Bairs Double

Snippets

2012-02-13T09:11:00.001-08:00

Taylor: Luke, Mommy....Look! My poop looks like a flower! I can't believe it. How did I do that? It doesn't smell like a flower though does it?

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{while the kids were eating lunch}
Taylor: Hey Luke, what happens when you ONLY pray to the king?
Luke: You go to the LIONS DEN!
Taylor: Good job Luke! You are soo smart. We only pray to Jesus and God right? Not kings.
Luke: Yeah....we don't need to pray to kings. Jesus and God hear us when we pray.

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I love how the kids "toast" their cups at lunch. :)

Snippets

2012-02-10T12:20:00.001-08:00

{this morning while I was getting ready the kids come into the bathroom with very concerned looks on their faces}
Taylor: Mom...we need your help. A lion ate the princess and we need help getting her out of the lions mouth!
Luke: Yeah it's not good. The princess is in the lions belly in pieces.
{I follow them into their room} Me: Where's the lion?
Taylor: RIGHT HERE! Can't you see it? I can't believe this happened.
{looking at the empty floor where they are imagining all of this, I then pretend to pry the lion's mouth open and tell Taylor to get the princess}
Taylor: Oh no, this is not good. She's ALL busted up.
Me: What should we do?
Luke: It's okay, Jesus will heal her. Let's just pray for her.
{so they did}

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{then I hear}
Luke: Blow your horn Taylor.
Taylor: OK {and I hear them blowing their "horns"}
Luke: OK now YELL as loud as you can! {yelling}
Both: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luke: The Wall came down!!!!!!
Me: What are you guys doing?
Luke: I'm Joshua and we're making the Jericho wall come down.

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{then}
Taylor: Hey mama, come here!
{walk in and they have their play tent and they are pretending to hammer it}
Me: What are you doing?
Taylor: We're building you a house! Isn't it beautiful?
Luke: Yeah........we're doing a good job aren't we Mom? We're good workers and we work REALLY hard!

Snippets

2012-02-09T12:05:00.000-08:00

Girls day today consisted of wearing pink (Taylor insisted we match) going to the store to get pink cupcake stuff, making ALL pink cupcakes and decorating them, making a BUNCH of beaded necklaces and bracelets, and making mini pizzas for lunch. :) So much fun spending one on one time with Miss Taylor. She was LOVING it! Boys went to a wrestling match with the Santana boys. Fun day for all. :)

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Luke: {randomly before tucking him in for nap}:
Mom, how do caterpillars go potty?
Me: What do you mean, they just go?
Luke: But where does it come out? They don't have a heiney.
{hmm}

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{bathtime this AM the kids were baptizing their toys}
Luke: Pirate, I baptize you in the name of the Father, {dunk}
In the name of the Son, {dunk} AND
In the name of the Holy Spirit {dunk and clapping/yay's, then he prayed for the pirate}
Luke: I pray pirate that you will not longer be lost, and that you'd obey God with ALL your heart. In Jesus Name, AMEN.
{Then Taylor with her mermaid}
Taylor: {holding her mermaid up} I believe in Jesus!
I baptize you in the name of the Father, {dunk}
In the name of the Son, {dunk} AND
In the name of the Holy Spirit {dunk and clapping/yay's, then he prayed for the mermaid}
Taylor: I pray Jesus would protect you and give you wisdom. In Jesus Name I Pray, AMEN.
{then}
They started filling their containers with water pretending to be Rebecca giving water to Isaac's servant's camels. :)

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{Nick}
I was baptized three (3) times this evening by Pastor Danny Tanner and Pastor Lorrie Tanner (Luke & Taylor respectively)!!! They've got the whole thing down, Pastor Lorrie even prayed for me after I came up out of the "water". I must say I'm impressed as well as a new man!
{Robin}
I heard this from upstairs, "In the name of the Father, In the name of the Son, and in the name of the Holy Spirit!" then lots of clapping! :)

Snippets

2012-01-27T11:30:00.000-08:00

{Luke had to go sit in the bathroom because he was screaming and throwing a fit because he couldn't draw his lion the way he wanted it, wow! Anyhow, after getting things straightened out and playing for a bit, he comes running up to me with a suspicious smile...}
Me: What are you up to?
Luke: Look at my smile Mommy! I changed my attitude!
Taylor: {jumping up and down, clapping} YAY LUKE!
Luke: I'm choosing to be happy now. :)
{must be the day for attitudes needing changed.}

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{Today I thought I'd try teaching the kids how to spell some 3 letter words, I had a picture of a dog and before I even got the letters out for them...}
Luke: I know how to spell DOG Mom.
Me: You do? How?
Luke: D-O-G...{then he uses the phonic sounds} See Mom, I already know how to spell it! :)
Me: When did you learn that?
Luke: You taught it to me in the car, remember Mom?
{I remember he figured out how to spell DIG when we were watching the digging of our basement...but I don't remember....glad their memory is WAY better than mine

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Taylor: Mom! My honey mustard turned into wine!
{any guesses what the kids learned about today at CBS?}

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{Luke and Taylor were playing on our bed with their "friends" (stuffed animals and babies) when...}
{THUMP}
Taylor: OH NO! Baby fell off the bed! Are you okay baby?
Luke: Is she okay?
Taylor: No, she isn't. Where do you hurt baby? She hurts ALL over!
Luke: Bring her here.
{I peek in to see Taylor holding the baby and Luke laying his hands on her}
Luke: Jesus, I pray that you would heal baby all over in the name of Jesus and that you'll help her deal with the pain as she's healing, In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Taylor: She's healed!
{both Luke and Taylor run into me jumping up and down all excited}
Taylor: Mommy! Baby fell and Luke prayed for her and she's healed! Thank you Jesus!

