Saturday, November 22, 2008

A Second Twilight Movie Is Confirmed!

I was just on www.twilighters.org to see what the ticket sales were on Twilight this weekend, and they just announced this today. So I guess the film made the money it needed to go on with the second movie... let's cross our fingers and hope that the second movie, New Moon, will be better than Twilight! Second time's a charm right!? See you at the next premier.

Press Release: Summit Confirms New Moon Movie (Nov. 22, 2008)
In addition to Rob and Kristen’s announcement Summint has officialy stated that they will be moving foward with a New Moon movie, see the announcement on their website, here!

Los Angeles, CA November 22, 2008 — Summit Entertainment announced today that the studio is officially moving forward with the production of NEW MOON, the second installment of its filmed franchise TWILIGHT, the action-packed, modern day vampire love story.

Stephenie Meyer stated, “I don’t think any other author has had a more positive experience with the makers of her movie adaptation than I have had with Summit Entertainment. I’m thrilled to have the chance to work with them again on NEW MOON.”

Twilight Midnight Premier

Well, the countdown was over... it was Thursday night around 8:00pm, and I was getting tired... not a good start to the night since the very anticipated Twilight premier was at midnight. Thankfully, I had Yoga that night, so I went to Yoga class, and that woke me up and kept my adrenaline going until premier time. At 10:00pm, my friends and I piled in my van and we headed to the premier, only to find a long line already forming to get into the theater. You could feel the excitement and anticipation in the air, as many girls wore their "Bite me" t-shirts and had on any and every "Twilight" t-shirt ever made. Fans just couldn't get enough. At 10:50pm, they opened the doors and people were literally running to their seats to get a good seat. Once inside the theater, we broke out "Catch Phrase" to keep us busy for the last hour which seemed to last forever!! Finally, the lights dimmed and I felt like I was at a concert; people screamed and hooted and hollered in excitement until the previews started and then, it was quiet. Not a noise in the theater, as the "Twilight" saga began...

It was so fun being there with everyone else who was just as excited as we were. It was fun to be in an audience who clapped and laughed at funny parts and said, "awww" at sweet moments. It was such a fun experience! Although the experience was good, the movie wasn't; we were all a little disappointed and it seems the critics thought so too... bummer.

My "Twilight" Critique: one thumb down
I read a lot of critics' reviews, and unfortunately they weren't great. The film was enjoyable to anyone who has read the book, but to those who haven't, I felt like they would have been lost through the whole thing because a lot goes unexplained. I felt as though the movie was very rushed and no characters were developed enough for you to understand the relationships between them. They really missed the boat on developing a loving, passionate relationship between Bella and Edward (which is what the book is about!!!), and when she admits that she loves him, you are thinking, "WHAT??? Why? You don't even act like it!" They never hold hands or really touch each other, which bugged me. I think they did great at picking the characters; they matched what I had pictured to the "T", but they need a new director if they are going to do anymore movies from the Twilight saga, because although it wasn't directed very good, it has the potential to be a great second movie (if there is one!).

That being said, since I read the books, it was fun seeing it come to life, and if there is a second movie, yes, I will be seeing it again at it's midnight premier because I'm hooked and I LOVE Edward's character! And yes, I have to say, I will be buying the movie when it comes out, despite the fact that I was disappointed, because in the end, I'm still a big fan!

Above: My friends Virginia, Sarah, me, Marci and Tara who stayed up to watch the premier with me! Thanks for coming, it was such a blast being there with other "Twilight" lovers!

Turkey Craft

Last week at our playgroup, we made these cute turkey's out of wheat rolls and graham cracker covered marshmallows. We used toothpicks to hold the marshmallows into the roll and the only thing we had to glue were the eyes, and wallah.... too cute! That was such a great craft, thanks Tara for letting us make those! Cute idea!


Disclaimer: If this turkey looks a little on the "lean" side, that's because Hallie had already taken a huge bite out of the front of the roll before we got home! She didn't understand that it was meant to be a decoration, not a snack!

Monday, November 17, 2008

Sydnee's 6 Month Portraits

I've been meaning to get the girls' portraits taken professionally for a while now, but one of them either gets sick or is not happy the day of our appointment. So today, I took advantage of how happy the girls were and decided to take their portraits myself. I must say, they turned out dang cute and are definitely Christmas gift worthy! Sydnee has just blossomed this past week, which has truly been an answer to prayers. She is cooing all the time, and is just full of smiles which melts my heart every time I see her face light up at me... that is the reason why I'm a mom. Sydnee turns 6 months old at the end of this month, and every month is such a delight.



Hallie's 3 Year Portraits