I've got patience coming out of my ears
"Count it all joy when you fall into various trials knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." James 1:2-3
Bible class and stuff
So Ethan has moved up to the 3 and 4 year old Bible class (you know, now that he's 3!) and he loves it! I am amazed at how much harder it is! I have my doubts that Zane would be able to keep up with the amount of memory work Ethan has ;) For example, this is Ethan's very first memory verse ever:
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn." Luke 2:7
Wow. He was given this beast on Sunday to have memorized by Wednesday. I see the astonishment on all your faces and let me tell you I was right there with you! We have now grown accustomed to this grueling schedule (next week they'll give us the syllabus and the exam schedule :)) and am proud to say that Ethan is performing smashingly! He had no trouble memorizing this or any of the other verses since then. I am actually swelling with parental joy! He is also learning the books of the New Testament and he has a special zeal for this one since he gets to name one of the characters from Thomas the Train. That's right, when he gets to James he sings loud and proud! Can you imagine when he starts learning the 12 apostles? Getting to sing about James AND Thomas might be too much of a thrill for one little boy!
In Kayla news, she will be a year old in a couple of weeks (unbelievable!) and she's thisclose to walking. She can walk just holding my finger so really it's just a matter of courage. We're thinking about showing her an inspiring war epic to get the ball rolling a little faster. But to be fair, she has a LOT of weight to tote around. She's a monster! Sometimes, at night, I think I hear her sneaking into my room. She has this look in her eye like she thinks I'd look good stuffed with herbs and cooked in a savory sauce! So I just try to be nice to her and feed her every time she cries to make sure she doesn't come after me.
Ethan and Kayla have a love-hate relationship. Ethan absolutely loves her until she touches one of his toys. Or if he's feeling grumpy, he gets irritated by her happiness. He has even said "Mommy, Kayla's looking at me! Tell her no-no!" Cuz she loves him ALL the time! Even when he's aggrevating her (which he LOVES to do). I thought all this sibling rivalry stuff wasn't supposed to come til later! So that's it for now. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Disclaimer: I do not feed Kayla every time she cries. I realize that would not be good parenting. And I am not actually afraid of her. I was using my fictional fear of her size as an indication of how large she really is.
Or was I?
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn." Luke 2:7
Wow. He was given this beast on Sunday to have memorized by Wednesday. I see the astonishment on all your faces and let me tell you I was right there with you! We have now grown accustomed to this grueling schedule (next week they'll give us the syllabus and the exam schedule :)) and am proud to say that Ethan is performing smashingly! He had no trouble memorizing this or any of the other verses since then. I am actually swelling with parental joy! He is also learning the books of the New Testament and he has a special zeal for this one since he gets to name one of the characters from Thomas the Train. That's right, when he gets to James he sings loud and proud! Can you imagine when he starts learning the 12 apostles? Getting to sing about James AND Thomas might be too much of a thrill for one little boy!
In Kayla news, she will be a year old in a couple of weeks (unbelievable!) and she's thisclose to walking. She can walk just holding my finger so really it's just a matter of courage. We're thinking about showing her an inspiring war epic to get the ball rolling a little faster. But to be fair, she has a LOT of weight to tote around. She's a monster! Sometimes, at night, I think I hear her sneaking into my room. She has this look in her eye like she thinks I'd look good stuffed with herbs and cooked in a savory sauce! So I just try to be nice to her and feed her every time she cries to make sure she doesn't come after me.
Ethan and Kayla have a love-hate relationship. Ethan absolutely loves her until she touches one of his toys. Or if he's feeling grumpy, he gets irritated by her happiness. He has even said "Mommy, Kayla's looking at me! Tell her no-no!" Cuz she loves him ALL the time! Even when he's aggrevating her (which he LOVES to do). I thought all this sibling rivalry stuff wasn't supposed to come til later! So that's it for now. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Disclaimer: I do not feed Kayla every time she cries. I realize that would not be good parenting. And I am not actually afraid of her. I was using my fictional fear of her size as an indication of how large she really is.
Or was I?
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Wow, the Bible class curriculum sounds wonderful. I wish we had a program like that here! -
haha. Oh wow. I'll have to get down there quick before Kayla eats you. -
It's amazing how much little kids can learn. I'm in the 3-year-old class right now, and they are also a lot of fun. :) -
Haha! This was funny. Hmm...I teach the 3 & 4's at our congregation, maybe I should start a memory verse for them. I guess I figured they were too young but if they know entire theme songs to their favorite shows, they can memorize a sentence out of the Bible! :) -
Lauren, it sounds like your babies are doing wonderful. I can't believe that tiny tiny baby I met could be big in any way :) I think it's wonderful they have them learning so much so young. I teach the 1st-4th grade and it's sad at times the things they don't know. Memory verses are hard, but I drill them and keep on them. It's a good class. I have about 13 students. How is Zane doing?? -
I like how you symbolized how "close" Kayla is to walking by leaving out the space between the two words. GENIUS!! Oh and I can totally understand the GIANT baby part! Grant is also a monster :) -
It's a great class. We are learning the life of Christ. We have covered from the time Mary and Elizabeth found out they were having the guys thorugh His life. We are studying parables right now and will be going on to the last days of His life now. BTW My first day of work was awsome.
