Communion Curiosity

Last night, we had a Thanksgiving Eve worship service at our church. It is not often that Allyson experiences a worship service, but this was one such occasion. She politely listened to Daddy lead worship and Daddy and Pastor Tom (the Senior Pastor of the church sharing our building) play a song together on sax and trumpet. When Pastor Mike started preaching, Ally quietly colored pictures. Near the end of the service, Pastor Tom led the congregation in communion. As I said previously, Allyson has VERY little experience sitting in a regular service, so I was anticipating questions. Maybe even LOUD questions. But, to my surprise, she sat very quietly, STARING at my cracker and juice. I didn't acknowledge her stares, because I knew I couldn't explain anything during the service.

Later, as I was tucking her into bed, I asked Allyson, "Were you curious about what we did in the service tonight?" She nodded and I proceeded to tell her exactly what the cracker and juice stands for and why we celebrate communion.

She ended my mini-theology lesson with one simple statement. "I was really just curious why they didn't pass me some."

30 Seconds With the Foxes...Bath Time

The other night Allyson and Natalie were having a grand time in the bathtub. They were both laughing hysterically and entertaining each other (and Kristen and I). By the time I thought to grab the camera, things had calmed down a little. Here is a quick look at the giggling sisters!

Little Scrubbers.....For All Your Cleaning Needs

I [Kristen] was making dinner the other night when Allyson joined me in the kitchen and declared, "Mom, I made you a little scrubber.

I asked her to clarify. She held up her creation and said, "You use it to scrub things!" I asked how she came up with such an invention. She said, "I just got a cotton ball, made it wet, then put the soap on it."

She proceeded to wander around the house, "cleaning" various surfaces (many of which may not appreciate a hand-soap washing, but I didn't have the heart to stop her).

A few moments later, Daddy entered the room and I asked Ally to share her invention with him. She led him to the bathroom to show him EXACTLY how it is done. He helpfully pointed out that after using the "scrubber," you must rinse off the soapy film. No problem; she just grabbed the hand towel and wiped it across all of the soap left behind. (Just a note, Daddy did not appreciate "his towel" being treated with such disrespect...but I was giggling in the other room.)

Here you will see Ally's picture tutorial, should you wish to make a "Little Scrubber" of your own!

Yum.....Spaghetti

Natalie is proving to be very excited about trying new foods. She quakes with excitement every time she realizes that it is time to eat.

As most of you know, Natalie is our little "Miss Independent". In keeping with that title, she no longer is satisfied with baby food. In the last week, she has decided that she wants what is on our plates.

Tonight, we had spaghetti, and I think she may have eaten more than Allyson did! It was one of the most quiet and pleasant dinners we have had in a long time!

I (David) was most impressed that she was able to eat the spaghetti without making too big of a mess! Neat children are a blessing! :) (Thanks Dad for passing along the aversion to anything sticky or messy!!)

30 Seconds(Give or take a little) With the Foxes

We had a relaxing evening tonight and I grabbed the camera to capture a few moments for you all. Please note the "sarcasm" in my voice at one point. I was not trying to be sarcastic at all, but I guess it just comes naturally for me!! :)

Have a great week.

Fall Fun

Last weekend, we were blessed with unseasonably warm and dry weather. We took advantage of the opportunity to spend some time outside playing in the leaves! This weekend, it is very cold and we have seen our first snow flurries! What a difference 7 days can make!!!! Have a great week.

Template Improvements

I spent a little time working on our blog template this morning. I have always been bothered by the narrow posting area of our site, and decided to fix it today. I wanted to put up a quick post to thank the folks at "The Blogger Guide Site" for posting a simple to follow tutorial that helped me widen our template in a matter of minutes.

For their services, I agreed to post a link to them on our blog. If you are using blogger and want to widen your template, you may want to check out their tutorials. Here is the link to the the tutorial I used: http://bguide.blogspot.com/2008/11/rounders-3-with-wider-post-area.html

Have a great weekend.

My First Halloween...Flashback

Once again, it is time to see a flashback. Natalie wears Ally's clothes weekly, but certain outfits are much more memorable. My Dad purchased this Halloween outfit for our Allyson before she was born. We looked forward to seeing her in it, and we were not disappointed! This year, I was excited to see this outfit again! Enjoy.

For Fun...E*trade Baby

I know that we Foxes are probably way behind the times, but we saw this commercial this morning and couldn't stop laughing at it. When I looked it up on YouTube I found that they ran these on the Superbowl this year. Too bad we don't watch televised sports!!!! :)

We are working to get our acts together and get a few more posts up. We have plenty of videos and photos, but not enough free time!

Have a great weekend.