Proton Pack Protector - In Store Review

Found this in store at my local Target. I have to say I may be one of the few people looking forward to Ghostbusters and I'm amped to find toys for the property. I think the detail is really awesome and a total worthwhile play toy. much better than my poor imitation as a kid that involved string, a backpack, and a broken broom handle (I totally found it that way and it was a great convenience that it had a hole for me to tie my string to)

Throwback Movie Thursday- Princess Bride

This movie is and always will be one of my favorites! This movie has something for everyone in your family! There is an epic not to mushy love story, lots of swords, giants, mystery,funny sounding and looking characters, and so many catchphrases its almost Inconceivable!
I recently shared this gem with my two boys (9,7) and after they got over the fact I was not going to cave and let them watch pokemon, or Minions for the 100th time they really liked it! My children at first will try to veto anything new but I have recently started saying you can watch this with us or go to your room alone....

My youngest really got a kick out of the line...

My oldest is at the stage where he kinda likes girls but seeing someone kiss makes him laugh and turn red like a tomato! He really liked that a boy in the movie didn't like that mushy stuff either! It was fairly entertaining just watching him react lol ( Is that wrong?) He did love "all the sick action" and misquoted poor Ignio Montoya's name fairly often!

Comment below and tell us your favorite part of this movie!

First Post

            For about the past two years I've found myself in an intense situation. It's a status change that many people usually spend quite a bit of time planning for, looking forward to and most importantly have about 9 months to come to terms with. Yes this particular status change is called: Parenthood. Upfront I really feel that its of no matter how I got here because like any other parent, I love my family and want to do my best to provide a great environment for everyone to feel safe, discover and thrive.

           Now allow me to explain a little bit about myself. I self proclaim myself an uber geek. I treasure my tech. There is short list of things I won't try to do. I always put a lot of thought into what I read, watch and listen to. Most important of all I love the food i eat. Everything I enjoy I want to pass onto my family hope that we can find lots of things to share and enjoy together. The way I grew up becoming a geek i think is pretty typical, I grew up where I held onto my NES while other friends were getting their N64 and I remember being addicted to AOL chatrooms.

             So suffice it to say I feel like growing up I had a great balance of everything I love, mainly due to the fact I could never get too much of anything even if I begged pleaded or bartered. That is not the story for my family. We have access to Satellite DVR, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, iTunes, cellphones, tablets, WiiU, wifi and so much more. Growing up the way I have, I feel like it's lead me to be the well balanced person I believe myself to be.

            By this point you can assume that I love sharing everything with the kids. The challenge I find for myself is not overloading everyone with too much at once (cause why haven't you heard of this before?!?! oh right you're 8 years old), making sure to be responsible in my decision making (cause as interesting as The Matrix is, its still rated R) and most importantly letting them be their own people ( cause between different and the same we're all rooting for different right?).

            With all this in mind for what I want to provide, discover and recommend for my family, the internet has fallen a little short in my opinion. I don't know how many people share my thoughts and a bit of my frustration. So i want to be here to provide a little help, a few opinions and hopefully start a few conversations that will not only help my family but yours as well. I don't only do this for my sanity but hopefully for the betterment of geeks no matter how big or small.

          Welcome to Our Geek Family.