They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard

Second annual Lord of the Rings marathon? Check. We began Friday evening, and the fun didn't stop until Sunday night. I could give you a play-by-play of everything we did, or describe how much fun we had, but if you aren't a fan of the movies, you'll just think we sound like total dorks. And if you love them like we do, you already know it was a good weekend! So instead, I'll keep this short, and summarize some observations I have, looking back on this Hobbit-y party.

Observation#1: If you're going to do something slightly nerdy, (like have a Lord of the Rings marathon...) the more nerdy you are about it, the more fun it will be! Here are some of the nerdy things we did, that made it VERY fun!

Souvenir t-shirts with the flag of Gondor

Elven Lembas bread wrapped in leaves

A menu! (of course!)

Specialty hobbit teas

Ent draughts

Observation #2: The hobbits must have been British. And they must have baked a lot. Shortbread and scones and pies...oh my! Most of our food was hearty Brit fare, (shepherd's pie, beef stew, sausage, mushrooms) mingled with a healthy dose of desserts. Here are a few of our goodies.

Scones

Empire Biscuits

Individual Apple Pies with cream

Observation #3: We should take certainly more photos of people, and possibly less of the food! I don't have a single shot of a single movie watcher! But I did document all the meals! So here they are!

First breakfast: Berries and cream, pumpkin scones with glaze, coffee and cream

Second Breakfast: Bacon, sausage, eggs, taters, mushrooms and crumpets

Elevensies: Mushroom leek soup, scones and cheese

Luncheon: Sausage, taters, field greens and roasted carrots

Afternoon Tea: Savory scones, jam, cheese,fruit, and tea
Dinner: Hearty beef stew, crusty bread (and carrot cake!)

Supper: Shepherd's pie, field greens and crusty bread

Observation #4: Mathematical formula for successful Lord of the Rings movie watching is as follows:

[number of days allotted for watching]={number of children present}+(1)

Last year we pulled it off in two days. This year it took three (and we didn't QUITE finish). Next year, when Graeme and Ashlee's little peanut makes his or her appearance, we're thinking we'll need four. Or a week. Here are the elf and hobbit who slowed us down and prevented us watching even a single movie without interruption. Or falling asleep. Either that or we're getting old. Nope. It must be the kiddos!