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{overhearing them play in their room with a block puzzle}
Luke: Ummm....Taylor, it isn't gonna be that easy.
Taylor: Sure it is Luke. Don't worry about it, it's so easy. You're not gonna be able to believe it.

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{Luke and Taylor were playing in their room and come running out to me}
Luke: Our friends are blinded and we need to lift them up to heaven so Jesus and God can heal them. We have them all wrapped in a blanket but we need help lifting them to heaven.
Taylor: C'mon Mom, I'm sooo excited. We're gonna take out friends to heaven so Jesus can heal them in the name of Jesus Christ!
{walk into their room and ALL of their stuffed animals and babies are wrapped up in Luke's comforter on the floor}
Me: How are we gonna lift them to heaven?
Luke: Well you see...heaven is my bed and we need your help to lift them to heaven.
{so we lifted them onto Luke's bed}
Taylor: I'm so excited, so excited. Now they won't be blinded anymore. Jesus and God are healing them!
Luke: Thank you Jesus and God....my friends are healed!

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2012-01-23T13:37:00.000-08:00

{while I'm unloading the dishwasher I hear this}
{Luke peeking in at Taylor in their play tent}
Luke: Did you decide to change your attitude yet?
Taylor: {grunt}
Luke: Guess not. We'd have more fun if your attitude was happy Taylor.
Taylor: {grunt}
Luke: Okaaaaaaaay, I'll check back later.

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{Luke had to go sit in the bathroom because he was screaming and throwing a fit because he couldn't draw his lion the way he wanted it, wow! Anyhow, after getting things straightened out and playing for a bit, he comes running up to me with a suspicious smile...}
Me: What are you up to?
Luke: Look at my smile Mommy! I changed my attitude!
Taylor: {jumping up and down, clapping} YAY LUKE!
Luke: I'm choosing to be happy now. :)
{must be the day for attitudes needing changed.}

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{Today I thought I'd try teaching the kids how to spell some 3 letter words, I had a picture of a dog and before I even got the letters out for them...}
Luke: I know how to spell DOG Mom.
Me: You do? How?
Luke: D-O-G...{then he uses the phonic sounds} See Mom, I already know how to spell it! :)
Me: When did you learn that?
Luke: You taught it to me in the car, remember Mom?
{I remember he figured out how to spell DIG when we were watching the digging of our basement...but I don't remember....glad their memory is WAY better than mine!}
I was really surprised how many words they could spell by just sounding them out. Pretty cool. :)

Snippets

2012-01-20T11:56:00.000-08:00

This is the kids when we came back from peeking at the new house. They ran ahead of me, thinking they were super fast, and they sat at the door and waited for me, then told me how fast they are, and asked me to take their picture.

Same thing happened today with the kids running in front of me and sitting on the step. This time...I had my real camera. :) Notice Miss Taylor's shoes. Luke doesn't have any mud on his...hers are covered on the bottom. Typical.

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I love how Luke jumps up and down in excitement every time he flushes the toilet. lol Cracks me up. I wonder at what age he'll stop doing that.

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{driving in car, showed kids where we lived before they were born}
Taylor: Mom, so where were we at before we were in your belly?
Me: God hadn't made you yet.
Taylor: Were we with Jesus before we were in your belly?
Me: God loved and knew about you before you were born but he didn't make you until he made you in my belly.
Taylor: Hmm.
{this girls questions are deep}

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{Luke and Taylor were playing groceries and had play money out}
Luke: Look Mom, at all these coins? I'm going to put ALL these into the box because I'm a rich man. You be the poor woman Taylor.
Taylor: Okay, I'm the poor woman who only has a little to give but she made Jesus sooo happy.

Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.
Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.” Mark 12:41-44

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{cracks me up when Luke and Taylor play and Luke's the Daddy and Taylor is his little girl, fits them so well. :)}
Taylor: Daddy: Can I get this little bunny?
Luke: Yes, honey.
Taylor: Daddy, Can I get this doll?
Luke: Ummm, well....I guess so.
Taylor: OH THANK YOU DADDY!
Luke: You're welcome honey. Ya know, sometimes when kids don't obey me, I have to spank them. Cuz, God wants kids to obey their parents. That makes God happy.
Taylor: You're not gonna spank me are you Daddy?
Luke: No, you're being so good and obeying your Daddy.
Taylor: I love you Daddy. {giving him a big hug}

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Taylor: Mommy, I love your husband THIS MUCH! :

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Me: Taylor, come here a minute.
Taylor: {peeking out of the office with her play phone on her ear and whispering sternly} I'm on the phone right now.... shhhhh!

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{Last 2 mornings Taylor's been getting dressed completely by herself and she's very proud of herself}
Taylor: Mom, I'm sooooo big, ya can't believe it can you. I can get dressed ALLLLL by myself. Luke, can ya believe it? Mom...come here and stand next to me, I think I'm taller than you now......ALLLLMOST! :)

Baby #3

2012-01-17T12:15:00.000-08:00

1st Belly Shot, just shy of 18 weeks.

Looks like I'll get to experience what it's like to carry one baby at a time. :) God is good. :)

Nick and I were completely shocked by the news of baby #3, but God wasn't. Nick and I didn't think it was possible, but with God all things are possible.

