Alvin, Simon - what a bore!

Okay, Alvin and the Chipmunks is not what I would call a great movie. It was actually pretty bad. However, my three youngest nieces, my nephew and my oldest niece's boyfriend, TJ all seemed to like it, which I guess is what is important - as we were going in order to spend time with them.

If your kids are older than 12 or you are older than 12, I do not recommend this movie.

At the end of the movie my sister commented that there will probably be a sequel featuring the Chipettes, which were the female chipmunks introduced in the 80's. However, we were all surprised we could not remember the names of the Chipettes (I know we were finally stumped on TV trivia). We remembered the leader was Brittany and thought there was a Georgette, but in reality it was actually Jeanette. The third Chipette sister was Eleanor. This information was brought to you thanks to the power of wikipedia.com (yes, wikipedia really does have everything).

The Hanleys have headed home. My Dad and his wife are out to lunch with her family, so the house seems very quiet all of a sudden. The pups are exhausted and so is Dale. He is stretched out on the couch and watching home shows. It is nice to relax. It feels like the holidays are finally wrapping up. Only New Years Eve & Day left.