Tired of going to a holiday party and showing up with the same standard sugar cookie year after year? This holiday season, skip the cookies and try Sugar Bowl Bakery’s melt-in-your mouth Petite Palmiers and Brownie Bites.   They sent us some yummy treats that my kids dug straight into!  I had to hide some of the brownies so we can save them to decorate for our "Cookies with Santa" plate next week!     Put your little elves to the test and watch them transform these delicious bites into Santa hats, snowmen, and snowflakes – these sweet treats will surely be the...

Looking for a great stocking stuffer gift?  I love putting DVDs in stockings and this new movie from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment would be a wonderful choice for that Stephen King or horror film fan!  They probably already have Chapter One from this intriguing film series that came out last year!  Now you can help them complete their collection!  It is frightfully good!    Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now adults, the Losers have long since gone their separate ways. However, people are disappearing again,...

After a mix-up at the border, an Egyptian Police Band is sent to a remote village in the middle of the Israeli desert. With no bus until morning and no hotel in sight, these unlikely travelers are taken in by the locals. Under the spell of the desert sky, their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected ways. THE BAND’S VISIT celebrates the deeply human ways music, longing and laughter can connect us all. With a Tony- and Grammy-winning score that seduces your soul and sweeps you off your feet, and featuring thrillingly talented onstage musicians, THE BAND’S VISIT rejoices in the way music...

Experience the twinkling of millions of lights along a winding road, nestled in the majestic woods of historic Iroquois Park. Winter Woods Spectacular is a magical drive of lighting, artistry, and sounds that will delight the senses and transport you to an ethereal winter wonderland, where you can explore and celebrate the holiday season.  My family had the pleasure of driving through this nice experience last night!  It was a fun drive that everyone in the car enjoyed.  While there are many entrances to Iroquois Park, to attend the event you must enter the park at the intersection of New Cut Road at Southern Parkway.  This was...

The boys and I attended CHRISTMAS IN CANDYLAND, part of the Derby Dinner Playhouse Children’s Musical Theatre Series!  We loved this unique, fun show and the visit with Santa that was included as well!  You start with a wonderful meal at the buffet and then Santa and Mrs. Claus come to visit every table!  One of the most loved board games of all time comes to life on the Derby Dinner stage!  It’s Christmastime and Nick and Noelle receive a ticket to play a special edition game of Candyland in a magical world.  As they play the game, they meet...