A VIDEO FROM OUR FRIENDS TO OUR FRIENDS

Hi, boys and girls! Lance and I are leaving tomorrow to come back home to Oregon. We sure missed everyone. We had a wonderful time in San Diego. Our friends who put on the Children's Pastors' Conference made a video. No, Lance and I are not in it, but you'll get to see some of the fun stuff we did down here. Make sure your parents help you. See you next week!

If there is a problem with the video, have your parents visit this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7bz4oFOJfI

LANCE MAKES A NEW FRIEND

While I was busy attending different classes, Lance decided to wander around the Children’s Pastors’ Conference in San Diego.

He came across these cool benches. He wanted to try them out. Yup, they held him up just fine.
Then he wandered into the lunch area and there he saw Jana Alayra performing. You may not remember her name, but you’ve probably sung her songs, like “Jump, Jump, Jump into the Light, Light, Light.” She was singing that!
But the best part of the day was when Lance made a new friend. Her name was Cathy, a wonderful lady and a great grandmother who loves Jesus. She and Lance had a nice little visit together before Lance had to go. It's good to make a new friend, isn't it?
Lance and I are having a good time here in San Diego. We’re kind of sad that the conference is almost over, but we’re really HAPPY that we’ll be home soon to see all of you again.

Later, ‘taters!

LANCE FITS RIGHT IN

Lance is enjoying himself at the Children's Pastors' Conference in San Diego. In fact, it looks like Lance is fitting right in with the hotel! I hope everyone is having fun this week...we miss all of you. If you get a chance, have your mom and dad help you send a comment.

Today, Lance and I got to visit some churches with really cool children's rooms. We rode on a double decker bus, got to see some of Lance's friends, and Lance even got to play a game of air hockey! We had a lot of fun...make sure you check out the pictures.


This evening, we went to a concert and do you know who the first performers were? The Go Fish Guys!!! I tried to take a picture, but the room was so dark and the lights were so bright that the picture just looks like a strange glowing blob.


Lance says good night...he's one tired lion. Good night everyone :-)

Lance on the bus

Lance in one of the children's rooms. Look closely...can you spot three of Lance's friends from television?

Lance is ready to play me in air hockey

HELLO FROM LANCE AND TEACHER TIM

Hi, everyone! This is Teacher Tim reporting from San Diego, California at the Children's Pastor's Conference. Lance and I had a good airplane ride down here. The weather is sunny and warm, but not too hot. We heard that all of you in the Eagle Point area had a BIG rain and wind storm up there. I'm sure sorry to hear that. I hope you're all warm and dry whereever you are.

Lance is sound asleep at the moment, but he told me to make sure I said "hi" to everyone. We sure miss the class, but I'm sure Teacher Jennifer and Teacher Jenn are doing a great job.

Keep checking for updates and thank you for your comments and questions. Have fun!

A SURPRISE FOR LANCE

"Hey Dyzzee!" said Lance to his friend. "I hear that Teacher Tim is getting ready to go to San Diego for the Children's Pastor's Conference again."
"That's right," replied Dyzzee to his lion buddy. "This will be the sixth time he's gone. As a matter of fact, that's what I want to talk to you about."
"You want to talk to me about Teacher Tim going six times to southern California? Sounds like fun. I know the two of you always have a good time."
Dyzzee laughed a little. "Yes," he said. "We've always had a great time going to classes, hearing great music, and meeting new friends. But I've got a problem...I can't go this year!"
"Oh, no," groaned Lance. "I'm sorry you can't make it. But what is Teacher Tim going to do?"
"Well, I was thinking someone could take my place..." Dyzzee said, gazing up at his friend Lance.
Lance looked puzzled for a moment. But then he noticed Dyzzee's look. His eyes grew wide. "Me?" he gasped. "You want me to go?"
Dyzzee nodded.
Lance jumped into the air and let out the biggest roar of his life! And if you know Lance, he doesn't make a lot of noise.
So Lance the Lion began making plans to go with Teacher Tim to the Children's Pastor's Conference in San Diego. The fun begins next week on Monday, March 14. We hope you can drop by this blog and check out some of Lance's adventures. Ask your parents for help in leaving a note too (and if your parents want to follow a grown up site, have them go to www.thoughtsbytimotheous.blogspot.com).
See you later, alligators!