Psalm 139:13-16
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.

Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”

In October...all the sudden coffee didn't taste good, I remember noticing when we were up at Uncle Tim and Kathy's cabin. Didn't think much more of it. But didn't want coffee anymore. Nick joked about maybe I was pregnant but we didn't think much more about it.

In November...went up to my parents to visit and they had gotten KFC. The smell almost made me vomit. Whoah.....that only happened once before that a smell made me feel that sick.

That Wednesday night I picked up a home pregnancy test, still thinking I was nuts but felt weird enough about the smell incident to take it.

That Friday morning I took the test when I got up. Nick had already gone to work. It was positive! WHAT?! I wanted to wait until Nick got home to tell him so I waited ALL DAY. I put the test into an envelope with the results sheet, wrote Daddy on the outside of the envelope and told Taylor to give it to him when he got home. He kept asking what it was, but then he opened it, smiled and said he told me. :) So I started trying to remember when I last had my period. Might sound weird but I NEVER keep track of it and when you don't think you can get pregnant. You don't really worry about it. So I start thinking....ummm....did I even have it in October? No. Then I remembered that I had gotten it when we went to the zoo. So I looked back at my calendar to see when we went to the zoo. OH MY! September 19th!

So I call the doctor to make an appointment and they wanted confirmation blood work first. Went and had that done and that came back positive. So they scheduled my first appointment which wasn't until DECEMBER...waited another month!

1st Appointment. December 9th.
I went in and got the talk and papers and the exam. Got to hear the baby's heartbeat and the nurse asked me if I was feeling movement. I said yes but I thought I was crazy since it was so early. She said she could feel the baby moving as she was trying to get the heart rate so she said the baby is moving a lot. Heart rate was 160 if I remember right. They hadn't planned on doing an ultrasound but it ended up that they had an opening while I was there. YAY! I was really wanted to see this little one because honestly, I was still doubting it being true. So we got an ultrasound and they confirmed the due date based on my last period. I was 11 weeks and 4 days. Due June 25th. Baby actually measured 12 weeks but the doctor said that wasn't enough difference to change the due date. I had brought a DVD just in case so they recorded the ultrasound. Baby was jumping around. :) I wanted to wait until Christmas day to tell people but Nick Bair, did not want to wait. He also didn't want to let the news out by accident and get in trouble. ;) So we announced it. I explained to Luke and Taylor that God had given us a very special surprise just like he had given Mary. Taylor seemed excited to be able to "help" Mommy and Luke had lots of questions about how this was all gonna go down. :) Luke of course wants a brother and Taylor wants a sister. We had Taylor give our parents the ultrasound picture and tell them that "Mommy has a baby in her belly!" It was cute was to announce it. :)

2nd Appointment. January 12th. 16 weeks, 3 days.
Quick appointment. Weighed me. Asked if I had any questions or problems and checked the heartbeat. Baby's heartbeat was in the 150's he said which is good. Right before this appointment I actually started seeing movement from the outside of my belly. Crazy. This baby is a mover and a shaker so far. It's so weird to not have regular ultrasounds. We got spoiled that way with having twins. This time around, most likely we'll only have 2. The initial one and then one at 22 weeks.

February 1st, 19 weeks
Nick felt the baby kick for the first time. :)

3rd Appointment February 9th, 20 weeks, 3 days.
Gained 4 pounds total so far.
Baby's heart rate was in the 130's
Experienced some Braxton Hick's contractions this week and some sharp ligament pain that lasted for 1/2 hour. Doctor said if I continue to have that combination, to let her know and they may do an ultrasound. Ultrasound is February 22nd.

Snippets

2012-01-13T07:15:00.000-08:00

‎{Luke loves his lambies (3 of them) and he lost one (his favorite) for a couple days}
Luke: Mommy! Guess what? I FOUND MY LAMBIE!!!! It was in Taylor's basket! {jumping up and down} I'm so excited and happy, I FINALLY found my lambie! He missed me so much. He was scared without me. {walks away hugging the lambie, comes back}
Luke: Mom, you remember the shepherd who lost the one sheep? And he searched and he searched and he loved that one lambie. AND THEN HE FOUND IT! That's like me and my lambie! I'm SOOOO happy I finally found him! {then he went and looked for the story in his bible and "read" it.} :)

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2012-01-12T12:05:00.000-08:00

Taylor: What's gonna be at the farm show?
Me: Lots of animals and maybe some tractors, farm stuff.
Luke: Lambies and Sheep! Cause I LOVE Lambies and Sheep!
Taylor: Are there gonna be Bunnies and Kitties there? Cause I LOVE bunnies and kitties.
Me: I don't know we'll see.
Taylor: I bet there will be pink bunnies with dresses on, just like mine and they will be SOOOO CUTE!
Luke: I hate to tell ya Taylor, but real bunnies don't wear dresses and I've never seen a pink one.
Taylor: Luke be quiet. There is so.
Luke: Mom, can you tell her real bunnies don't wear dresses. :)

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Luke: Mom, what kinda bread is this? {showing me play food}
Me: Type of bread called a baguette.
Luke: Ya know, this is the kind of bread that Jesus and the disciples ate together.

