New Addition to the Family!

Dear All,

After a few months of uncertainty, MamaFox and PappaBear are so excited to announce that we've been expecting a new addition to the family!

Here are some ultrasound pics (Canon PowerShot):

Potty Time!

MamaFox went out for some fun with her fabulous friend, Miss L. (actually Mrs. L) tonight. So PappaBear stayed snuggled up at home with his two favoirte Bear Cubs: Cookie and Kiss!

As it turns out, we had a really big night. Right Cookie? Right!

Okay, most of it was just routine: the cubs helped me do some laundry. Then, Kiss spied her favorite chair on top of the clothes drier (acually, it's their frog potty).
She pointed and asked for her "otty." So I put it (and her) down. By the time I turned around, Kiss had her diaper half off... so off it came. She sat down, laughed, got up and ran into the other room. False alarm.

Then, Kiss ran in and sat back down on the potty.

It turns out, she had run out of the room to retrieve a book....!
She fidgeted and squirreled around for a bit...(she also opened the book and might have glanced briefly at a page or two)....
Then....ta da!
She was so proud of herself (I was so proud of her and so happy for her, too)!
She then used the potty again before bath! So Dec. 28th was definitely a big night!

As for MammaFox, don't feel bad that she missed all the excitement. This was really the second (and third) time that Kiss has used the potty. The first time was nearly three months ago (Oct 2nd) and happened the night that MammaFox had returned home from a four-day district meeting.

I still think that Kiss waited until she could show BOTH MamaFox and PapaBear how big she was getting....

Bright Lights, Big Country (More Pics)

Hi All,

Just some more random photos from Santa's Wonderland....we miss you all!

Love Cookie and Kiss.

Petting Zoo

Hello All,

There was also a petting zoo at Santa's Wonderland--Kiss and Cookie had a great time. The pics are out of order, but you'll get the idea....

Christmas Wonderland!

GramA and GrandP took Kiss and Cookie on a Texas-style holiday adventure!!!











....to Santa's Wonderland!










There are over two and a half million lights on display/ Today, more than 80% are LED lights. The colors are extremely bright, rich & vivid and use about 90% less electricity than conventional bulbs....!




Did we mention that it was a Texas-style adventure....?












Note that Cookie is showing off his patented karate kick...(sweep the leg, Cookie!)













We took Kiss and Cookie on a Hayride....
































Kiss was sooo thrilled! She was singing and dancing and chatting the whole time....!
















































Cookie had a great time, too (although I was afraid that he was going to jump overboard a couple of times....!)














































...and it even snowed...



Happy Holidays!!

November Grandparent Visit

Life has been a bit nuttier than usual, but things have begun to settle down and it is time to get to the blog!
November was a BIG month in our house. On the 12th my folks came for a short visit. It was lots of fun...

Kiss thought Grandma L as a pirate was hilarious!!

She was RIGHT!!

Ahoy Grandma! Thar be loads of fun ahead!!

Friday the Thirteenth was a very good day! We had Kindermusik in the morning and in the afternoon I found out that I still had a job AND that my territory hadn't changed (much). Yippee for Friday the thirteenth!!

Hula hooping is all the rage...and Kindermusik has the beat! Check out Grandma and Kiss...they could be in the next hooping workout video!

After a fun filled day of hooping and playing it was time for a snack. Grandma style!

Grandpa and Cookie had lots of fun bonding and reading books!

Cookie thinks Grandpa is the Greatest!!

It was wonderful to see my parents and to share Cookie and Kiss with them. We had a great trip and we were thrilled that they were able to make it. They left on the 16th to drive the Pee Hoopdie (my old car from college) back to WI.
Merry Christmas Mom & Dad!

Library Bees: Behind the Scenes

Cookie's BeeMobile is stylish. Unfortunately, it gets poor gas mileage.
So MamaFox took Kiss and Cookie do some research at the library.
Yes, the answer is here!!!
Bees can fly! I’m outta here!