3.08
The kids like the Cedarmont Kids Gospel songs tape we have in the van. It's really cute to hear them singin' with a little soul!
Jax: "Gwory Howieyooyah, I shall not be moved!
Gwory Howieyooyah, I shall not be moved!...."
It's funny to hear them singing about laying down their burdens at the riverside. :)
And "Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart...."
And when Jax was 2: "Wade in da watuw-
Wade in da watuw, chwidden,
Wade in da watuw, God's gonna twubble da watuw."
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4.10.08
Jax's words to "Undignified"
"I'll ---- become! even more diggafive am pwants...."
Gotta make a concert cd or dvd!!
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4.09.08
At bedtime I sent Jax and Mia downstairs to get a diaper so I could change Eli. They were gone for a long time, so when Jax finally came back upstairs I asked what took so long and he said, "We were watching the Food Network."
At naptime earlier today I went to get Jax a bandaid. He didn't hear me come back in the room. He was laying in bed listening to a Praise Baby CD and singing along- "God of Wonders beyond our gawaxy- You are howy, howy...." in the sweetest little sleepy voice you've ever heard.
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4.10.08
Mia knows a lot of words but often gets compound words backwards or other words mixed-up. Today she came down to our disaster area living room and said "Mommy, look at this house room! It's a wreck!"
Other mix-ups: beltseat, tiebow, Suepel or Puesel (Pelsue)
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Mia's VERY into role-playing. After almost every story we read, she immediately assigns parts. Last night she gave me the part of Goldilocks, Jackson was Little Wee Bear, and she was Father Bear. A lot of times she assigns parts unrelated to a story- "You be milk and I'll be juice" or "You be the sun and I'll be rain." Funny girl.
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4.10.08
Eli is changing almost daily as far as what he is able to do. Over the last few days he's started spending a lot of time standing up against something. His favorite three places to stand and play are the little yellow Jack and Jill rocking chair, the LeapFrog table, and the train table. He likes banging things together. He also loves to study things- really doesn't matter what- just whatever is in his hand. It's so precious to see him pinch a teeny tiny object between his thumb and forefinger and bring it close to his face to study it, lips pooched out and brow furrowed. Oooh- so cute. He also likes sticking his finger into holes- the holes of the big plastic pop-a-beads....
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
2.25.08
Jackson keeps a really busy concert schedule. He's always on his way to Indianapolis or somewhere to do a concert, so I was surprised when he grabbed his guitar case today and told me he was going to see the Tarheels. "Why are you taking your guitar?" I asked. "I'm going to play my guitar for Rameses. He's gonna like my music."
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2.27.08
Much of the time, Jackson isn't Jackson, he's Uncle Aaron. Today he leaned over to love on Eli in his swing and Eli got his hair. "Did you pull my Uncle Aaron hair?" he said.
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2.29.08
Jax, Eli and I got up before David and Mia this morning. Jax wanted me to go to the bathroom with him so Eli and I went in and sat down on the stool while he pottied. "Jax, can you tell Eli how to use the potty like a big boy?"
He started explaining, and when he got the toilet paper, said "You hold it on your dingle for 40 days and 40 nights."
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Mia names the four season: Potassium, Judges, Winter, Snow
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2.08
David took Jax on a "date" one Saturday to Joseph-Beth to see a drumming demo. On the way Jax commented on a "white man" he saw on a billboard. That's the first time we've heard him comment on skin color. Later that night we were driving home from church. David was goofing off, doing something crazy, and Jackson said "Daddy, you are a silly white man!"
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3.10.08
We went to Em and Aaron's for an extended weekend. Mia was playing with a plastic baggie , so I told her to put it down because it was dangerous. "Just trust me, Mom!" ("What did she just say???" I'm thinking to myself.) "Trust me, Mom. Just trust me." I still made her throw it away. By the way, a lot of people comment on how tall she is. I'm starting to think not really....for a 15-year-old.
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On the way home from the same trip, I suggested that we maybe should turn Mia's TV screen around so Eli could watch something. Of course she flipped out. Jax didn't go nuts but did calmly disagree with me. "That will be too weird Mom. It'll be weird if you slide her TV screen around. We might get nervous if you do that."
