Emmett Beeson's Blog

Building a Pucky Dog

2009-01-02 12:07:19

We took Emmett to Build a Bear yesterday so he could build a new pucky dog.
After we convinced him he didn't want the blue and pink dog, we found a really cute brown and white puppy dog.

Below are the pictures of Emmett building, bathing, and taking home his new pucky dog.

So what happened to Emmett's other favorite Pucky Dog?
The one he's carried around for the last 2 years?

He's been laying on the couch - - - unnoticed...

Burning Mantles

2009-01-01 21:52:47

Wisps of smoke were curling up into the air in the garage.
It was dark, and the odor was of something burning.
Definitely something burning.

While in Branson a few weeks ago, we stopped at the Coleman Outlet center and picked up a new two mantle gas lantern.

Tonight we decided to fill 'er up and see if it worked. The smoke and smell was from the burning of the mantles to prepare them to be used for the first time.

Emmett, standing next to me in the garage asked: "Are you going to show me how it works dad?"

"Yeah, I'll show you how it works- I bet you'll like it." I replied.

A few minutes later and the lantern was full of fuel. We struck a match, and it lit!

The garage glowed a bright yellow color from the double mantles, and Emmett clapped for more.

Dad: "Should we take our tent out and go camping when its warmer?"
Emmett: "Yeah, we should do that"

Dad: "Should we take our sleeping bags with us"
Emmett: "Yes, those too"

Dad: "And what about our new lantern?"
Emmett: "Umm, Yeah, we should take it with us!"

Merry Christmas 2008

2008-12-25 13:30:07

Merry Christmas from our house to yours!

Happy Birthday Emmett

2008-12-03 00:40:32

December 1st is Emmett's second birthday.
In the past couple of weeks we've taught him to say "I'll be 2 on Monday".

December 1st finally arrived, and he got to take sugar cookies in the shapes of trains over to the sitters house to share with his friends. Emmett came home that afternoon exclaiming "I had a party today. There were cookies!"

That afternoon we asked Emmett what he would like for dinner. He thought about it and replied "How about a hamburger?" So for his birthday, he got to have McDonald's for dinner.

After dinner, Mom made Emmett a special cake in the shape of trains. Emmett especially loved eating the candy M and Ms.

After dinner, Emmett's grumpy stopped by to sing Happy Birthday.

Trip To Silver Dollar City

2008-12-03 00:40:03

This Thanksgiving weekend we went down to see the lights and sounds of the holidays at Silver Dollar City with Grandma and Grandpa Beeson.

We stayed in a cabin down on the lake front, and had lots of fun. We even played games way past our bedtime!

One of the areas of Silver Dollar City is the kids town play area. Here they had a 3 story ball pit with ball launchers, and vacuum tubes that sucked up the balls and spit them out somewhere else.

Also along the way we stopped at many craft stores. Emmett found the life size metal snowman to be a hit!

In the evenings there was a magical Christmas parade full of floats that came through the city. There was everyone from Santa Claus himself to Raggedy Anne and Andy, the Gingerbread men, and angels.

Block Towers

2008-11-20 11:49:34

Sometimes while dad is out working in the garage, Emmett wants to jump in and play too.

Sometimes he sweeps the garage, sometimes he takes screws and bolts out of my toolbox and hides them all over the room for me and sometimes he just likes to get his blocks out and make towers.

One afternoon Emmett made a block tower, and then went to get dad to show it to him.

The Negotiator

2008-11-12 14:13:39

No, this isn't about the 1998 movie with Samuel L. Jackson.
This is about negotiating with an [almost] two year old.

About two weeks ago we asked Emmett if he was ready to get changed into new clothes.

His response: "How about on Thursday?"

We told him: "No how about today- on Tuesday?"
His response: "How about Friday?"

We had no idea that by singing the days of the week with him that it would enable him to negotiate with/against us!

Moving Weekend

2008-10-27 00:59:49

This past weekend was moving day; or moving weekend I should say.

With two identical Ford Freestar vans, we made several trips back and forth from our apartment to our new home. (We can't say thanks enough to both of our parents (Emmett's Grandparent's) for their time, effort and willingness to help with the transition).

By late Sunday afternoon, nearly everything had made it's way over to our new house.

With freshly painted walls, new hardwood floors, all new kitchen appliances installed and several thousand pounds of gear boxed and moved, it was time to sit back and relax (Read:fall asleep from exhaustion).

I don't have any pictures handy of moving day at the time I'm writing this blog- mostly because I don't know which box my camera is in. But fear not...I will find it and post a bunch of pictures and more stories on the blog soon.

Picnic at High View

2008-10-15 16:39:45

This past weekend we worked on refinishing the hardwood floors over at Emmett's new house.

When lunch time came around, we pulled out a blanket, and had a picnic out on the lawn.

Picnic

Ameren Safety Fair 2008

2008-10-06 18:13:50

This past weekend was the annual Ameren Safety Fair where Emmett's dad works. We went down to visit for all the food one could eat, plus hours of attractions.

One of the exhibits was a sand pit with "call before you dig" flags, where kids got to dig in a sand box and look for buried gas lines.

Many of the exhibits were giving away safety items. One of the exhibits was giving away kids safety glasses. Emmett got to wear glasses and look just like his dad.

And of course, what fair would be complete without a static ball?