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Max & Ruby Nutcracker Suite Review

December 4, 2012 By homemom3 · No Comments

Max & Ruby Nutcracker Suite was a great performance and packed to the max inside the Old Murat Theater in downtown Indianapolis. But that didn’t turn the audience away, everyone sat side by side and waited for Max & Ruby to enter the stage. Once they did the kids got super quiet, they laughed, some cried when it went dark, they counted with Ruby and sang Christmas songs at the end.

I loved that I got the opportunity to take Little A with me, I wasn’t sure if he could sit through the whole thing. But he did, actually he got into it, even the dancing which I was a bit worried since it was tap and ballet. The kids were very excited to help Max & Ruby find the missing Gingerbread cookie, which of course now I must show Little A what one is. I can’t wait to share with him my favorite cookie. Max & Ruby are no longer in Indiana, they are on their Nutcracker tour and hitting new states such as PA, NY, CT, etc.

Thanks again to Bohlsen PR for giving us this opportunity.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Home & Living Tagged With: Indianapolis, Max & Ruby

Max & Ruby Comes to Indianapolis & a Giveaway

November 15, 2012 By homemom3 · 14 Comments

Live Nation will be bringing “Max & Ruby” to Indianapolis on December 2nd at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre. There will actually be two showings: Noon and 3:30pm. If you have a little one you have probably heard all about Max & Ruby and they would definitely get a kick out of this. Max & Ruby will be doing the Nutcracker.

Max & Ruby bring to life a wonderful tradition this holiday season as they take to the stage their most magical performance yet! Inspired by one of the greatest musical scores ever composed – Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite – the beloved bunny siblings star in Koba Entertainment’s brand new musical production Max & Ruby in the Nutcracker Suite.

It’s Christmas Eve, and Ruby is busy trimming the tree, while Max is chasing the delicious scent of Grandma’s freshly baked gingerbread cookies! A knock at the door reveals a huge parcel from their Great Uncle Droselmeyer. As the package is unwrapped, Ruby realizes that each new toy is from the story of the Nutcracker Ballet, including a Nutcracker doll!

Grandma reads the bunny siblings the story of the Nutcracker so vividly that Ruby’s imagination whisks her away as she becomes one of the characters in the beloved ballet. Max joins his sister but has ideas of his own that lead the story in a sweet direction. Whether it was the sweets, or their lively imaginations, the bunny siblings head off to bed with visions of candy canes dancing in their heads!

Little A and I will be attending thanks to the Bohlsen Group, we will also be giving away one family four pack. So get those entries in so you can attend. For those that do not win or just don’t want to wait to find out, you can order your Max & Ruby Tickets here and get a $5 discount by using the coupon code: HOLIDAY For those not in driving distance of the Indianapolis area here is a tour schedule for Max & Ruby.

Giveaway

PRIZE: 1 family 4 pack
RULES:
1. Comment below telling me who you will be taking with you if you win.
2. Share this giveaway post (leave a link below to show me you did it)
3. Tweet it! Visit @homemom3 and enter to win a family 4 pk to Max & Ruby at Indy Murat Theater. http://tinyurl.com/bgknest

Make sure you leave you email. Without an email you cannot win. Respond to my email to you within 24 hours with your mailing address so I can ship your tickets off to you. The winner will be picked using random.org.

Deadline: November 29th at noon.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Giveaways

Cowgirls ‘N Angels Review

September 13, 2012 By homemom3 · 1 Comment

I loved the movie “Flicka” so when I first saw previews for “Cowgirls ‘N’ Angels” I immediately wanted to see it and knew my girls wouldn’t be far behind me. I love a good tear jerker and this movie had all the makings for one, only I had no clue how much until I was smack dab in the middle of the movie and crying my eyes out. Of course my heart went out for my 9 year old daughter who was taking the movie much more seriously, but hey we all need a good cry, especially when it is from a movie and not real life. Right? I must admit that watching this with my girls made it so I could explain I once did tricks on horses after visiting a summer camp and now my daughter thinks I’m awesome. Such a great feeling but a bit of me misses that little summer camp and the time with the horses I had.

The Movie:
Film star and youngest actress in the movie, Bailee Madison (Just Go with It), Oscar nominee James Cromwell (The Artist), Jackson Rathbone (Twilight Series) and many other wonderful actors/actresses come together to bring you a rodeo of laughs and tears. A spunky young girl (Ida played by Bailee) with dreams of finding her father goes out in search of the rodeo to hopefully find him. But her love for a particular horse draws the attention of Terence Parker, who recognizes the drive and determination she has and the nature she has with a horse he takes her under his wing. She immediately learns all there is about the “Sweethearts of the Rodeo” and desperately wants to be a part of their team. It isn’t a piece a cake for this young rider though, she must prove herself to the ladies, Terence (who wonders if she is just too much trouble) and of course her mother (who wants nothing to do with the rodeo).

