chimneys

We're really not sure how Santa could get down the ones here, since they all have these little clay pots on top.

 

the star

Daddy told me that he needed some help.  This will light the way to Jesus.

 

It's beginning to look a lot like... Besançon

He may or may not be a real guy... but that's real candy!



Deck the streets!

Voilà.  The mayor's office.

Our first taste of chestnuts, roasted in a BBQ pit.

 

many colors

This is how you paint the arch-angel Gabriel...

 

...and I'm happy to paint baby Jesus!

 

Christmas party

My new friend was really sad to leave after the party.  We had fun playing with remote control Barbie cars.

 

Jesus take the reins

Daddy, help!  The Santa train is outta control!  We're going too fast!  And these silly steering wheel things-- I just realized-- don't do anything!!!

Pere Noel

This was the Christmas party at our school. Daddy told us that Pere Noel is explaining to the inquisitive 3-year-old that it's not easy with all the political pressure, austerity and all that stuff, to maintain a bunch of reindeer, much less fly out when the air space is regulated-- this can only happen Christmas Eve... (transcript below). Not sure if the kid was encouraged or not.

Pere Noel 2012 at kids school from jacq scott on Vimeo.

"It will be ok on December the 24th, it will be with reindeers...but you know, given the bad period we are going through, it's hard to work out our priorities...Yeah...don't worry, it will be solved on December the 24th, I will come with my reindeers when they are allowed to fly...but you know, they are only allowed to fly on December the 24th...it's complicated...yeah...that's because of the economic crisis...Santa Claus of modern times...you know how firms work now..."

whereas

normally, the girl hugs the bear.
this time the bear hugs the girl.

i win

you'll notice, only one of these creatures is still living...

more profound than i look

We took the photo and then realized...
Oh, its Jesus with Grace.

sleepy.

sometimes mommy & daddy like to walk way too much.

hunting

mommy took this photo of us hunting for blue yetis.  we didn't find any at all.  not one.  not even in the 4th little cave entrance down on the far left...

Paco...no, !Paquito!

i fear no pony.
video-2012-11-03-15-28-32 from jacq scott on Vimeo.

juicy fruity!

We went with a friend to see how they make apple juice.  Here's what we learned...

44

This is what it looks like at age 44 in France.  That's a 4 on the left and 4 candles on the right, about to catch Daddy's sweater on fire.  Just kidding.  He can still blow out candles.  It's all good.
Bon appetit!

scared out of its wits

That peacock didn't have a chance against these three Texas birds.

mound

it was a giant leap and a great big bound to get to the top of this bright green mound. (try saying that 10 times real fast.)

His Kingdom

This is the city where we live.  Our house is located where this photo was taken.  Our school is right up this road.  See all these people?  I think they say 98% of them don't know Jesus like we do.  Please pray for all those people walking down there.  Jesus just LOVES them!  God bless Besançon!

Jesus said it well... pray that His Kingdom would come and His will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

well...

Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”  The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”

see for yourself

He would like to believe otherwise.  But it's not true; I am taller than Daddy.

11

This is how you say, "I just turned 11" in sign language.  It was a good day.  My first double digits, ever!

something fishy

...and this one is named Francisco.  That's Spanish for, "French".

M

we're pretty sure the M stands for "moth".

shine

neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.

master artist

God knew exactly what He was doing on this one!

the wall

Joshua marched around it.  We're attempting to dance on top of it.

knight me

card-carrying member of FDSoF*.

(*Future Dragon-Slayers of France)

the salt mines

in case there was any doubt in our minds that they mined salt here back in the day, they let us taste the water being pumped out.  We were spitting for the next 48 minutes or so...