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.


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2.18.08


Mia said "Mommy, you need to take a picture of me in the morning."


"Why?"


"Because I'm so cute!"


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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."


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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!)


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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."


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Mia's killing us using "CHUCK-O!" as a cuss word toward Jackson when she's mad.