kenny and i recently joined Netflix since we've been bored silly with nothing to do (ha!) having a few hours some evenings where we need to unwind. since rowan was born (three years ago) we've seen a total of five movies between the two of us. so we've been taking notes as to which movies (and television shows we don't have access to on rabbit-ear television) we want to see. netflix is the perfect fit for us since there isn't a "due date" and sometimes it takes us a few days to finish a movie.

our first two DVDs came in the mail on thursday and we had a few hours this afternoon (thanks to a great nap from the older two boys!) where we didn't feel like spackling the bathroom wall, or unpacking yet another box from the basement. so we settled into the futon with adam and popped in Winged Migration. this movie was recommended by my younger brothers, andrew and daniel. it was not disappointing at all. it was, in fact, fabulous.

i won't give you very many details because once you rent the movie (at once!), you also must watch the "making of..." feature which gives a lot of interesting information of its filming. what was surprising to us was that there were no special effects used in the filming of the movie. there are some incredible shots that we just can't figure out how they were done without using computer generated imaging. let's just say the film included some pretty brave cinematographers.

when the boys woke up from their naps, they jumped onto the futon with us and watched about 15 minutes of the movie. they were mesmerized. rowan called each of the different geese "robins" and they both roared at the funny antics of some of the geese. the film may have been intended for adults to enjoy, but our 2- and 3-year-old boys were just as fascinated. it's just as good as any baby einstein video. no, it's better.

and now i'm fascinated with the Common Loon (turn your speakers up for that link). i think it was because the images of the loon showed a female floating across the water with her chicks on her back. i want one in our back yard pond. wait, we don't have a pond. i can work on that.