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3.08
Mia got mad at JJ, pointed her finger at him and said, "PEACE ON EARTH!"
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3.24.08
Jax came to our bed in the middle of the night again. David said, "Jax, you need to go sleep in your bed." Jax replied, "I just need a short break."
The next morning he crawled in again. He looked over at me and said "Mommy, your hair is beautiful."
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Now that he's learned to tee-tee like a big boy (standing up, "like Daddy does it"), he's serious about the matter. I was getting ready to give them baths, so they were both naked in the bathroom. "Y'all need to go tee-tee before you get in," I said. Jax proceeded to put his boxer 'greasers' (briefs) back on so he could pull his dingle through the hole- tee-teeing the big boy way. Wow.
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One day last week Mia was in our bed in the morning. She heard J stirring in his room. (GASP) "I hear my boy! My boy is awake!"
Jackson keeps a really busy concert schedule. He's always on his way to Indianapolis or somewhere to do a concert, so I was surprised when he grabbed his guitar case today and told me he was going to see the Tarheels. "Why are you taking your guitar?" I asked. "I'm going to play my guitar for Rameses. He's gonna like my music."
*******
2.27.08
Much of the time, Jackson isn't Jackson, he's Uncle Aaron. Today he leaned over to love on Eli in his swing and Eli got his hair. "Did you pull my Uncle Aaron hair?" he said.
*******
2.29.08
Jax, Eli and I got up before David and Mia this morning. Jax wanted me to go to the bathroom with him so Eli and I went in and sat down on the stool while he pottied. "Jax, can you tell Eli how to use the potty like a big boy?"
He started explaining, and when he got the toilet paper, said "You hold it on your dingle for 40 days and 40 nights."
*******
Mia names the four season: Potassium, Judges, Winter, Snow
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2.08
David took Jax on a "date" one Saturday to Joseph-Beth to see a drumming demo. On the way Jax commented on a "white man" he saw on a billboard. That's the first time we've heard him comment on skin color. Later that night we were driving home from church. David was goofing off, doing something crazy, and Jackson said "Daddy, you are a silly white man!"
*******
3.10.08
We went to Em and Aaron's for an extended weekend. Mia was playing with a plastic baggie , so I told her to put it down because it was dangerous. "Just trust me, Mom!" ("What did she just say???" I'm thinking to myself.) "Trust me, Mom. Just trust me." I still made her throw it away. By the way, a lot of people comment on how tall she is. I'm starting to think not really....for a 15-year-old.
*******
On the way home from the same trip, I suggested that we maybe should turn Mia's TV screen around so Eli could watch something. Of course she flipped out. Jax didn't go nuts but did calmly disagree with me. "That will be too weird Mom. It'll be weird if you slide her TV screen around. We might get nervous if you do that."
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3.08
Mia got mad at JJ, pointed her finger at him and said, "PEACE ON EARTH!"
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3.24.08
Jax came to our bed in the middle of the night again. David said, "Jax, you need to go sleep in your bed." Jax replied, "I just need a short break."
The next morning he crawled in again. He looked over at me and said "Mommy, your hair is beautiful."
*******
Now that he's learned to tee-tee like a big boy (standing up, "like Daddy does it"), he's serious about the matter. I was getting ready to give them baths, so they were both naked in the bathroom. "Y'all need to go tee-tee before you get in," I said. Jax proceeded to put his boxer 'greasers' (briefs) back on so he could pull his dingle through the hole- tee-teeing the big boy way. Wow.
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One day last week Mia was in our bed in the morning. She heard J stirring in his room. (GASP) "I hear my boy! My boy is awake!"
Saturday, January 28, 2012
1.30.08
Today we went on an adventure. I took all three kids to the Don Jacobs dealership to get the brakes inspected (they squeak horribly). They did great while we waited, thanks mostly to the big basket of DumDums in the waiting area (3 each!). After that we went to Sam's for some picture enlargements and pita chips. Of course we had to eat hotdogs there, too. They LOVE Sam's hotdogs. On the way home, Jax said from the back,
"Mommy, when I grow up I wanna be a rock start. But when the rockin' is over, I wanna be a firefighter."
