From the Foxes' Den: It's almost DECEMBER!

Upon receiving this email...

Rach,
No Blog update since 10/18/2011! What's up?
Love you a bunch,
Dad

...I decided it was time to write an update! Lots has happened since October 18. Derek went away for a work trip for a WHOLE WEEK, so Davis and I ran away from home. We went to Wilson for a few days and visited family. We had a good time and got to spend lots of quality time with Grandaddy, Grandmama, Nana and Papa, and Uncle Morgan. Grandaddy is still finding evidence of Davis' visit every day (i.e. toys and other household items in weird places)!

Davis is really into play dough and markers right now. He is also attempting to count and to label colors. At this point everything is "boo" (blue) to him, but we love the way he says "yellow". It sounds like "oyo". It's also really cute to watch him touch things with his finger and use his sing-songy voice (imitating me, I'm sure) "count" things. He likes wooden puzzles and wants to complete several each morning when he wakes up. He continues to be very interested in animals and now, after watching planes land and take off at the airport observation deck, he is also developing a love for airplanes and likes to say that they go "up, up, up". As I type this, Derek and Davis are practicing their prepositions. Derek is telling Davis to "go UNDER Sadie" as Sadie stands still and Davis is obliging happily. Side note: Every time I think of the word, "preposition" I'm reminded of a Designing Women episode where Mary Jo, a southern lady, asks a visitor, "Where are you from?" The woman replies, "I'm from the North, where we don't end our sentences in prepositions." Mary Jo's response: "I'm sorry. Where are you from, bitch?" I digress...

We had a great Thanksgiving, celebrating at my mom's house the Saturday before Thanksgiving and then at Derek's folks' house on Thursday...which meant that we stuffed ourselves silly on TWO occasions rather than one. I, I mean Santa, got some great deals at Toys R Us on Black Friday, and I'm already excited to see Davis open his presents on Christmas morning.

Here are a few pictures...