Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Oh Yeah!
Reason #592 why you shouldn't leave a constipated baby without a diaper on:
...even if it's only for 30 seconds while you run into the other room to grab a new diaper.
Now no one is ever going to want to sit on this bench again. Don't worry, I did bleach the whole area about 5 times. Sorry if this was just way too gross for my more restrained friends (you know who you are). But you know it's happened to all of us moms at some point. I think it's happened to me at least once for each of my kids. Most of you just aren't weird enough to take a picture of your baby's poo like I just did.
...even if it's only for 30 seconds while you run into the other room to grab a new diaper.
Now no one is ever going to want to sit on this bench again. Don't worry, I did bleach the whole area about 5 times. Sorry if this was just way too gross for my more restrained friends (you know who you are). But you know it's happened to all of us moms at some point. I think it's happened to me at least once for each of my kids. Most of you just aren't weird enough to take a picture of your baby's poo like I just did.
Fast Forward 30 Years
Have you ever wondered what DJ will be like in about 30 years?
Wonder no more:
This is my friend Kathy who is more fun and laughs in one day than many people are in a whole year. I love this girl. Just Friday she was watching DJ from a distance and admiring her personality. She asked if she could just borrow DJ for an afternoon sometime (Kathy has 3 boys) to just enjoy her company and soak in girlie-fun stuff. I pointed out that the reason Kathy loves her so much is because she's exactly like her... A NUT!
Do the pictures above remind you of anyone in this POST?
...or the pictures at the very bottom of this post?
Kathy is going to kill me when she hears about this. (mischievous chuckle)
Wonder no more:
This is my friend Kathy who is more fun and laughs in one day than many people are in a whole year. I love this girl. Just Friday she was watching DJ from a distance and admiring her personality. She asked if she could just borrow DJ for an afternoon sometime (Kathy has 3 boys) to just enjoy her company and soak in girlie-fun stuff. I pointed out that the reason Kathy loves her so much is because she's exactly like her... A NUT!
Do the pictures above remind you of anyone in this POST?
...or the pictures at the very bottom of this post?
Kathy is going to kill me when she hears about this. (mischievous chuckle)
Friday, May 2, 2008
Spring Time, It's a Beautiful Thing!
Our kids have been enjoying the outdoors since this gorgeous weather has settled over our neighborhood. It has been wonderful for all of us! When the kids get restless, I send them outdoors. Sometimes I even join them for a jump on the trampoline, some gardening time or to chase them around the house with a water hose. I LOVE springtime!
The girls helping Daddy mow:
The kids "fishing" in the backyard.
We love our neighbor kids. Their oldest is 11 and our youngest is 18 months but all the kids play great together.
My herb garden in it's early stages:
I usually just use my cheap point and shoot camera for quick blogging pictures. If you want to see some nicer pics of the kids check out a post I did at JKP.
The girls helping Daddy mow:
The kids "fishing" in the backyard.
We love our neighbor kids. Their oldest is 11 and our youngest is 18 months but all the kids play great together.
My herb garden in it's early stages:
I usually just use my cheap point and shoot camera for quick blogging pictures. If you want to see some nicer pics of the kids check out a post I did at JKP.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Just Stuff
Bry woke up on Friday and these were the first words out of his almost 8 year old mouth: "Mom could you make me some coffee?".
No joke. I asked what on earth he would want coffee for and he said he was so tired he needed some cafine to help him wake up. First it was electronics and now our kids are passing us by in acquiring a taste for beverages. What's next?
Today I put water in a clear glass pitcher with some MINT from my herb garden to try to be fancy for our dinner guests. Tonight while I was cleaning the kitchen DJ came in and asked for a drink of water. She said, "Can I have some water but just without the PARSLEY". ...so much for being fancy!
Elle is just as funny as the other two but in a "you had to be there" kind of way. She doesn't say a lot of funny things but she is hilarious to watch. Like when she dances to a slow song and sways back and forth so slowly that she barely keeps her balance. Or when she sings "patty cake" and then laughs at herself because she knows she's being cute.
Cal and I are both trying to do a better job these days of just slowing down, reducing our commitments outside our home and making time to just be with our kids. We're getting better at listening to their (sometimes long) stories and descriptions of things that are special to them. We're savoring each day with them because we're realizing it just goes so fast. Our hope is that by listening to them and building trust now, they'll want to talk with us when they're teens and adults. Maybe we're (FINALLY) growing up a little bit. Thank goodness for grace!
Bry turns 8 in less than 2 weeks. Half way to driving! Where does it go?
No joke. I asked what on earth he would want coffee for and he said he was so tired he needed some cafine to help him wake up. First it was electronics and now our kids are passing us by in acquiring a taste for beverages. What's next?
Today I put water in a clear glass pitcher with some MINT from my herb garden to try to be fancy for our dinner guests. Tonight while I was cleaning the kitchen DJ came in and asked for a drink of water. She said, "Can I have some water but just without the PARSLEY". ...so much for being fancy!
Elle is just as funny as the other two but in a "you had to be there" kind of way. She doesn't say a lot of funny things but she is hilarious to watch. Like when she dances to a slow song and sways back and forth so slowly that she barely keeps her balance. Or when she sings "patty cake" and then laughs at herself because she knows she's being cute.
Cal and I are both trying to do a better job these days of just slowing down, reducing our commitments outside our home and making time to just be with our kids. We're getting better at listening to their (sometimes long) stories and descriptions of things that are special to them. We're savoring each day with them because we're realizing it just goes so fast. Our hope is that by listening to them and building trust now, they'll want to talk with us when they're teens and adults. Maybe we're (FINALLY) growing up a little bit. Thank goodness for grace!
Bry turns 8 in less than 2 weeks. Half way to driving! Where does it go?
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Back and Forth
Hey everyone, sorry if you've recently tried to access my blog but couldn't. I got a strange comment on one of my posts and didn't really have time to deal with the issue. I went back and forth on what I should do. So I deleted the comment and put my blog on "Private" status until I could make a good decision on how to handle it. After talking with several people who received the same exact comment on their blog throughout the country and having a little time to think it through, I decided to take our blog off of "Private" status and just change my settings so I can monitor all comments.
I'll try to post more soon.
Thanks for reading!
J
I'll try to post more soon.
Thanks for reading!
J
Thursday, April 17, 2008
QT with BK
Quality Time is no doubt Bryant's primary love language. It is so obvious when Bryant is getting QT and when he's not. It is clearly the way he translates love. That is why I was so glad to get to go on his field trip with him on Monday. Just the two of us. I could tell it meant the world to him. He continually hugged me throughout the day and would say things like, "You're such a good mom". My primary love language is Words of Affirmation, so of course that gave me a full measure of feeling loved too. It was such a great day for us. Here are some pictures we both took at Cypress Gardens. If Bryant is in the picture, I took it. If he's not, he took it. (with the exception of the picture of both of us together)
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