Mia: "And i want to be a doctor when I grow up."
Jax: "And when my guitar gets sick, Mia can put new strings on it and make it better."
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Jax was snuggling with us in bed one morning last week. He put one arm tight around David's neck and one arm tight around my neck and pulled us close.
"I love my Daddy. I love my Mommy.
Daddy, you are my sweet boy.
Mommy, you are my sweet girl.
I love you guys."
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12.07
What should we get them for Christmas?.....
Nor: Jackson- snowflake pajamas Mia- pink ice-cream
Pop: - snowman pajamas - motorbike
- a pan to cook
Chris: - a dollar - motorbike
(They ran off to play before I could get to Jen, Gracie and Isaiah)
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2.10.08
Jackson was in our bed, and I said "Do you want me to take you to your bed?" and he said, "Yes, I have some more dreams left."
The kids were listening for the first time in a while to Five Iron Frenzy's "Suckerpunch"....a few seconds into the song Jackson said "It's Ernzy!" and Mia said "It's Fruit Punch!"
Jackson took a silver streamer and put it underneath his nose and said "I've got a breathe". I said "Where have you seen one of those?" and he said "Jackie". (Referring to GongGong's sister Jackie who he'd seen at the Christmas Eve party a couple months ago.)
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2.11.08
It started snowing a little while before we took the kids to Yvonne and Gladys' house. By the time we got there, there might've been 1/4" on the ground. Jackson jumped out of the van, laid down on the driveway, and started making a snow angel. :)
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2.12.08
My sweet JJ snugglebabied with me this morning. He was as close as he could get to me with his arm tight around my neck, twisting his head and working to readjust his shoulders for optimal snuggling. We were both quiet until he said "Mommy, you wook wike an angel. (pause) Mommy, you wook wike gwory to God in the highest."
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2.16.08
We took the kids to see Clifford the Big Red Dog at Joseph-Beth today. They had a lot of fun- hugged Clifford, got faces/hands painted, balloon animals, blow-up obstacle course, made a necklace...Afterward we went thru the Chick-fil-A drive thru and ate in the van. All of us were quiet, eating, when Jax said
"Mom?"
"Yes, Jax?"
"I love this."
Sweet little grateful heart.
****
2.18.08
Mia said "Mommy, you need to take a picture of me in the morning."
"Why?"
"Because I'm so cute!"
****
At naptime today I put Eli and Mia down at the same time in the same room. I reminded Mia not to talk to Eli and to be a good girl and show Eli how you should lay down and be quiet to take a nap. A few minutes later I could hear the 2 of them having the time of their life. "Aaaaaaah.....Giddy!!" she'd say, and he'd cackle at her, over and over. They love each other. (and I let it go, by the way. It was too cute.)
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2.23.08
David took Jax out for a "date". While Mia was at home with me, we talked to Nanny on the phone, who'd been at Charlotte's house the last few days. I told Mia that Poppy had been at home by himself....
"What should we do?" (thinking she'd suggest calling him....)
"We should send Nanny back to him."
****
Mia wore a new dress with leggings today. She brought the dress to J's attention he looked at her and said, "Mia, you look WONDERFUL!"
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Jax saw some competitive skiers on TV. They were all wearing ski gear and all happened to have on black pants. One was wearing a red shirt, one yellow and one blue. He asked, "Mommy, those are the Wiggles?"
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On the way home from church David was joking around with the kids. Jax said "Dad, you are a silly white man!" (That's the first reference we've heard to a "white" man!)
****
On their date, Jax and David were walking into a store. J spotted a lady and said "Hello, friend!" She looked at him and said he was a cutie. Then he looked at David and said "Did you see, Dad? I said hello to the nice girl."