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Taylor: I'm putting my wings on and I'm gonna fly way high, the whole way to heaven and you won't be able to reach me.
Luke: Yeah, we're going all by ourselves mom.
Me: What are you going to do there?
Luke: Well Jesus and God are hungry, so we're gonna take some food up to them.
Me: Really? What do they like to eat?
Taylor: Cookies.
Luke: And Pasta. We're gonna have dinner with them. :)

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At just 11 weeks, I felt this baby moving...thought I was nuts but the nurse asked me if I felt movement because she felt him/her while checking the heart rate...and now at just 16 weeks I can see my belly moving from the outside. Crazy.

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{the last part of Taylor's prayer last night...of course after listing off as many names as we'd possibly let her}
Taylor: I want to pray that Jesus would protect us from our enemies. And pray that Jesus would help me obey Mama and Daddy and that Jesus would give Mama and Daddy wisdom for decisions with the house and that Luke Michael Bair would love me. :) {♥ this girl}

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{completely out of the blue} Luke: Mommy, do you know Jesus loves you ALL the time JUST the way you are because he made you? {I love when they take me off guard like that...I also love chasing them with the vacuum while they scream and run around, good times}

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{Realized that Luke gave Ali, our dog more food which I didn't think he could reach, after explaining that they shouldn't feed Ali more than what I give him...} Luke: He was hungry Mom, so I got him some food. Taylor: {As she's hand feeding the dog} Mom, we have to feed him, we're babysitting him. :)

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2012-01-04T12:57:00.000-08:00

Luke: Taylor, may I have one of your animal crackers please?
Taylor: Sigh, You may have ONE more. Do you understand me? ONE more and then that's it, Okay?
Luke: Okay, can I have the camel.
Taylor: Sure, here's the camel, isn't he cute?
Luke: Thanks Taylor! {few minutes pass}
Luke: Taylor, may I have one more of your animal crackers, please?
Taylor: Sigh. ONE more Luke. ONE more. Look at me in my eyes, do you understand me?

hahaha (where does she hear such things??)

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Taylor: Ya know Mom, Luke is a REALLY good door opener, isn't he? I can't believe how good he is at opening doors! {Luke grinning from ear to ear} {He's really been into opening the fence gate for Taylor and I <3}

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Taylor: Mommy, Jesus loves you AND your baby THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS much!!!!! {stretching arms out wide} {She says this A LOT, so cute.}

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Luke: Mom, can I give Taylor a cracker and a cookie. She finished her lunch. Me: Sure. {Luke hands her the goods} Taylor: AWWW Luke, you're such a nice brother. Mom did you see Luke, wasn't that so cute? {Luke grinning}

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Luke: Taylor, can I have some of your peanut butter? Taylor: Umm, I'm pretty sure you have your own. Luke: But you have more. Taylor: Cuz you ate yours. Luke: God wants you to share it Taylor. Taylor, MOM, do I have to share my food? lol

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Luke: Mommy, does your baby like that food? {he asks me if the baby likes EVERYTHING I eat}

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{As we were driving on a bumpy road} Taylor: Mom, is your baby okay in your belly? Me: Yeah, why? Taylor: Cause this road is bumping us all around like crazy. Luke: Your baby is prolly doing flips and stuff, huh?

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‎{While watching concrete being poured for our house}
Luke: I wanna stay here ALL DAY! This is cool.
Taylor: Can we go home? I'm tired. lol

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2011-12-27T12:08:00.000-08:00

Taylor: Hey Luke! Look! I have a baby in my belly!
Luke: No you don't, that's your breakfast. :)

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Taylor: {holding her shirt up} Mommy, I have two babies in my belly at the same time. One is named Mary and the other Gabriel.
Luke: No you don't.
Taylor: Actually I have FIVE babies in my belly. Mary, Gabriel, Sophie, Luke and Mommy.
Luke: You're crazy.

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Every morning Luke offers me his lambies to cuddle with, this morning he wanted to cuddle too...he's never quiet in the AM but this morning as Taylor was sleeping in, he cuddled with me and sang "Bless the Lord O my Soul" softly. Can you get a better start to the day?

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As I was drying my hair this morning the kids were pretending their closet was the stable and Taylor's baby was Jesus. They had him on a pillow and wrapped in blankets and had all their stuffed animals around baby Jesus. Taylor was Mary and Luke was Joseph. Taylor: Mommy LOOK! Baby Jesus....isn't this EXCITING!!! I'm soooo excited! Luke: Umm Mary...baby Jesus is hungry, you should feed him some hot cereal and milk. Mary: Oh okay. {feeds him and lays him back down} Luke: Baby Jesus is crying. Me: You better pick him up Joseph. Luke: It's okay baby. {rocking him and laying him down} Taylor: EWW baby Jesus is stinky! Joseph, you better change him, he pooped. Luke: nut uh. That's gross.

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Taylor: Mom! Did you hear the baby in my belly growling? :)

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The kids seriously NEVER get sick of watching our wedding video. They still ask to watch it and the reception often. Taylor gets just as excited every time I walk down the isle. "That's MY Mommy!" And Luke gets just as excited every time to see Danny and Lorrie sing. :)

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Highlight of my day: Emerson dancing while Luke and Taylor sang Jesus Loves Me to him. ♥

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‎{First thing this morning.} Taylor: I LOVE you Mommy! {hugs and kisses} Today I'm gonna obey and listen to you and make Jesus soooo happy! :) {shouldn't we all start out with that attitude?}

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Luke: Mom, why did God make Goliath since he's so mean? {Ever since we've been talking about our choice to obey or not...be nice or not, etc.}

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Me: What do you think we should give Jesus for his birthday? What do you think he'd like? Luke: I can draw him a picture of children! :) Taylor: Prolly for us to be nice to each other and share and obey and stuff.