Pictures of friends

Hello everyone!

The last time Dyzzee and I wrote, we promised pictures of some of the friends we've met in San Diego. We wished we had been able to get pictures of everyone, but here's a few.

There were singers:

The Lads

The Go Fish Guys. If you are in Teacher Tim's class as preschool, these are the guys that sing "The Ten Commandment Boogie." By the way, if you click here, you can see the video for the "Ten Commandment Boogie."

Jill is a new friend that Teacher Tim met at a class he attended on singing songs to Jesus.

There were heroes:

Did you ever wonder what Bibleman looks like without his costume? This is Robert T, the actor who plays Bibleman on the new videos.

And there were teachers:

Michael created and wrote Truthopolis, the program we use at the church on Monday nights.

My friend Karl, the Kidologist. He loves Jesus and he loves children.

If I get anymore pictures of my friends, I'll make sure they get on our website. Dyzzee sure misses all of you. Don't worry....in a few days we'll be home and Dyzzee will take a long nap.

I Spy in San Diego

I've been having a fun time in San Diego at the Children's Pastors Conference. I'll try to get some more pictures of some of my friends and stuff I saw. I went on a bus ride to visit some other churches to see how they do children's ministry. I can imagine Dyzzee playing "I Spy".

I spy, with my little eyes...

a car coming out of a wall!

I spy, with my little eyes...

a shipwreck on a stage!

I spy, with my little eyes...
Someone who is a hero!

I spy, with my little eyes...
A little dinosaur who knows a lot about computers.

If you're reading about our adventures, please leave a comment..we'd love to hear from all our friends.

We're In San Diego!

Hello everybody! This is Teacher Tim, reporting from San Diego, California! I’m at a hotel called the Town and Country Resort, where I am attending the Children’s Pastors Conference. Dyzzee is here too. It’s going to be a great week.

It’s hard to believe, but even teachers go to school sometimes. That’s what this trip is about. I get to attend classes and go to big meetings to learn how to help boys and girls know more about Jesus and the Bible. There are teachers and pastors just like me from all over the country that are here for the same reason. It may be school, but it’s a lot of fun too. We get to laugh and sing and eat together. There’s a big room that has a lot of videos and books and other things that can help us be better teachers. I’ll be showing you more things as the week goes on.

Dyzzee and I had a very long trip. Because of some bad weather, a lot of planes didn’t get to leave on time. Since dinosaurs aren’t allowed to sit on the plane, Dyzzee curled up in his space where the other bags were and decided to take a nap.

When we got to our room, I carefully took Dyzzee out and gently put him on the bed so I wouldn’t wake him. But I no sooner brushed my teeth when he suddenly woke up. He looked around and found himself on a nice, BIG bed. Uh oh! If there is one thing Dyzzee likes to do, it’s to jump on nice, BIG beds.

Boing….boing….boing…boing.

I reached out and grabbed Dyzzee in mid-air, but he wriggled away and….

Boing….boing….boing………………BLONK!

That silly purple dinosaur landed right on his head! I’m sure glad he was still on the bed, otherwise, he could have gotten hurt. We talked about listening and being safe. Dyzzee promised to be more careful next time. I tucked him in and turned out the lights. We were ready for a good night’s sleep.

I’d love to hear from all of you, so make sure you have your parents help you leave a comment. Have a great week and keep reading for more of our adventures!

HEY EVERYONE, IT'S 2010

It's hard to believe, but the first month of a brand new year is almost over. Dyzzee asked me the other day why I haven't written any more in our blog. And you know what? I have no idea! Maybe we got too busy or maybe we were too tired. But when we last tuned in, Dyzzee and I were getting back from a our trip in San Diego, California...two years ago!