****
Today we went on an adventure. I took all three kids to the Don Jacobs dealership to get the brakes inspected (they squeak horribly). They did great while we waited, thanks mostly to the big basket of DumDums in the waiting area (3 each!). After that we went to Sam's for some picture enlargements and pita chips. Of course we had to eat hotdogs there, too. They LOVE Sam's hotdogs. On the way home, Jax said from the back,
"Mommy, when I grow up I wanna be a rock start. But when the rockin' is over, I wanna be a firefighter."
Mia: "And i want to be a doctor when I grow up."
Jax: "And when my guitar gets sick, Mia can put new strings on it and make it better."
****
Jax was snuggling with us in bed one morning last week. He put one arm tight around David's neck and one arm tight around my neck and pulled us close.
"I love my Daddy. I love my Mommy.
Daddy, you are my sweet boy.
Mommy, you are my sweet girl.
I love you guys."
****
12.07
What should we get them for Christmas?.....
Nor: Jackson- snowflake pajamas Mia- pink ice-cream
Pop: - snowman pajamas - motorbike
- a pan to cook
Chris: - a dollar - motorbike
(They ran off to play before I could get to Jen, Gracie and Isaiah)
****
2.10.08
Jackson was in our bed, and I said "Do you want me to take you to your bed?" and he said, "Yes, I have some more dreams left."
The kids were listening for the first time in a while to Five Iron Frenzy's "Suckerpunch"....a few seconds into the song Jackson said "It's Ernzy!" and Mia said "It's Fruit Punch!"
Jackson took a silver streamer and put it underneath his nose and said "I've got a breathe". I said "Where have you seen one of those?" and he said "Jackie". (Referring to GongGong's sister Jackie who he'd seen at the Christmas Eve party a couple months ago.)
****
2.11.08
It started snowing a little while before we took the kids to Yvonne and Gladys' house. By the time we got there, there might've been 1/4" on the ground. Jackson jumped out of the van, laid down on the driveway, and started making a snow angel. :)
****
2.12.08
My sweet JJ snugglebabied with me this morning. He was as close as he could get to me with his arm tight around my neck, twisting his head and working to readjust his shoulders for optimal snuggling. We were both quiet until he said "Mommy, you wook wike an angel. (pause) Mommy, you wook wike gwory to God in the highest."
****
2.16.08
We took the kids to see Clifford the Big Red Dog at Joseph-Beth today. They had a lot of fun- hugged Clifford, got faces/hands painted, balloon animals, blow-up obstacle course, made a necklace...Afterward we went thru the Chick-fil-A drive thru and ate in the van. All of us were quiet, eating, when Jax said
"Mom?"
"Yes, Jax?"
"I love this."
Sweet little grateful heart.
****
2.18.08
Mia said "Mommy, you need to take a picture of me in the morning."
"Why?"
"Because I'm so cute!"
****
At naptime today I put Eli and Mia down at the same time in the same room. I reminded Mia not to talk to Eli and to be a good girl and show Eli how you should lay down and be quiet to take a nap. A few minutes later I could hear the 2 of them having the time of their life. "Aaaaaaah.....Giddy!!" she'd say, and he'd cackle at her, over and over. They love each other. (and I let it go, by the way. It was too cute.)
****
2.23.08
David took Jax out for a "date". While Mia was at home with me, we talked to Nanny on the phone, who'd been at Charlotte's house the last few days. I told Mia that Poppy had been at home by himself....
"What should we do?" (thinking she'd suggest calling him....)
"We should send Nanny back to him."
****
Mia wore a new dress with leggings today. She brought the dress to J's attention he looked at her and said, "Mia, you look WONDERFUL!"
****
Jax saw some competitive skiers on TV. They were all wearing ski gear and all happened to have on black pants. One was wearing a red shirt, one yellow and one blue. He asked, "Mommy, those are the Wiggles?"
****
On the way home from church David was joking around with the kids. Jax said "Dad, you are a silly white man!" (That's the first reference we've heard to a "white" man!)
****
On their date, Jax and David were walking into a store. J spotted a lady and said "Hello, friend!" She looked at him and said he was a cutie. Then he looked at David and said "Did you see, Dad? I said hello to the nice girl."
****
Mia's killing us using "CHUCK-O!" as a cuss word toward Jackson when she's mad.
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