FREE & $1 Summer Movies

Every summer Regal offers Free Family Movies. For more information visit Regal Movies.

Selected G & PG movies start at 10AM each Tuesday and Wednesday during the festival. First-come, first-served seating is limited to theatre capacity. The Free Family Film Festival is safe, lots of fun and a great way for kids to spend a weekday morning in the summer.
Tickets for our 2009 Free Family Film Festival are exclusively available at select theatres’ box office on the day of the show.

Here's the schedule for the La Verne Stadium 12
950 East Foothill Boulevard La Verne ,CA 91750-3557 /909-392-4894

06/16/2009-06/17/2009 Space Chimps (G) Igor (PG)
06/23/2009-06/24/2009 The Tale Of Despereaux (G) Nim's Island (PG)
06/30/2009-07/01/2009 Horton Hears A Who (G) Spiderwick Chronicles (PG)
07/07/2009-07/08/2009 Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G) Hotel For Dogs (PG)
07/14/2009-07/15/2009 Charlotte's Web (G) Kung Fu Panda (PG)
07/21/2009-07/22/2009 Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Veggie Tale Movie (G) Inkheart (PG)
07/28/2009-07/29/2009 Everyone's Hero (G) Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa (PG)
08/04/2009-08/05/2009 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (G) Alvin And The Chipmunks (PG)
08/11/2009-08/12/2009 Doogal (G) Surf's Up (PG)
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AMC Theatres also offers $1 Movies:
These you must purchase a ticket for in advance!
For more information visit AMC Theatres.
AMC Covina 30
1414 North Azusa Ave. , Arrow Hwy. and Azusa Blvd.
Covina, CA 91722
Guest Services: 626-974-8628

All admission and concessions proceeds* from AMC Summer MovieCamp will benefit Variety – The Children's Charity and the Will Rogers Institute. Families, schools and organizations alike are invited to see great kids' movies during AMC Summer MovieCamp.

Available at select AMC theatres, this fun-filled program brings you:
$1 movies from June 17 – August 5
Shows starting at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday
Great field trip opportunities – groups can purchase tickets one week in advance starting June 10 at the box office or online at participating theatres .

Movie Schedule
June 17: Space Chimps
June 24: Kung Fu Panda
July 1: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
July 8: Tale of Despereaux
July 15: Horton Hears a Who
July 22: The Spiderwick Chronicles
July 29: Nim's Island
August 5: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Sibling Rivalry

My morning has been full of 'stop hitting your sitter', 'you two need to seperate', 'Emma stop...', 'Audrey stop...', 'No', 'Stop', 'That's NOT okay', interspersed with yelling, tears, giggling and laughing - this mommy is going nuts and its only Monday morning!!

Have you ever had one of those moments, when you come across something at just the right time without even looking and you just have to sit back and say, "Okay, Thank you Lord, I see the billboard!"

This morning I saw the billboard. It had neon lights and arrows pointing to it. This morning I came across this blog Like A Warm Cup of Coffee and an excellent entry Ten Tips for Dealing with Sibling Rivalry chalked full of great wisdom.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's dealing with sibling rivalry, if you aren't yet, I'll give you a couple weeks, now that school is out and they're spending more time together. Either way, this is a great read, so grab a cup of tea or some lemonade and give yourself 5 Mommy Minutes!

LA Zoo 20% Off Membership Coupon

The Clipper Magazine that comes in the mail has a coupon for 20% off LA Zoo membership for new members. Anyone want my code? You can use it online or over the phone.

Free Summer Activities

Okay, as my summer callendar fills up with vacation and swim lessons and pint-sized adventures and the like, I thought you all might like to know some of the things I've come across in planning our summer callendar.

Glendora Library: has several different year round Story Times, Family Crafts and the like. This year they will also be having some free afternoon activities, which I will list here. For a full list of summer activities and details for the events below check this link .

WILDLIFE COMPANY ANIMAL SHOW - Tuesday, June 23 at 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.
MAGICWAYNE - Wednesday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m.
SWAZZLE PUPPETS - Tuesday, June 30 at 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.
THE CAT IN THE HAT MOVIE - Tuesday, July 7 at 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.
MUSIC, MUSIC EVERYWHERE - Tuesday, July 14 at 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.
CURIOUS GEORGE MOVIE - Tuesday July 21 at 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.

Family Craft of Musical Instruments & Activities
Thursdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16 & 23 at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Blue Chair Bookstore - has Story Time, Music Time, Family Nights and a new bouldering wall coming soon. Blue Chair also hosts theme parties on Saturdays - these events are free!

Flag Retirement Ceremony: The 24th annual flag retirement ceremony, conducted by Boy Scout Troop 482 and the Serrano Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at the United Methodist Church, 201 E. Bennett Ave.

Family Movies in the Park: Movies start at dusk in Finkbiner Park. Bring a blanket and some chairs and some movie treats and take in a flick outdoors with the whole family! FREE.
July 1 Madagascar (PG)
July 8 Kung-Fu Panda (PG)
July 15 Wall-E (G)
July 22 Tale of Despereaux (PG)
July 29 Hotel for Dogs (PG)

Concerts in the Park: Concerts start at 6pm in Finkbiner Park at the bandstand. Bring blankets and chairs and maybe your dinner. I gaurantee there will be dancing for all ages. FREE.
July 12 The Answer (Classic Rock)
July 19 Stone Soul (Soul & Motown)
July 26 Disco Diva (’70s Dance Music)
August 2 Elvis
August 9 The Wiseguys (Big Band)
August 16 All American Wranglers (Country)
August 23 Cold Duck (Classic Party Favorites)

San Dimas Farmers Market: From 6-9 on Wednesdays, check the link for the concert schedule. San Dimas also has concerts at city hall and other events this summer too! You can check those out here.

Citrus College Pool Open Swim: Daily, 2pm to 4:45pm, Fee: $1

This post has already gotten to long, so I'll be stopping here. What events are you looking forward to this summer?

Happy Father's Month?

Father's Day, its coming...and every year I forget or wait until the last minute to plan something. So this year, with the start of this month, I'm doing something. Want in?

This year for Father's Day I'm committing to pray for my husband for 31 days. We talked about such things before, especially in relation to our children. But as I thought about what to do to show my appreciation it dawned on me that I could be doing something that would make him a better father, deepen our marriage and build good habits (and cross something off my 101 things in 1001 days list) over the entire month.

I'm going to be using this list which is the printable version from reviveourhearts dot com.

So, do you want in? Are you up to the challenge? Post a note if you're making the commitment!