Things That Make Me Smile 2/21/14

Jake (8), Alyssa (5½), Zac (4), Tyler (1½) 

What a hectic, fun weekend it's been! My family gives me plenty of reasons to Smile.

1. Zac, looking outside, dejected: "It's like the whole world's covered in snow."

2. Alyssa: "I hate meat. It gives me less energy."

3.

4. Tyler: "Daddy. Daddy."

Me: "Aw, Daddy's at work. Do you miss your daddy?"

Tyler: "Uh huh." 

 

5. Zac: "Mom, I love you. You're so cutesy."

6. Me, holding 2 pieces of broken, white plastic: "Does anyone know what these go to?"

Jake & Alyssa: "No."

Zac, contemplating: (ten seconds later) ". . . It goes to something white."

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8. Zac, because I was singing along with a song that was playing: "No wonder I heard 2 sings. It was you!"


What made you Smile this week?
 

Things That Make Me Smile 4/19/13

Happy Friday! I have the biggest smile this week! We took Tyler to his ENT doctor and found out that his ear infections have finally cleared up. After nearly 4 months, Tyler is completely infection free!!! We want to thank you all for your prayers and encouraging words. I really didn't need anything else this week - that news was smile-worthy enough! - but here are a few more precious memories. 

1. Alyssa, singing: ". . . I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart Tuesday!" (should be to stay)

2. Me: "Do you know what chicken cordon bleu is?"

Jake: "Yeah, it's chicken and corn that's blue."

3. Zac: "That wind is so blowy!"

4. Zac: "Who are you going to marry?"

Alyssa: "The person that Jesus tells me."

5. Alyssa: "Do you know why I put this shirt on? It's more spingableish."

6. Enjoying the warm weather and eating lunch outside.

7. Zac: "I'm sitting on something that's under me."

8. Me, about a Lego creation: "Wow, how did you make that so fast?"

Alyssa: "Oh, it's because Zac barely bothered me." 

9. Zac, while driving, about a tractor on a trailer: "Wow, that's driving by itself!"

10. Me: "I think this might be getting a little too small for you."

Zac: "Why?"

Me: "Because you're growing up and getting big."

Zac: "Yeah, I'm getting big like a big, scary monster!"

Me: "Oh, no! That is scary."

Zac: "Don't worry; I still talk like a little boy."

What made you smile this week?

Things That Make Me Smile 5/18/12

It's the second week of posting my Smiles on Monday. Things have been so busy around here. I'm completely convinced that with each child you have, you lose an hour of the day. Maybe two. It seems like I'm always saying "It's {insert time here} already?" and "It's {insert day here} already?" Does life ever slow down? No, probably not for a long while. So, in the meantime, let's smile!

1. I was singing to Zac and he replied, "I don't want dat song. I want my Jesus Loves Me."

2. Jake: "Can you really pay 20¢ on a down-payment for a hotdog?"

3. Zac: "Those doggies are ruffing at us."

4. Jake learned to ride his bike!  

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6. Jake, talking about Tyler: "He doesn't do much, but he sure is cute."

7. Jake and Alyssa were using an app on the iPad that records what you say. They were having so much fun and laughing a lot. Jake recorded himself goo-goo gaga-ing like a baby and played it back for Tyler. Then he said, "I don't think he understood."

8. Jake was singing the books of the New Testament and made up some new ones: First and Second Balognians (from the land of Balogna, of course.) Then followed the book of Accordions. He thought he was so funny.

9. Zac: "Mommy, Grandma's here!"
Me: "Oh, good. Why don't you go play with her?"
Zac: "Ok, Mommy, after I give her a kiss."