The Untitled Spider-Man Reboot

I don't know about other nerds but I love reboots. We get a re-telling a comic book story through new eyes. I think that is human nature, it's like plays- for example, you go to see many different versions of Hamlet, everything is pretty much the same but it's done with new actors and directors that bring variety to the story.

Usually reboots are better because they can fix the things that fans didn't like about the first one. I'm sure you are all familiar with the train wreck of HULK with director Ang Lee who probably never read a comic book in his life. Watching that movie felt like a festering pile of armpit perspiration with mustard and picked off warts all swishing around in your mouth. Soooooo, Instead of making a sloppy second to that movie they can just do a reboot, which means they can tell the origin story if they want... or not. It's like magic. And the next Hulk movie turned out to be really nice!

Well let's look at some cool things about the Spider-man Reboot.

I enjoy the first Spider-mans... men? um... those movies, but I was ready for a new take on them. Director Sam Raimi was signed on for like six or more, but then he and Sony (who owns the Spidey movie rights) took issue with each other on where they wanted to go with the next villains or something. Soooo when we run into a problem like that we just wipe everything clean like a magna-doodle and do an amazing reboot instead! Bada BA da da da!

Enter Andrew Garfield:

Here is his new costume: pretty cool, pretty similar to the last one but some cool differences. The first one had that thick, raised webbing and this one looks a little raised but thinner. If Iwere changing it up I would do a solid red with very thin pinstripe webbing, but the webbingwould be really metallic-shiny so when he caught the light it would kinda give a real spider webfeel. I also would make the webbing more asymmetrical so it would be as uniformed. Wehaven't yet seen his mask. I hope it has big eyes, I like when they draw Spidey with big eyes andit make more sense so he can have more peripheral vision while fighting.

Naturally we all recognize Andrew from... well not much of anything. But you look like you fit the part, Andy, so I'll give you a shot. Oh! He is in the recent blockbuster The Social Network.

So there.

High School

Looks like Petes back to High school for this one (in the first Spider-man high school consisted of one or two scenes and then they all graduated. So now we can enjoy is adolescence a little longer with all his zitty-faced classmates. So there is something different. We are having fun already.

Web Shooters

Okay, now I just found this out a couple days ago- Peter Parker will invent his web slinging cartridges instead of his organic ones in Raimi's version. Now I don't have a problem with either one, but good for them for staying true to the comic book.

Man-made

Organic

Pete's Love Life

Mary Jane Watson was Peter's love interest and eventually wife for the majority of Spider-man history, but she was not the first. I know, I know the movies say that he has been in love with Mary Jane since the first grade or whatever and everything was all about her, BUT Pete's high school sweet heart was Gwen Stacy (yes, the one that was inaccurately depicted in the 3rd Spider-man). He doesn't even know Mary Jane exists at that point. He and Gwen had it all and were the cutest Superhero/Girl next door couple ever. Well Gwen is going to get her chance to shine in the new one.

Gwen Stacy

I dont particularly like the choice of Emma Stone being cast for the role but I guess it doesn't much matter because (spoiler alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Gwen dies. I don't know if they will do it in the first one, maybe they won't do it at all, but that's how it goes.

As far as other comic book movies go, there is some bad news- Anne Hathaway will be playing Catwoman in the new Batman movie- Dark Knight Rises... GRRRRRR!!!!! I am so mad. If I were making the Batman movies, I wouldn't let Anne Barfaway even be an extra in them. In fact I would make sure she was in a completely different country before we started filming. Seriously.

So in conclusion, I think Abraham Lincoln would most impressed with the world of San Dimas, I know I am.

Nursery!!!

We hit a big milestone in our family today, Serena went to Nursery for the first time!!! I think it was an over all success. We walked in and she went right for the toys and didn't even look back at me while I was leaving. However, half way through she decided she was too tired (1:00 church will do that, especially if you normally nap from 12:30-2:30) and started crying. Luckily Grandpa Smith was walking by and was able to rescue her. Next week I think we will try to wake up earlier on Sunday so she can take a longer nap before church. But, like I said, for her first week I think it was an overall success! Yipee!!! My baby is so big!