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Taylor: My friends and I were playing and we were playing with this other friend and you ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE IT MOM! We didn't realize BUT GUESS WHAT? HE WAS JESUS! We didn't realize he was Jesus but he was! Me: Really? Taylor: Yup and we played with him and it was SOOO much fun.

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‎{bathtime} Me: What is that in the water? Luke: I didn't poop Mom! Must be Taylor. Taylor: I DID NOT! Me: What is it? Taylor: Umm...Jesus pooped in there, it splashed down from heaven. He had to go really bad!

Big News!

2011-12-27T12:04:00.000-08:00

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2011-12-07T13:07:00.001-08:00

‎{Luke and Taylor cuddling on the chair watching Veggie Tales after nap} Luke: I love our christmas tree. Taylor: Oh my goodness....Luke, you're happy already! {he's usually grumpy for a bit after nap, Taylor runs to me} Look Mom, Luke's happy already! YAY! Look at him Mom, LOOK! Look at his face! {Luke with a big cheesy smile} He's happy mom! YAY! :)

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Luke: {walks in to me looking dead serious} Mom, those Romans tax people and they are mean and greedy. That's not good Mom. Taxing means they take money from people and that's not good. {walks out} :)

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2011-12-06T14:21:00.001-08:00

Taylor: {talking on her phone} Oh hi, how are you doing. I'm doing fine Joseph. Me: Who are you talking to? Taylor: Joseph the carpenter. I'm gonna marry him. Me: Oh you are? Taylor: Yup, I'm Mary. I'm gonna marry Joseph. {walking away}...Oh that's nice Joseph. Sure. Okay, I gotta go, we'll talk later, someone else is calling me. Oh hi Elizabeth! How are you doing? How's Zechariah doing? He fell down? Oh my word! Is he okay? Oh that's good. How's John in your belly? He did what? He just flipped out of your belly? That's crazy! Congratulations. Oh Mama, Zechariah wants to talk to you. Me: Are you sure he can talk? He's not answering me. Taylor: Give me the phone. Zechariah! Congratulations! Yeah...MOM HE CAN TALK. John the Baptist was already born, Here! Talk to him! Me: {talking to him} Taylor: I need to talk to Elizabeth. Hey Elizabeth. Yeah...I'm gonna marry Joseph. Yup got flowers and a dress. Yup Jesus is in my belly. Can you believe it, THE ANGEL GABRIEL APPEARED TO ME!!! I'm so excited. Me: Hey Taylor, did you ask Daddy if you can marry Joseph. Taylor: Oh he said yes. Me: Let me call him. Did you tell Mary she can marry Joseph. Oh you didn't? Taylor: Give me the phone. Can I marry Joseph Daddy? I can! Good! MOM...YES I CAN! Actually the angel told me to. :)

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2011-12-01T10:05:00.000-08:00

Luke made up a song for Taylor and I telling us that he loves us and we're beautiful. :) Taylor ate it up...as much as I did. :)

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Kids are loving puzzles lately. They put together a 48 piece with no help and today needed very little help with a 100 piece puzzle. Love watching them work on them together. :)

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‎{kids alarm goes off, they come running out of their room to Daddy} Taylor: DADDY! DADDY!!!! OUR ALARM WENT OFF! We kept the light off and listened to you. We obeyed Daddy! I love you THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSS much Daddy. Aren't you happy? Luke: I love you THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSS much too Daddy!

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‎{Taylor with her play phone} Taylor: Hi Jesus! How are you doing? OH MY WORD! Are you serious? {holds phone down to talk to us} Jesus said one of his sheep ran off to college! He went and got him though and brought him home. {continues to talk} Yeah...that's good you have him now. Umm Dad Jesus wants to talk to you, here you go. {Daddy talks to Jesus for awhile while we listen} Taylor: Jesus said that grandpa Risser came down from heaven! Can you believe it? Ok Jesus, have a good day, love you! ...{phone "rings" again} Taylor: Hi...Dad, it's Jesus' Daddy. Nick: you mean God the father? Taylor: Yup it's God and he wants to talk to you! {Daddy talks to God} Taylor: Hi God, How's Jesus doing? Oh that's good...okay...talk to you later {phone rings again} Taylor: It's the Holy Spirit..The Holy Spirit wants to talk to you dad.... :)

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‎{After brushing teeth and getting fluoride vitamin} Luke: OH MY GOODNESS MOM! We forgot to give the boy and girl that don't have toys (he meant Operation Christmas Child kids) vitamins! That's not good, Mom. They need vitamins. Mom, you need to send them vitamins, okay? Cuz we forgot, Mom. How did we forget vitamins?

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Luke faithfully prays for all the guitar players in his life including Philip Herndon. But now since Worship Night with Oceans In Love, he's praying for each band member by name. He sounds out the beginning sound of each members name, and says what letter their name starts with and when he gets to Philip, he always says...Mommy, that's a tricky one cuz it starts with a P but sounds like an F. That's silly isn't it? :)

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‎{ride home from bible study} Taylor: I screamed Luke's name really loud in class when I was on top of the slide. Me: You did? Why? Taylor: Cuz I wanted him to come to me. Me: Luke, did she do that? Luke: Yup. Taylor: He came up to me and I gave him hugs and kisses and said I LOVE MY BROTHER! {Looking at Luke who has a HUGE grin on his face} Me: Is that right Luke? Luke: yup.
{She's the only one who can get away with kissing him without protest. He wipes them off and says he doesn't like kisses. He always tells me HE will give ME kisses but he doesn't like getting kisses. {stinker}

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2011-11-17T11:00:00.000-08:00

Taylor: {whispering from across the room} pssssst Luke. Guess what? Luke: What? Taylor: I love you. {huge grins} Luke: pssst Taylor. Guess what? I love you too! {huge grins} Taylor: pssst Luke. I love you this much {holding hands out wide} Luke: {gives Taylor huge hug} I love YOU this much! {holding hands out wide} Taylor: {Taylor kisses his cheek} You're my favorite brother Luke. Luke: And you're my favorite sister!