Terence trains the “Sweethearts of the Rodeo” which are trick riders, but when Ida discovers that getting her face and name on the front of a newspaper may draw her father to her she demands to learn the ultimate trick. Terence isn’t sure she has the skills quite yet but she insists and the team begins to train her. But with a fall hurts her and a trip to the hospital puts the whole team on the verge of losing everything will they be able to pull together to help each other out? Will Ida ever find her father or will she just adapt to the new family she has found? Oh I won’t be spilling the beans, you have to watch.

The film will be out on DVD October 2, 2012 at a Walmart near you. Will you be purchasing it?

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Making Memories with Big Time Rush Concert

July 30, 2012 By homemom3 · 5 Comments

Last night we took the girls to watch the Big Time Rush Concert in Noblesville, Indiana. We had a little scare when we arrived and our tickets were rejected but thanks to a few quick calls all was fixed. Phew. The girls had been excited about this for a while, both have crushes on certain members of the band. Balletgirl likes James Maslow and BabyGirl likes Logan so you can imagine when they finally appeared my eardrums felt like they would burst. But that’s what a concert is all about right? The screaming.

The first singer was Rachel Crowe (singing Mean Girls), we couldn’t get any photos of many because the sun was still up and hanging right over the theater. The music and all the kids were fun to watch and there were three giant screen tvs for the lawn crowd to watch. Rachel liked to chat with the crowd and ask them questions, she was full of energy. Next up was Cody Simpson from Australia and he sang songs from his album “Paradise.”

When Big Time Rush came on they just didn’t stay on stage, they actually walked out among the crowd and danced with them. This brought all the girls from the lawn to go running up towards the front. I loved that they played with the crowd, from the point of them actually appearing on stage to having the crowd ask them to come back out. My favorite part and my girls was when the four boys pulled crowd members from various sections (including the lawn) to come up and sing “Worldwide” with them. It was definitely a night my girls will remember for the rest of their lives, I loved watching the smiles, hearing the giggles and seeing them enjoy their very first concert.

Disclosure: I was given 4 tickets to the concert for a review/giveaway. The pictures and opinions are mine.

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Quidam by Cirque Du Soleil Review

June 28, 2012 By homemom3 · 2 Comments

Yesterday SoccerBoy and I went to Quidam by Cirque Du Soleil at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN for opening night. I must say I enjoyed the show and so did he. I believe we both had the same favorite parts and that was when the dating scene happened. One thing we did notice is that it is mostly done like mimes. No one speaks during it but you totally feel everything going on in the show. The opening music does make you think of a horror movie so if you are taking young ones keep that in mind. Mine would’ve been terrified. You will NOT be able to take photos either.

The dating scene was definitely a riot, everyone was laughing. I do wonder how the boyfriend in the crowd felt. haha. All in all I think the female from the audience played along great, not many would have been able to goof the way she did and she got to walk away with a kiss….even if he did steal it.

Soccerboy use to be very big into yo-yos so watching the ladies (Diabolos) do the tricks with them was great. I still don’t see how they could do all the stunts they did. The aeriel contortion acts in silk were amazing but I think I was more impressed by the man/woman team (the statue) where he could literally hold her upside down by the back of his neck, neither really holding each other for balance. But then she lifts him off the ground which shocked me because how much strength she had to have to do it. Oh I almost forgot to mention, you’ll get tired out watching them jump rope, especially the one that does a triple jump in the jump ropes. By that I mean there were three sets going all at once and very fast.

If you haven’t been able to go yet there is a show later tonight that you can still buy tickets for and they will be in town until July 1st. So hurry up! If you are up for some laughs and amazing acrobats this is the show for you.

Quidam by Cirque du Soleil SCHEDULE AND BOOKING INFORMATION in Indianapolis:
Show Schedule (June 27 – July 1, 2012):
• Thursday, June 28 at 7:30pm
• Friday, June 29 at 7:30pm
• Saturday, June 30 at 3:30pm and 7:30pm
• Sunday, July 1 at 1pm and 5pm

Special thanks goes out to Borshoff PR for sending me two tickets to the show. They never asked me to review it or mention it but I wanted to share my thoughts.