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I know, I know! It as been WAY too long since I updated. I blame it on all the fun we had in December and the fact that I have been sick since New Years! Make sure you look at all 3 posts for today! and I will try to keep the updates coming more regularly.

Christmas was so fun at our house! I just LOVE having a little one who, although doesn't quite understand yet, made it so much more magical and fun.

Serena was modeling which bow to use to wrap some present.

Decorating the Tree.

Christmas Eve Eve and Christmas Eve day we had a HUGE party at my parents house, ALL the kids were there! It was a huge party, unfortunately I didn't get any pictures but you can look here at my mom's blog to see all the fun we had!

Christmas Eve Night we celebrated Christmas like Germans this year!

This was our authentic looking German who joined us for dinner.

Our German dinner, complete with a real cooked goose! (Thank you so much to my Brother in Law Wally who shot, killed, and did all the other stuff for us so we could have an authentic goose for dinner) I wanted to get a picture of the goose still on the bone but I cooked it so long that it was too tender and it has fallen right off the bone when we took it out of the oven. but it was YUMMY!!!

The rest of our German dinner. We had purple stuff, sauerkraut, turkey, goose, rolls and many other yummy foods!

Apple strudel for dessert

Every Year we do new Christmas jammies. This year we decided to be a little silly and do full onesie footie jammies. I know I look silly but enjoy anyway!

Our footies.

The rest of our Jammies, (remember that this was christmas morning, so hair and makeup should be excused)

Serena unwrapping a present from Grandma Smith

I didn't get any pictures of Serena with her Santa presents but she got some books, blocks, and a new doll!

Santa brought Westin an Art tracing table, but we had to send it back and get a new one so sorry there are no pictures of that.

Santa brought me a cute little tea set! I can hardly wait till Serena and I can have tea parties together!

Here it is with some Hot Chocolate in it. Don't you just love that it makes a heart shape!

All the different colors!

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December came with lots of activities for our Family. First We went to Temple Square to see the Christmas lights. It was surprisingly not too frigid and only started snowing just a little bit.

Here we are in front of The Christus at the Visitors Center

And in front of the reflection pool.

Next on our list of activities for December was to make a ginger bread house from scratch! Little did we realize how much work that actually is! If you are wondering where the finished product is... well, December just wasn't quite long enough. Next year we will plan a whole week to work on it!

I am sad I didn't get a picture of the 2 headed ginger bread man Westin made:(

Lastly, on our list of December adventures we went to the Ogden Christmas Village with Westin's parents, sister and nephews. It was lots of fun, and Serena LOVED it! She kept saying over and over "pretty" and "lights" and "wow"! Christmas is so much funner when you have a little one!

Here is Westin and Serena and bundled up and ready to go!

Serena, with her cousins looking in a window!

Looking up at the pretty lights

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Lately our house has been LOVING rice and beans. Serena didn't pick up on it too fast at first but now she LOVES them... can you tell?

Serena smacking her lips together after eating some delicious rice and beans.

The first time it snowed I just HAD to take Serena out to play in it. Luckily my Mother In Law had an old snow suit that fit her perfectly (who cares if it SCREAMS 1980, at least she was warm). She might not seem like she was having fun but she threw a fit every time I tried to bring her back inside

We didn't have any boots the first snow storm so we put plastic bags around her regular shoes so she could still go play.

Gotta get all bundled up!

Also, Rodger (my Father in Law) was our plowing the drive way and we decided that Serena would love to help. So we got a bungee cord and wrapped it around the two of them. Again she may not look like she was having fun but she did NOT want to come inside. She finally ended up falling asleep out there helping grandpa snow plow the driveway!