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‎{Kids cleaning up with dust pans} Luke: MOOOOOOOOMMMMMM! Taylor is stealing my dirt!!!!!!!!!!! Taylor: It's my dirt! Luke: You have to share the dirt Taylor, it's GOD'S dirt!

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Kids have been singing...... ♥}
You alone can rescue, You alone can save
You alone can lift us from the grave
You came down to find us, led us out of death
To You alone belongs the highest praise
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life

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Taylor and Luke were teaching each other how to write each other's names and then practicing together. Pretty cute to watch.

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Taylor keeps singing at the top of her lungs......SONS AND DAUGHTERS LIFT YOUR VOICES...PRAISE THE SON OF GOD! Thank you SisterBrother. :)

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‎{coming home from Community Bible Study} Taylor: So Mommy, what did you learn today in your class? Did you sing any songs to Jesus? Did you obey your teachers? :)

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Luke and Taylor were giving each other "mean" faces..nose to nose and then giggling hysterically over and over. :)

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‎{Luke and Taylor were "reading" their real bibles (there are no pictures, just words) to each other} Luke: The Lord said, BELIEVE in JESUS and you will have ETERNAL LIFE! Taylor: And the Lord said, DO NOT be mean or angry to your friends. And the Lord said, God doesn't see how people see, God looks at THE HEART! {they went on and on and it cracked me up how enthusiastic they were}

Snippets catch up

2011-11-02T12:27:00.000-07:00

Had a great birthday. :) Two singing 3 year olds before I even got out of bed, Nick made his first cake for me and the kids decorated it with LOTS of icing, awesome worship service at Pathway, clothes from my hubby, Chilis for lunch and dinner with my family in Gettysburg. Feeling more thankful that old. :)

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Listening to Luke and Taylor pretending to be Larry and Sharon Stoner. They are milking cows together, making dinner together, telling each other how much they love each other....but also arguing about which cow is theirs to milk. haha

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Luke's still Larry Stoner today. :) I was calling him Luke and Taylor said....Mom....he's Larry...so I called him Larry and he said NO MOM, I'm not just Larry, I'm Larry STONER. (not to be confused with Larry the veggie tale cucumber) haha

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Luke and Taylor have been practicing their phonic sounds constantly. I'd just finished talking to them about their not so nice attitudes and Luke says, "A A A ATTITUDE....that starts with an A" lol

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Luke has had his guitar, his guitar book and his guitar pick is his arms since 4 because he's ready to go visit with Philip Herndon. He keeps saying...we're gonna have to leave without Daddy cause I'm ready to go play for Philip now.

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‎{bathtime} Taylor: {with her hippo toy} Why do you want to be baptized?...Do you believe in Jesus? You do! I baptize you in the name of the father (pours water over it) in the name of the son (more water) and in the name of the holy spirit. (more water) {both Luke and Taylor clap and cheer} {I can't believe she remembers watching the baptism in that amount of detail, we talked about it since but still. They proceeded to both baptize all their toys}

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Taylor: When I grow up I'm gonna drink coffee, wear make up and wear your clothes mommy. :)

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Taylor: {as Nick is walking in the door} Daddy! Guess what?? I had some Leproseeds!{she meant sunflower seeds, Earlier today when we were reading the bible, she kept asking me where the leprosy was...I was explaining it was what made the people sick...but apparently she was looking for seeds. :)

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Me: What would you do if a friend asked you to do something that was wrong? Luke: I don't wanna go to jail. I obey my parents and I obey Jesus and God. I'm a big boy.

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Cracking up watching Luke trying to "tune" his guitar. Apparently he watched others do so closely. He looks like he knows what he's doing. Bad combination today: Luke jamming on his guitar while Taylor has a fever and isn't feeling good

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‎{from their bedroom this morning} Luke: Okay now, YOU cut Samson's hair... Taylor: NOO, I don't wanna be the enemy! YOU be the enemy. Luke: I'm not cutting his hair, girls do that, YOU. Taylor: I'm NOT the enemy Luke!

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‎{In the bath this morning} Luke: Look Mom, we're in the mouth of a big fish! The bath is the fishes mouth see! Me: Oh are you Jonah? Luke: NOOOO I'm not Jonah. Jonah didn't obey God and go to Nineveh. He went to Tarshish and that was NOT GOOD!

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Taylor: I'm getting really big, aren't I ma ma? You can't believe it can ya ma ma....I'm growing out of all of my clothes! {I hear this usually more than once a day

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2011-10-14T13:15:00.001-07:00

Luke: Mommy, cats have to be married to have kitties right?
Taylor: No they don't Luke! Mommy cats can have kitties without being married.
Luke: NO Taylor. They have to be married.
{wondering how in the world to answer this one}
Me: What do you think God would want cats to do?
Luke: God would want them to get married, that would make God happy.
Taylor: But they don't have to.
Me: We all have the choice to do what makes God happy or not. It's wise to do what God says because he knows what's best for us.
Luke: Yeah Taylor...it's better to obey God.
Taylor: But they don't have to get married.
{Am I seriously having these discussions at age 3?)

