As I See It....I Need a Stick

On Wednesday mornings, I have the responsibility of taking Allyson to the babysitter's house before I go to work. These trips are one of my favorite times of the week, because Allyson always has something enlightening or entertaining to say in the van.

Today, we were talking about what it will be like at our house when the new baby arrives. The subject of what we are going to need to teach her came up and we were listing all of the things she is going to need to learn. Allyson was making suggestions like she needs to show her the couch, and the kitchen set, and she will need to learn to march, etc. Allyson then said, "I am going to need to get a stick to teach her." I asked her why she needed a stick (knowing I was in for a "blogworthy" explanation!!).

She replied, "I need a stick so that I can point to the letters when I am teaching her them."

Apparently, she has seen images of teachers using a pointing stick. I asked if her teacher at school uses a stick, and she said no. It is amazing how the three-year-old mind works!!

The funny part is that Allyson doesn't even know her letters yet! Perhaps we need to "get a stick" and start teaching her the letters.

Maybe we have a future teacher on our hands!

Have a great day.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! Our pastor had an excellent sermon this week where he reminded us to take some time to thank God for the gift of salvation that He has made freely available to us. When was the last time that you gave thanks for your salvation? It is something that those who have been Christians for some time can easily take for granted.

Take some time today to reflect on how Christ has transformed your life!

Just for fun: The clip below is a video that we showed before our Thanksgiving Eve service last night.

Have a great day!

Decorating the Christmas Tree

On Sunday night, Kristen and I set up the Christmas tree and put the lights and garland on it after Allyson was in bed. (We knew that it would take 3 times as long with Allyson awake) When Allyson woke up this morning, she was thrilled to see the tree and was anxious to decorate it. After dinner tonight, we spent a relaxing evening together decorating the tree.

It was fun to see her excitement as she rediscovered all of the different decorations. She was very much into it. She wanted to see what was inside of every container, box, and bag.

The video below is nothing too exciting (meaning it is mainly grandparent material!). Please do not feel obligated to watch it. It is about 4 minutes long. My favorite part is the impromptu song that Allyson starts to sing to herself at about 2 minutes into the video.

Have a great week and Thanksgiving!

It's a . . . Princess Party!!

Allyson had the privilege of attending a Princess/Tea/Birthday Party on Saturday. This was her first party invitation from a classmate!

As you can tell, she quite enjoyed getting dressed up like a princess. She is definitely all girl!

Froggy Love!!!

Allyson received this frog from our friends Roxie and Jeanne a long time ago, and he has gone essentially unnoticed for quite some time. Well, his turn to be loved again has come around this weekend. She has been lugging him around the house all weekend! Before going upstairs to get ready for bed tonight, she decided she needed some pictures taken with Froggy, so we jumped on the opportunity to take some pictures while she was interested. They came out cute, so we thought we would post them for your enjoyment.

 

 

 

A Kitchen Set in Your Bedroom???

On Thursday, Allyson woke up from her nap on a mission. She had big plans for me when I got home from work. She had figured out that there was enough of an "area" in her room for her $2.50 Kitchen Set (click the link to view the post if you don't know what I am talking about). It was quite cute watching her "design" how she wanted it to go in her room. She was waving her arms and continuously pointing out the "area" that was empty and needing to be filled with her kitchen set.

She looked like she belonged on one of those HGTV/TLC home design shows!

I obliged and fulfilled her wishes of having a "kitchen" in her room (What else would a Dad do??!!), and she was quite thrilled about it. Now, there is not a lot of free space in her bedroom, but that seems to be the way she likes it.

Kristen and I did not think about how having this extra distraction in her bedroom would affect naptime and bedtime. Fortunately, she has been going to bed at night without a problem, although she was up at the crack of dawn on Friday filling her teapot and calling for someone to come up there to play with her.

At naptime on Friday, we could hear the clanging of plastic dinnerware only a few minutes after she went to bed. Kristen hollered up to her and told her she needed to be in bed. Ally's response was a quick, "Oh....??" She acted like this was new information to her! Fortunately, she lay down and we didn't hear anything else.

3-year-olds sure are funny!

Just For Fun....Ninja Parade

Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again

Christmas Gift List

For our family members who have asked us for a Christmas List, you can view it here:
Fox Family Wish List.

We have tried to provide links to sources for items in order to simplify things for you.

Please feel no obligation to look at the list or to buy anything for us. We just wanted to put this out there for those who need/want it.

I have also provided a link to the list in the sidebar of our blog.

Have a great day.

30 Weeks and Counting...

As you can see, the baby is continuing to grow. This one is a wild child. Tonight as we were laying on the couch watching a movie, Kristen's belly was visibly moving all over the place. We aren't sure if the baby was doing somersaults or what, but she was certainly busy in there!

We are excited to meet this little turkey! Only a few weeks left!

Have a great week.

Two Words...

Fashion Statement!!!!