That Fuksa Family

My two favorite guys. :)

Nathan LOVES Barnes & Nobel. Every time we go to Zona Rosa we have to visit. I think he thinks it’s like a library, and in a way it kind of is. This is a picture of the boys at their usual spot doing what they usually do, reading books about Star Wars, Legos, super heros or talking animals. Nathan is a very curious boy and we can already tell that he loves learning. Hopefully that curiosity and love of reading continues once he’s in school!

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Holiday haircut. (Taken with Instagram at Shear Madness)

We’ve been in the crafting mood around here lately. I blame the holiday season, the cold weather and the need to occupy a curious and very active almost-4-year-old. 

Last weekend Nathan and I made salt dough ornaments for his teachers. Since he just moved up into another classroom this week we decided we needed to give gifts to the teachers from the Giraffe room that he spent the past year with and also the new teachers in the Lion room. We had fun mixing the ingredients, using the rolling pin that Grandma gave Nathan and then cutting out the shapes with Christmas cookie cutters. I had intentions of taking pictures throughout the process, but I was covered up to my elbows with flower.

Since this was the first time I’ve made these ornaments they turned out a little thin. Next year I’ll have to remember to not let Nathan roll the dough out so much. But they still turned out well. Daddy joined in the painting fun and made a special Thomas the Train for Nathan. I added the glitter glue and soon realized that I needed to find many more things to glitter glue, it was so much fun. :)

Our boy really loves to do projects, and I really love spending time with him helping him create his masterpieces. So don’t be surprised if you see more project pictures or even receive one our crafty creations as a gift. I’m going to need to find a place to store all of the crafting supplies we’re acquiring!

First Christmas causality

A couple weeks ago Nathan asked if he could have Christmas decorations in his room. He was so sweet when he asked I couldn’t say no. So we bought him a little fiber optic tree and he chose this nutcracker from the dollar section at Target. After using him to (unsuccessfully) crack a few peanuts Mr. Cracker has been sitting on Nathan’s nightstand, watching over him each night as he sleps. This morning when I went in to wake Nathan up I noticed that Mr. Cracker was missing, but I did’t think too much of it. Nathan usually wakes up with no less than 10 things in his bed so I thought Mr. Cracker was in the bed. Once he was awake Nathan jumped out of bed and went over to the corner of his room. He moved his dinosaur away from the wall and stuck his hand behind the monster truck storage box, retrieving Mr. Cracker. He had a very sad look on his face and said, “Mommy, last night I was trying to brush his beard and I broke him. I’m sorry, Mommy. I didn’t mean to do it.” It was so sweet it just broke my heart. He really thought he was in trouble. I took this as an opportunity to tell him that he can tell mommy and daddy anything and he doesn’t need to hide anything from us. We will still love him, no matter what. I stressed that it was important to be honest and admit our mistakes. He smiled and asked if daddy could use his Gorilla Glue to fix him. Nathan already knows that Gorilla Glue is like duct tape to Jeremy, meaning he uses it to fix just about everything. So tonight Jeremy and Nathan will sit at the kitchen table with a big bottle of Gorilla Glue and make Mr. Cracker whole again. He will then go back to his rightful spot on the nightstand and will most likely end up in Nathan’s bed before the Christmas season is over.

3rdmartini:

Snuggle pals. (Taken with instagram)

Presenting the 2011 Fuksa Family Christmas tree! We had a lot of fun choosing the perfect ornaments to put on the tree. When Nathan woke up this morning he was a little perplexed as to why there weren’t any presents under the tree. I had to explain to him that just because our tree is up doesn’t mean he’s getting any presents yet. He was a little bummed, but after we looked at our Christmas countdown reindeer and realized that there are only 21 days left he decided that he could said a LITTLE bit longer. Oh to be young again!

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The weekend after Thanksgiving is when we head out to the Christmas Tree Ranch in Excelsior Springs, MO in search of the perfect Christmas tree. This year, the rain threatened to put a damper on our hunting, but after a review of the weather forecast on Friday night we figured we had about a 1-2 hour window on Saturday morning to find our tree. Mamma and Papa came in from Oklahoma, which is also sort of a tradition for our family. Once the rain stopped we headed out and literally had the entire farm to ourself. Since we knew that the rain could return at any minute we decided not to venture too deep into the farm.  We were in search of a narrow tree, the height didn’t really matter since we have 17 foot ceilings. The problem is that trees look a whole lot smaller out in the wide open. After searching high and low, literally, Nathan found us the perfect tree. Nathan and daddy chopped it down and Papa carted it up to the barn. The boys had just put the tree on the top of the truck when it started raining again. Perfect timing! We got the tree home and let it dry out in the garage before brining it upstairs to decorate. The post will be continued above, including a picture of the beautifully decorated tree!

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This was just too cute not to share. Teamwork! :)

Nathan and Daddy took a trip to Game Stop this afternoon while Mommy and aunt Angela went shopping. Jeremy has some Wii games that we haven’t played in quite a while, so they went to trade those in. They received store credit and bought a few games and accessories. Nathan picked out Lego Rock Band, mostly because it contains songs from Cars, Kung Fu Panda and Ghostbusters. They also picked out a game for Mommy, which Nathan is playing in this picture. Nathan is having fun both learning how to use the Wii and watching Mommy and Daddy play. We’ve had some great family time this afternoon, and I’m sure there will be much more to come.