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2011-10-14T13:09:00.001-07:00

Taylor: Is Jesus up in the sky? Me: Way up in heaven, and it's beautiful. Luke: There will be lemons and oranges and peanut butter and jelly in heaven but no barbies. Taylor: There will be horses and I'll bring my barbies. Me: We won't need to bring anything to heaven. We'll have everything we need. Luke: Yea, Jesus and God don't like barbies. I'm gonna play my guitar for Jesus. Taylor: I'm gonna dance for Jesus! Me: We will get to worship Jesus all the time, won't that be amazing? Taylor: YAY! Mommy, Jesus is gonna put my up on his shoulders and give me hugs and kisses. :)

It really struck me. Luke and Taylor wanted to worship Jesus by doing the very thing that he gave them that brings THEM joy. (playing guitar and dancing) Pure and Simple. Do we worship God by doing the thing he gave us that brings us joy? Sometimes I think we stress and strive to do good and forget our first love. I wanna love Jesus with pure motives and all my heart.

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2011-09-26T11:23:00.000-07:00

{Bathtime, kids have been leaning back into the water and getting their hair wet}
Luke: Look Mom, Taylor's baptizing herself!
Taylor: Can we baptize each other?
Me: What do you have to do in order to get baptized?
Luke & Taylor: Believe in Jesus!
Luke: Can I get baptized Mom?
Me: You have to believe in Jesus and want to follow and obey him.
Luke: but I DO MOM!!!!!!
Taylor: ME TOO!!!!!
Luke: Can we baptize each other now?
:)

Snippets catch up

2011-09-26T11:19:00.000-07:00

‎{Taylor woke up from nap before Luke and Luke was still out}
Taylor: Luke's REALLY tired, isnt he. WHAT THE WORLD mom, why's he so tired. Me: I dunno. Taylor: MOM shhhhhh....he's tired let him sleep! {starts stomping on the floor, Luke wakes up, screaming} Taylor: Wow...Luke, you're grouchy, you should go back to bed.‎

{This morning I overheard this while I was getting ready}
Luke: Do you want to borrow my Leapster, Taylor? It's really God's and it makes him happy if I share it with you.
Taylor: Sure Luke! I'm soooo proud of you Luke.
Luke: That was really nice of me wasn't it?
Taylor: You're a nice brother.
Luke: {HUGE GRIN}

This morning Luke and Taylor were feeding each other grapes, walking around holding hands and now Luke just asked Taylor if she wants to dance with him. Somedays, they are pretty much adorable. :)

Luke and Taylor were singing 10,000 reasons by Matt Redman this morning. I guess I've been singing it a lot to myself and not realizing it. "Bless the Lord, O my Soul....O my Soul...."

Taylor: {to Luke} My foot hurts Luke, look at my boo boo. Luke: wow, you should pray to Jesus for healing. Taylor: Yeah...Luke can you pray for me? Luke : Umm, not right now. Taylor: Well that isn't very nice of you. You should pray for me now. Luke: Um...not right now. You pray for it. Ask Jesus to heal it. Taylor: Sigh, Mommy...can you pray for my foot?

Taylor: {as we're leaving church} Mom, I can't BELIEVE how many friends I have. Can you believe it? I have sooo many. {lol}

Luke sat and hugged me for an hour while I did my devotions. He said, "You're my girl Mommy, I love you." and kept kissing my cheek and cuddling up against me.... I love that boys tender heart. :)

{during a storm}
Luke is holding his ears and saying "Jesus Calm the Storm, Jesus Calm the Storm." :)

Luke is watching Danny Tanner playing Blessed Be Your Name on our wedding video over and over, pretending he's Danny Tanner and he just told me he needs a strap for his guitar and a cord to hook up to it. lol

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2011-09-01T12:22:00.000-07:00

This morning Taylor was asking Luke how to do certain things on her leapster. (things she knew how to do) and watching Luke teach her, and her thank him was about adorable. :)

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‎{After Taylor got in trouble for hitting Luke} Taylor: I was wrong for hitting you, Luke. {Luke touched her cheek and said..} Luke: I forgive you Taylor. {and he gave her a big hug} (Luke LOVES when things get made right, soooo cute)

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Luke: I want a little guitar with little strings. Not a big guitar with big strings like Danny Tanner and Philip Herndon. When I get to be a bigger man, then I'll get a big guitar.

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2011-08-31T09:50:00.000-07:00

‎{our cat, Linx, jumped on the couch which she isn't supposed to do}
Luke: LINX! That is GOD'S couch! It's not your couch and you're not being very nice to it.
Taylor: What the world Linx! Are you kidding me?

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‎{after Luke and Taylor climbed onto our bed this morning to wait for me to get ready} {looking right into Luke's eyes} Taylor: Look Luke, No pushing, no fighting, that's the deal, got it? Luke: Yes, Taylor.

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2011-08-22T11:53:00.000-07:00

Luke: Look at the picture I colored Taylor. Taylor: Oh WOW Luke, it's BEAUTIFUL! I love it! Luke: Taylor, it is NOT beautiful! It's sharp and it's cool, right mom?

