pingu

Ready for some good, silly fun? Let me introduce you to Pingu! He's become a favorite here in our home since auntie introduced us a few months ago. "Pingu is a Swiss animated children's television series...about a family of penguins who live at the South Pole" (from Pingu's Wikipedia page) . It's just fun...Pingu doesn't speak English (or any other real language for that matter), but "a honking 'penguin language,' (called Penguinese)," (again, from the Wikipedia page) that's really funny. The girls and I try to honk at each other now and again, or talk like the seal from this video about Pingu fishing (btw, there are loads of Pingu videos on youtube, or you can look at the official Pingu website, or on the PBS Kids' Sprout Pingu site for others). Anyhow, good silly fun. We like that around here!

fox in socks & mittens

Last weekend Miss K got to bring the class "pet," Fox in Socks, home for the weekend. Here's her experience with Fox (who she calls Fox in Socks and Mittens), her words:

FRIDAY

Poor Fox! First MA threw up on him, so he had to have a bath.

Later Fox in Socks went outside to ride bikes with us.

Fox in Socks and Mittens rode on my bike.

Fox in Socks loved Dixie so much.

Dixie was so happy that Fox in Socks wanted to ride on her back.

SATURDAY

It was a horse race day.

First we went on the train to the aquarium.

Fox in Socks was scared of the train because he was afraid of falling.

Fox in Socks was excited about the octopus.

Fox in Socks was scared of this polka-dotted Goliath Grouper

because he thought it was a stingray.

Fox in Socks liked the lunch table at the aquarium.

He felt good and tired taking a break from the animals at lunch.

He even tried to eat my sandwich. That made me sad.

He loved the Manatee.

He was afraid the cage would break and the sharks would eat him.

After the aquarium we went to Starbucks for hot chocolate.

Then it was time for a trolley ride.

He thought it was fun and he tried to eat us.

He got excited about the horse races.

He did not like the Miranda Lambert Concert.

He thought the singing was terrible.

He was terribly surprised by the singing, he said,

“I didn’t like it. I didn’t like it. I didn’t like it.”

SUNDAY & MONDAY

We had to spend all day Sunday and Monday resting because we were so tired.

I had a fun weekend with Fox in Socks.

remember this?

So I'd never heard of it before, but the other day honey learned about being "rick rolled," and, of course had to share it...

So now I'm sharing it with you....And to think I used to LOVE this dude...

celebrate!

I absolutely LOVE my children's sincere abandon when it comes to celebrating amazing things the Lord has done...

We found out yesterday that honey got that job we'd been waiting to hear about! He received the call about 8:30, while he was reading to the girls. Well, bedtime ritual was shot, so we danced for a while, and then set about sharing the news with others. While honey talked on the phone, Miss K decorated him with stickers, and made a "daddy got a new job!" badge for him. The girls really don't know what it means that daddy got a new job, but they saw how excited we were, and they joined right in with abandon. It was FANTASTIC.

I hope I celebrate the amazing things I see my Father doing in the same manner, even when I don't quite understand all that it means, like David did in 2 Samuel 6, when he danced before the Lord with all his might...

Father, thank you for times of celebration and rejoicing. I know that I have so much to celebrate in Who You are, and what You've done, but I forget sometimes. Help me to remember...and help me to dance with abandon, celebrating You often.