Our tree is in the darkest room of our house. I tried to squeeze them, me and the camera between the window and the tree. As you can see, it didn't work well:)
Monday, December 14, 2009
Unsuccessful Christmas Pics
Our tree is in the darkest room of our house. I tried to squeeze them, me and the camera between the window and the tree. As you can see, it didn't work well:)
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Calleigh Playing In the Pantry
I'm not sure why she chose Crisco, but when I caught Calleigh in the pantry she was feeding her teddy bear.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Friday, December 04, 2009
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Conversations with Dax
My sweet sweet Dax always makes me laugh. I love listening to how his little mind works. When I tire of wiping behinds, cleaning the post-meal disaster area, checking for flushed toilets, etc; Dax starts to share his thoughts and I thank God I get to be the mommy.
"Daddy, why did you turn that off? I was watching that."
(Dax, that would be called a commercial:) We have limited most of Dax's viewing to dvds for many reasons including complete content control & no commercials, but that day we turned on the tv and Dax didn't quite understand.)
"Mommy, how do you know that we are the real humans?"..."but maybe we are the aliens"..."How come we wear clothes and aliens walk around naked?"
"I had fun. I liked playing with Emily tonight. Yeah, thats my best part. What's your best part mommy?"
"Hell is a bad word." (Mommy: sometimes, it depends on the context in which you use it...there is a hell and we can talk about it...) "Okay. So 'what the hell' is a bad word." (Mommy: um, yeah.)
"There are three Gods Mommy." (oh man, I am so not capable of explaining the trinity to my 4 year old, but I sure tried and assured him we are not polytheists)
"Daddy, why did you turn that off? I was watching that."
(Dax, that would be called a commercial:) We have limited most of Dax's viewing to dvds for many reasons including complete content control & no commercials, but that day we turned on the tv and Dax didn't quite understand.)
"Mommy, how do you know that we are the real humans?"..."but maybe we are the aliens"..."How come we wear clothes and aliens walk around naked?"
"I had fun. I liked playing with Emily tonight. Yeah, thats my best part. What's your best part mommy?"
"Hell is a bad word." (Mommy: sometimes, it depends on the context in which you use it...there is a hell and we can talk about it...) "Okay. So 'what the hell' is a bad word." (Mommy: um, yeah.)
"There are three Gods Mommy." (oh man, I am so not capable of explaining the trinity to my 4 year old, but I sure tried and assured him we are not polytheists)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Houston Children's Museum .. Allāhu Akbar
Today we ended up at the CM because the Zoo parking lot was packed.
Dax exclaimed, "look Mommy, there's Jesus!" pointing to this picture
Then Calleigh began dancing to the blaring music over head singing "allahu akbar, allah is the only god, allah akbar, allah is the only god..." over and over again. I just kept listening trying to hear if I'd heard wrong.
Very concerned Mommy ran home and pulled out my CM newsletter to find we'd shown up on "Ramadan Lantern" day. I quickly look to find Christmas celebrations - three of them. But honestly, I'd be shocked to hear any mention of Jesus in a Christmas song let alone a song proclaiming Jesus is the only God. (As of course I do believe.) I will attend those weeks and listen carefully. But I fear the most I will hear are tales of Santa and reindeer and trees.
This is an excerpt from the www.cmhouston.org site describing the events.
Christmas Wonderweekend
"Merry Christmas from all of us at the Children's Museum of Houston! We’re celebrating this year with tons of fun activities sure to put the whole family in the holiday spirit! The Museum will be open all day on Monday, Dec. 21 and until 3 p.m. on Dec. 24. The Museum’s gift shop, Fiddle Sticks Gifts, will also be open for last minute shoppers until 3 p.m. on Dec. 24."
Ramadan Wonderweekend
"Ramadan is a major religious observance for all members of the Islamic faith. During this month-long celebration, Muslims practice a variety of activities aimed at increasing generosity and togetherness."
I am thankful to live in a country that doesn't directly prosecute prostelization. I am grateful that I can love the Lord and spread truth through my life and others can do as they believe as well. However, our children should not be bombarded by messages of faiths under the guise of "culture" in a seemingly secular(& partially tax funded)public arena by loud speakers. If a child or even adult had been singing - fine, if a person was sharing this - fine. If it had just been the display, I'd have been okay with it all. I am sad to realize that my children are growing up in a world that is intolerant to Christian statements of faith, yet loudly proclaims other faiths as culturally relevant and freedom of speech. I'll let you know if Jesus shows up on the Christmas play list alongside Rodolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
Update: Please see comment from CM Administrator. This is the house being refered to. I am glad to hear song was removed.
Dax exclaimed, "look Mommy, there's Jesus!" pointing to this picture
Then Calleigh began dancing to the blaring music over head singing "allahu akbar, allah is the only god, allah akbar, allah is the only god..." over and over again. I just kept listening trying to hear if I'd heard wrong.
Very concerned Mommy ran home and pulled out my CM newsletter to find we'd shown up on "Ramadan Lantern" day. I quickly look to find Christmas celebrations - three of them. But honestly, I'd be shocked to hear any mention of Jesus in a Christmas song let alone a song proclaiming Jesus is the only God. (As of course I do believe.) I will attend those weeks and listen carefully. But I fear the most I will hear are tales of Santa and reindeer and trees.
This is an excerpt from the www.cmhouston.org site describing the events.
Christmas Wonderweekend
"Merry Christmas from all of us at the Children's Museum of Houston! We’re celebrating this year with tons of fun activities sure to put the whole family in the holiday spirit! The Museum will be open all day on Monday, Dec. 21 and until 3 p.m. on Dec. 24. The Museum’s gift shop, Fiddle Sticks Gifts, will also be open for last minute shoppers until 3 p.m. on Dec. 24."
Ramadan Wonderweekend
"Ramadan is a major religious observance for all members of the Islamic faith. During this month-long celebration, Muslims practice a variety of activities aimed at increasing generosity and togetherness."
I am thankful to live in a country that doesn't directly prosecute prostelization. I am grateful that I can love the Lord and spread truth through my life and others can do as they believe as well. However, our children should not be bombarded by messages of faiths under the guise of "culture" in a seemingly secular(& partially tax funded)public arena by loud speakers. If a child or even adult had been singing - fine, if a person was sharing this - fine. If it had just been the display, I'd have been okay with it all. I am sad to realize that my children are growing up in a world that is intolerant to Christian statements of faith, yet loudly proclaims other faiths as culturally relevant and freedom of speech. I'll let you know if Jesus shows up on the Christmas play list alongside Rodolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
Update: Please see comment from CM Administrator. This is the house being refered to. I am glad to hear song was removed.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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