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I'm teaching the 3 year old class right now. It's amazing how much information they can really retain! They're little sponges, which means we'd better "be careful little mouth what you say..." Sounds like Ethan and Kayla are doing great! I can't believe Kayla is almost walking! -
I've been meaning to comment on your post for a few days now and now I'm gonna have to re-read it to remember what I wanted to say...but I remember thinking how much you STILL crack me up. :)
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Okay, I did it. Yes, wow is right that's a HUGE verse for such a little guy but good for him for doing it and for the teacher's for KNOWING they can. I love teachers that push for excellence. Way to go you guys and Ethan! Also, yeah the Kayla part is what cracked me up, your little disclaimer at the end, it was just so, so, Lauren and to that I can say nothing other than you are a super funny girl.
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poor girl. are you finally re-joining the land of the living?
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Hope all is going well today......
Go Gators!
Me: "Ethan, who is Florida's quarterback?"
Ethan: "Tim Tebow. He's awesome."
That's my boy!
Ethan: "Tim Tebow. He's awesome."
That's my boy!
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:D Hope y'all have a great Christmas and you should know that you still crack me up....ALOT!
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Thank you! Yes I'm very anxious to try out this married life that everyone has been talking about...ha ha. Hope you had a good Christmas.
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yes, yes, that's right...i'm looking forward to my own bed at all the places I visit...seems I always get the floor or sofa:) -
Before the game started the Gators started talkin' trash to Michigan for no reason and the coaches had to break it up. But throughout the game they were holdin' guys down after the tackle and talkin' trash. Meyer said he told them to cool it at halftime but I don't think it worked. Trevor was so mad at them. -
Basically, I took away the diapers. I let him go naked on the bottoms because he will not go on the floor. (he would always go in underwear, though) He did great, a little pee on the floor at first, but he figured out pretty quickly how to tell when it was time. I let him use his potty chair and he gets to dump it in the potty and spray the cleaner in it (I use that clorox anywhere spray) and he gets a big kick out of that. He had a few accidents when we went out in underwear, but after 2 days it clicked. He would tell me with enough time to get to a bathroom that he had to go. BMs are a little more tricky, but he is getting better about giving us more than 5 seconds notice that he has to go. BTW, I love Ethan's QB answer! Good luck with the potty training, I think when they're really ready it comes pretty quickly. Noah's biggest problem was stubborness, but now that's working in our favor because he likes the potty, and he is SO proud of himself everytime he uses it.
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the sad thing is that I was laughing so hard that Burt had to rescue her, I'm really a bad mom sometimes, but aren't we all? Please say yes, please say yes. ;)
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sorry...*cyber high five* comin' right back at ya!
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I would *love* to! Do you have any free time next weekend? I'd still like to have y'all over for dinner sometime, too...
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Hey, I think it's about time for your Boys to have Birthdays, isn't it? If so, please wish them a HAPPY BIRTHDAY on my behalf and if not, then just remember I'm your friend that's currently a little crazy and PG said like Rizzo. What? No, not like Rizzo just like too lazy to type the rest of the letters. :)
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That sounds great. I hope all the birthdays are happy!
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Heh, heh! (said veeeeerrrrryyyyy sarcastically)
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The AFA (American Family Association) just sent me a chart on each of the candidates. Here is the link. (http://www.afa.net/pdfs/08vg.pdf). I am shocked at how little I knew about Mitt Romney. He does not represent me, morally. I had no idea how supportive he was of the gay rights crowd. Check out the links at the bottom of the chart to see the evidence of his positions. Now I'm really confused! -
I'm in 'stealth mode' because I had to erase the evidence that I was supporting Romney. I didn't want anybody who knew about him to think less of me.
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Hey Lauren! Long time no see. Wonderful to hear from you!
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Lauren, this is Danielle although I know you already found her, I just thought an official semi-formal pleonast intro would be in order. :)
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when I read your comment I seriously laughed so loud that I thought I might wake up Addison in the next room. You know you can't catch me off guard with humorous sarcasm such as that. It's just too dangerous, but not to worry, she's still asleep!
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Yeah we actually have that Vicks thing you were talking about but we ran out of the Vicks and haven't bought any more. It actually never even crossed my mind to drag that out. Oh well, the Robutussin worked. :)
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hey nice to meet you! and thanks for your help! i appreciate all your emails, i am gonig to call you, but it's amazing how the days fly by when you're not working...i'm a little bit suprised since i've spent most of my adult life at a job...anyways i'll call you as soon as i can...=) -
The mirror isn't hung. :) It's super heavy so I don't think we'll hang it until we get somewhere VERY permanent.
Halloween's a-comin'!
Alright all you creative folks out there, I need costume ideas. Kayla is all set as a honeybee if the costume gets here on time ;) Ethan is 2 and Zane and I need costumes too. I don't want to spend much (if any) money and I can't sew. This is where the creativity comes in. :) Momma already told me there are cute ideas online, but I thought I'd see if there are any tried and true ideas from people I know first. So go on and dazzle me!