Well, guess what? Dyzzee and I are going on another trip to San Diego in a few weeks. I'll be sure to keep you posted on the details. Hopefully, I'll do better at writing this blog, so you and your parents can have fun keeping up with me and that wacky dinosaur.

Happy 2010!

Love,
Teacher Tim

FRIENDS FOR TEACHER TIM

Hi, everyone...this is Teacher Tim, with Dyzzee the Dinosaur puppet. Wow, I can't believe our trip is almost over. Tomorrow (Thursday) is our last day of the conferences, then we fly home on Friday. I should be back at the daycare on Monday morning (yippeee...I can hardly wait!).

Some of you may be wondering what this big meeting is all about. Well, it's sort of like a school, but more fun. I go to special classes starting before the time preschool begins. Then a couple of times, everyone gets together for lunch or dinner and we sing and laugh and hear more about Jesus. There's a lot of people here (over a thousand!)...and one whacky dinosaur.

I met a lot of nice people who love Jesus and like helping kids. You probably know a couple of them.

Teacher Tim and Bibleman!

Teacher Tim and Miss Patty Cake.

When I got back to my room, it looked like Dyzzee was worried. He had climbed up on top of a free toy I got and was looking down at my big pile of toys and books and cd's and other stuff that I got at my meetings. I almost thought he was going to fall.

I asked him why he was up there. He said that he was afraid that I was going to have so much stuff, I wouldn't have room to put him in my suitcase! I guess even puppet dinosaurs get worried or scared sometimes, and they don't always know how to tell a grownup how they feel. What would you say to Dyzzee?

Don't worry...I'll have plenty of room to pack all the neat stuff I got, plus Dyzzee! I've had to hide the cookies from him, but I bet he will find them in the bag when I pack him for the trip home.

Bye for now, boys and girls!

DYZZEE TRIES TO MAKE FRIENDS

Hi, everyone...Teacher Tim here! I'm so glad so many of you are checking in on our adventures. Some of you have even left comments. Thank you so much...I miss all of you and Dyzzee and I can't wait to get back.

Dyzzee likes to make new friends. He went outside our room at the hotel and found a boy and girl standing in a pool of water! He couldn't figure out if they were wading in a tiny pool or getting into trouble. So he decided to say hello. But for some reason, they just stood there...not saying a word. Dyzzee tried telling a joke to make them laugh. But they didn't say anything. They didn't even move when Dyzzee did a little backflip. Dyzzee couldn't figure out why his new friends weren't saying anything. After you look at the picture, can you guess why? One of the rules at the conference is that you have to wear your name badge all the time. Since Dyzzee did not have a name badge, I had to leave him in the room most of today. When I got back, I was putting my stuff away when I turned around and....

That silly dinosaur was trying on my badge. I think he got a little tangled up!

If your moms and dads want to see more pictures of my trip, they can visit my other site here.
See ya later, taters!

WE ARE IN SAN DIEGO!

Hi, boys and girls, Teacher Tim here. I wanted everyone to know that Dyzzee and I arrived in San Diego just fine today. We left on an airplane this morning, stopped about half way and got on another airplane, and then flew the rest of the way to San Diego, California.

Dyzzee stayed in my bag the whole time. He said he wanted to protect my stuff, but I think he just wanted to munch some of the Girls Scout cookies I got from Teacher Lynette! What do you think?

The place where we are staying is really nice. I like coming down here each year to learn more about learning about Jesus and having tons of fun with kids. Your moms and dads might like to see the website about the hotel right here.

Well, Dyzzee is pretty tired from his long trip. I'll make sure to write more as our adventures continue. Remember to ask your parents to help send me comments to let me know you're reading and enjoying the site. Bye for now!

Good night!

WELCOME MOMS, DADS, AND KIDS

Hi, everyone...Teacher Tim here. Dyzzee says hi too. I never thought I'd create a new blog about my dinosaur puppet, but here we are. Keep visiting this space and we'll have fun.