Holiday activity #3: prime time television specials

'Tis the time of year for all the great old stuff to be on TV... and some new stuff, too. Last night we had a family movie night... well, three of us did; Mallory is almost always in bed before 8 p.m. We watched "Shrek the Halls" and did it up with popcorn, hot chocolate and some of those Shrek 'fruit' snacks (there are so many character-licenced snack foods on the market; finally, a valid reason to buy some!) Liam enjoyed the show, but was puzzled each time it disappeared when the commercials came on. (He is used to watching Treehouse, which is commercial-free.) We DVR'd it and I'm sure we will watch a few reruns before the season is over. Earlier in the week, we watched the old "Charlie Brown Christmas", and we have "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" on DVR for our next movie night.