Oak Tree in an Acorn: Trick or Tweet

Monday, November 9, 2009

Trick or Tweet

Halloween was really fun this year! The girls decorated pumpkin Rice Krispie treats (now made with multigrain, so they have to be healthy, right?! ;) )

We also went to a puppet show at the Cedar Park Library family storytime.

Grannie Jean met the girls there and gave them each a treat bag.

If you can't already tell, Olivia dressed as "Yoda's Ghost" and Eve was a "Little Chicky".

Brian didn't get to decorate with his famous black lights and glow-in-the-dark decor since we are still in the apartment, but our sweet friends, Tonra, Ben, and Ethan invited us over to trick-or-treat with them.

We had such a nice visit and it was fun seeing our old neighborhood again. Olivia even had a Star Wars showdown with Darth Vader outside one of the houses!

Afterward, we stopped off at the Surles' house and had a great chat with our former next door neighbors and dear friends, Tony and Dennis. The girls didn't get to bed until 10PM, so we were really grateful for the extra hour of sleep due to daylight savings time ending. What a blessing that was and what a fun day!

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Why the title, "Oak Tree in an Acorn"?

Well, really it's all about perspective when raising the girls. It helps me to think about the grand scheme of parenting and remember that what we do now affects how our little acorns will grow. Like an oak tree, we want them to be strong in their words and deeds, be able to withstand life's storms, set and reach their goals, and be people that others can lean on and trust.

We have an oak tree planted in our yard that came from an acorn my dad planted in a pot. This acorn came from a huge oak tree that was planted in the backyard of my dad's childhood home. My dad's father also planted this tree from an acorn he found on his hunting lease in the early 1960's. Our tree is thus a family heirloom, a "family tree".

It was the year of Olivia's birth when we planted our little sapling. It looked so very sad that winter with no leaves; it was, basically, like a stick rooted in the ground. Five years later, though, it stands 9 feet tall, and we continue to nurture it and watch it grow. We hope one year it will produce acorns of its own, and we can continue to pass on this family heirloom. We hope to remember it's example of how each acorn has the potential to be an oak tree, and how our acorns, Olivia and Genevieve, will one day, with help from God, become mighty oak trees themselves.