J's Sayings

The first of the following stories occurred this past Sunday at church.  I had to type it out on my iPad so I could relate it here.  After that C had a few J stories of his own, which I am also sharing here:

09/15/2013

After we partook of the bread during the sacrament, J asked me: "Dad, when we eat the bread do we eat Jesus' body?"

I replied: "Well, no ... we eat the bread to remember His body and how He died on the cross for us."

J: "On the cross? How did he die?"

Me: "People nailed his hands and feet on a cross, and that's how he died. But then he came back to life again."

J: "Oh yeah, then they put his body in a cave."

Me: "Yes, for three days."

J: "And after He was in the cave, He went to Heaven."

Me: "Yes, that's right." 

J: "So, when are they going to do that to me? ... Dad, stop laughing."

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08/23/13 

J: "C, I have x-ray vision."

C: "J, just because you have glasses does not mean you have x-ray vision."

J: "But Clark Kent has glasses and he has x-ray vision."

C: "Yes, but he's Superman. Are you Superman?"

J: "Yes."

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08/04/13 

J: "C, can I play Lego Batman?"

C: "No."

J: "Why not?"

C: "Because it's Sunday."

J: "But I want to."

C: "But Dad said, 'No.' "

J: "No he didn't. He said, 'Yes' ... and I said, 'Yes' too."

Playing with GIFs

Sorry, nothing new or interesting to report this time. However we really need to update this blog since we have moved into a new house in Arvada.  That post coming soon.  I am just trying to upload a GIF I made, and haven't had much success elsewhere.

 

Sorry, that's all for now.

leaving Costco today.

Soriah: Ooh! Little kid! So cute! Look, Mom, a little kid!

Me: (noticing that it's just a regular kid walking with his mom) You realize that you have a little kid of your own at home, don't you?

Soriah: Yeah, but not cute like this one; At least we don't know how bad HE is.

Baking Day

I have french bread to make, cupcakes to bake, banana bread, and apple streusel, too. How would I ever get it done without my little helper?

I couldn't!

He wanted an apron to help me bake and then he grabbed a towel and threw it over hos shoulder (cuz I always have one one mine when I'm cooking) and said, "There! Now I look like a chef!"

Baby J preparing for surgery.

J has to get his tonsils and adenoids out. Today is the day. Here he is relaxing and watching tv.

Daddy-Daughter Facials

Last Friday night S and I had a Daddy-Daughter activity at the church building where we got to paint each others' faces. As much as I would like to say that I did the better painting job, I think S outdid me by quite a margin. One of our activities was a turn at karaoke, and while just about every girl there made their father sing a Taylor Swift song with them, S surprised me by choosing Crocodile Rock. It was a blast! I also love that S knows her Dad and made sure to paint BYU on my face.

With E turning 7 yesterday and S turning 11 next month, I can't believe how big our kids are getting.

really, what did i expect?

E came home from church today (where she has the fortune of being taught by the teacher of her dreams) with a question to share with the family. 

This is the question:
Your mother worked all afternoon to fix dinner for your family.  You don't think it looks good or smells good and you start to complain about it before you even try it.  What question should you ask yourself?  What would Jesus want you to do?

We went around the bed (Buck was feeling sick today so we had family prayer in bed tonight ) taking turns answering the questions. When it got to be J's turn he didn't understand the question, so I simplified it with: "J, if mommy makes dinner and you think it looks yucky what should you say?"

J looks me in the face and announces, "YUCKY!"

Really,  what other answer could there possibly be for a three-year-old.