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....