Christmas Snow

Tommy and I were out in the snow this morning. Notice his tractor in the back ground, it seem to be a pretty good snow plow as well. Tommy was happy to find that Father Christmas brought him his tractor and a chalk board which he has made good use of; they are really teaching him well at the children's choice. We have been enjoying the snow and an occasional break for hot chocolate.


Tommy is explaining here the molecular composition of snow. While licking a beater with cake batter sticking to it.

The Conductor

Tommy, Patty and I went to see the polar express at the theater this past week. Tommy has fallen in love with this film. Because the film does make some load noises he was a little frightened at first. The local mall had a polar express snow globe display which he really enjoyed. However upon spotting the conductor character, who is played by Tom Hanks, in the snow globe shouts , "Look! The seductor!" in his loudest most excited voice. The whole mall seemed to snicker at his comment. I may have to sell this child on eBay.

Blessing the Ice cream

Saturday Patty took Tommy to go see Santa at the mall. Tommy was such a good boy that he was treated to an ice cream at Friendly’s. Being the fine lad that he is (on occasion); Tommy insisted that he say the blessing before having his treat. Patty snapped this shot as he folded his hands and devoutly began to pray. We asked him what he told Santa that he wanted for Christmas. Tommy reported that he wanted a tractor and some chalk. Looks like Tommy takes after Bishop Joseph in his love of tractors.

The Tiny Snow Man

Today Tommy and I went out to burn off some energy so I took him to a play ground just around the corner from our house. The Play ground belongs to the local elementary school. It still had a good covering of snow from our winter storm earlier this week. Tommy made a very tiny “frosty” the snow man and is seen here putting the hat on him. Seconds later he stands up and gives frosty a running kick much like a football player looking for a winning field goal. He is very excited about Santa coming, I sure hope he give Santa a little more respect than he did old Frosty.

The Great Pumpkin

Saturday Patty, Tommy and I went to a pumpkin patch in Ashland, Virginia in search of “The Great Pumpkin.” We took a hayride to the large field of pumpkins to find the perfect one. The ride was very bumpy and noisy; and to be quite honest this was Tommy’s favorite part. He loves tractors and excitement. When we got to the field we looked around walking the rows of pumpkins until we found the perfect one. Patty was smart enough to bring a grocery bag with us so that we had no problems transporting our prized produce. It was a mild day and Tommy even got a chance to play with the farmer’s goats and geese.

Cousins

Tommy is now reaching his third birthday, November 20th. All of his clothes have traveled down to his cousin Jack who lives in South Carolina and is half his age. Well the clothing has come full circle; after learning about the pending arrival of Danny these cloths are now making their way back up to Virginia for Danny to enjoy. It is fun to see Tommy and his cousin “Baby Jack” as they become closer to one another. Both have qualities in their personality that complements the other. Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127

It's A Boy!

Daniel "Danny" Patrick Ayres

Patty, Tommy and I are having a baby boy!
Baby is measuring right on time and weighs approximately 12 ounces. Heart rate was 150. Mom and Baby are both doing well.