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I have no idea who you are, but I want to thank you for you comments on the topic about traditions. I decided to get out of it once I saw the stance some were taking. Typical. Again, thank you.
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A couple came to our party as a cook and a head. She put on an apron and splattered blood on it and carried a knife and he punch a hole through a box and put it over his head and they put a table cloth around it and a paper plate cut to fit around his neck. It was cool when he sat down and it was just his head on a table.
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Trevor thinks Ethan should be Baby Chucky for Halloween or that doll My Buddy.
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if we are going to be having a boy in our future, i'm totally taking that idea! So fitting for our family!
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And scary! Don't let Trevor dress Ethan like Chucky OR My Buddy. Both scare me equally as much!!!
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Ethan can take his guitar, dress sloppy and be Jack Black in School of Rock......ahh, my hero!! Heh, heh, heh.....
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Or he can always dress up like Tim Tebow.....EVERYBODY'S HERO!!!!!!!
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dress up like from an era, a friend of mine and I last year dressed up like the 80's and it was cheap and great. :) We did big hair lots of makeup, stone washed jeans from a thrift store and tight rolled our pants that were of course slashed in the knees and had crazy fishnet stocking and heels with leg warmers. dressing up like the 80's is even easier for a guy but it was really fun. Good luck, I have no idea what we're gonna be this year.
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Jeremy Johnson is going as Tim Tebow so that's out. But Ethan does have a Gator jersey with a #1 on it. He can go as Percy Harvin! How do I make a pasty white kid look black? LOTS of makeup or LOTS of time in the sun? :)
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Oh yeah!!! He could be Mercy Percy! I think imagination should go a long way towards the color of his skin. Come on.....can't you just see him running down the field and catching a pass in that #1 jersey??? I can.
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well this year Jessie and I are going to be GIJoe and Tearesa (Barbie's brunette friend) not expenise and very cute if I do say so myself. We even are going to write "made in china" on the back of our necks and use the "barbie moves" from the SNL Barbie Dreamhouse...it should be lots of fun. And I got both of our boys coustums from Old Navy for about $20 and they are super cute! Good luck!
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Thanks for your comment! I'm lovin' all the great advice!
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Yeah. I think she's a pervert. It's a shame.
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Thank you for your kind comment. :) -
No, not going to that game. You must be confusing me with someone else. :)
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Sure that's me house.?. Ok Ok, it's not. But a man can dream can't he. To imagine our house with the couch, just shrink the room by half and take away the beautiful view of the mountains.
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I might have to check her out. I had a bad experience with my OB during my last pregnancy, and I'm seeing her parter (who was actually the one to do my C-section). Thanks for the info!
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We're usually pretty good about taking them down in January, whether it's the 1st or the 31st that's another story.
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To be honest, sometimes I hate sharing food, too! But, when she and I are home alone together, I really have no choice :) But, it is fun to watch her face light up when I give her bites!
What's a dolf?
Ethan has taken up drawing. It's all just scribble, but he has something in mind when he's drawing and the other day he came up to me and showed me one of his masterpieces. He said, "Mommy, I drawed a dolf." I had him repeat that to make sure I got it right and asked him what a dolf was. He gave me his best you're-a-moron look, pointed to his picture and said, "A dolf's right there." As if that explains everything. What a know it all.
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Cute! I love when they say words wrong. You almost don't want to correct them. :)
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I'm telling you, it's all his master plan to make you think he's not the sharpest tool in your shed. It takes years of groundwork, but the rewards later are priceless :) -
Ethan is awesome.
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Thanks for the non-sarcastic comment. Are you feeling ok?
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Oh and on a different note, why is your son drawing Hitler??
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I know this is loooong overdue, but do you have plans for dinner this Saturday night???
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We saw new pictures of Kayla when we went to NM. She's so cute and so fat!! I thought you were kidding about the concave nipples!
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You know for someone that has never heard of the "concave nipples", that comment was disturbing!
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Okay, so I've been missing here on the 'nast for a while but I'm back and I had like 10 blogs to read but chose to start with your parents. Anyway, long story short I read the comments as well and then saw yours and followed it to Terry's preachers' and then read they were moving. What? For real? That's crazy, and great. Good for them and your parents especially to have some of their youngins' close by.
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Also, did you ever figure out if a "dolf" was just that or if it also means something else? Just curious?
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that's really funny. I guess I have that to look forward to in the coming months. :)
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You can call me during work. I'll email you my work number.
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Hey Lauren! Nancy borrowed Every Woman's Battle from me. She is ready different materials to help her in writing a book for Christian singles on dating and choosing a mate. I think it is going to be an extraordinary book! Anyway, the book she was referring to was Every Woman's Battle which is similar the the popular Every Man's Battle. Both are great, eye-opening books!
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Well, "ready" should have been "reading"
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I get such a kick out of her!
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And your parents are great. Added a whole aspect to the fun of our trip out west last summer!
I was hoping to go to the singing yesterday, but I just wasn't up to it. I do plan on going to the ladies' class on the 22nd. So we can re-meet there. I'm sure I met you, too, but I'm horrible with new faces and names.