly and I liked the movie, but that was about it. Don't let that deter you though, it really is so cute. Zoë just prefers cartoons. I was going to try this movie for movie night next week, but I think instead I will go with this one.

Comments

[Jenifer Higgins]

Ohh! I used that same recipe.I found it on the Pioneerwoman.com. It was sooo good! I used apple juice instead of Mountian Dew because MD grosses me out!

[Heather]

You are TOO GOOD, Maegan! This is so darling! :)

[Ali Polson]

I LOVE your ideas and recipe for apple dumplings! We had a great Enchanted movie night as well - aren't they just the BEST family activity!

[tami]

how fun Maegan! I passed your blog along to a girl I scrap with, I loved the movie night thing, and it is just up her alley , and she has one daughter named Zoe too.

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