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Luke: Taylor stop coloring on my book. Taylor: But I HAVE to Luke, because I'm sharing with you. Luke: I'm trying to do something here. You don't color on my book. Taylor: Now Luke, It's God's book and he's letting us use it and that means you should share with me. Luke: Mom, do I have to share, cause she's messing up my book. Me: Taylor, ask Luke if you can color a page of his after he's done. Luke: Yea cause that wasn't right, Taylor. Taylor: I was just sharing Luke. {stinkers}

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Luke: Mommy, do you know where God's kitty cat is? Me: God's kitty cat? Luke: Yeah, God's kitty. Can't find it.

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Taylor: I DON'T WANT to be Goliath! Luke: But you have to Taylor, cause I'm David. Taylor: YOU be Goliath! Luke: Nooooo silly.

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Luke: I don't wanna be a man mom, I just wanna be a boy like David.

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Taylor: I wanna be a STRONG, BEAUTIFUL WOMAN OF GOD, mommy! {as she's twirling and stretching her arms out wide}

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2011-08-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

Taylor: I'm going shopping for food that matches my dress... have a good night ma ma, see ya later, love youuuuuuuuu! lol

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Taylor: Hey Luke, wanna go along to the store with me and Shadrach Meshach, and Abednego? {she's cracking me up today}

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Luke: When I get to be a bigger man, I'm gonna eat grasshoppers and honey like John the Baptist.

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‎{I hear Taylor in the back of the car talking very quietly} Taylor: I'm sorry I ripped the book. Me: What did you say Taylor? Taylor: I'm talking to GOD Mom! Me: Oh, what are you talking to him about? Taylor: I'm telling him I'm sorry for ripping the book. I didn't try it but my shoe ripped it. {she tore part of a map that's in the back of the driver seat}

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2011-08-06T18:09:00.000-07:00

{Luke and Taylor deciding on a DVD to watch}
Luke: I wanna watch Jonah.
Taylor: But I don't like Jonah.
Luke: Why not?
Taylor: The big fish is scary.
Luke: That's how God made him. {shrugs shoulders}
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Taylor: I love my brother. My brother's my honey.

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{We read a devotion about Samson and were talking about how God gave him a gift of being strong to do what God wanted him to...}
Me: What gifts do you think God gave you guys to use for him?
Luke: umm, nothing.
Taylor: umm bunnies and kitties and puppies and ballerinas. {lol}
Me: Well I think God gave Luke the gift of being sensitive.
Luke: {starts instantly crying} BUT I DON'T WANT SENSITIVE!

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{in the car}
Taylor: I LOVE MY BROTHER!
Luke: {grinning from ear to ear}
Taylor: LUKE! Did you hear me? I said....I LOVE MY BROTHER!
Luke: {grinning from ear to ear}

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2011-08-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

‎{Listening to conversation while I was making lunch}

Luke: This is MINE Taylor.

Taylor: Actually Luke, It's God's. And what do you think God would want you to do with it? God would want you to share it Luke.

Luke: Yeah I know it's actually God's, God's nice and letting me play with it right now.

Our memory verse today: ALL things were created BY God and FOR God. Colossians 1:16

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2011-08-02T11:18:00.000-07:00

Taylor: Ma ma, you're a SILLY GOOSE!
Luke: No she's not Taylor. Mommy, you're AMAZING! :)

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2011-07-28T06:19:00.000-07:00

Best Moment of Today: Hearing Luke peeing all by himself standing up via stool while singing HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD, SING WITH ME... at the top of his lungs!

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Taylor (at lunch time): Mommy, can Jesus come down and eat tortillas with us please?

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Taylor (after throwing several fits in a row and not getting her way): Mommy, I'm having a rough day and my head is killing me.

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Taylor: Luke, look at me, isn't my dress beautiful?
Luke: You are beautiful Taylor.

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Luke: Mommy, Taylor is dancing on my soccer game! Taylor, you can't dance on my soccer game. I'm trying to play soccer here.
Taylor: Yes I can Luke, You play soccer and I dance.
Luke: This is a soccer game Taylor.
Taylor: This is also my stage Luke. I HAVE to dance!

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2011-07-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

Taylor: Mommy, I want some manna. Do we have some?
Me: We don't have any.
Taylor: Can we go to the grocery store and get some?
Me: I don't think they have it?
Taylor: Actually I want it to fall from heaven. {as she puts her arms up in the air}

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2011-07-20T11:57:00.001-07:00

Taylor: Mommy you didn't obey God. Me: Why is that? Taylor: You were mean to that ground hog when you slammed the door. That was not nice. ;)

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{Luke and Taylor were both standing on top of their play cloth sandwiches}
Taylor: Mommy LOOK! I'm telling people about believing in Jesus!
Luke: Me too!
Taylor: Everyone, listen....you should believe in JESUS!
Luke: LISTEN PEOPLE! Believe in Jesus!

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Luke and Taylor were singing and doing motions for "Our God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God can not do..." this morning before bath... completely naked. Sets the tone for the day. :)

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Bizarre moment of the day: I heard scratching at the door, open the door and it's a GROUND HOG! Seriously??? Thank the Lord we have a storm door. It wouldn't scare away either and was acting aggressive. Not even gonna lie, freaked me out a bit.

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2011-07-06T06:27:00.000-07:00

Like and Taylor have been arguing all morning about whether Luke has a big or little heiney. lol Taylor thinks it's little, Luke thinks it's big. They agree that Taylor has a little heiney.

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2011-06-28T17:55:00.000-07:00

{As I was tucking Taylor in and getting ready to pray for her}
Taylor: Mommy, I wanna go to heaven to see Jesus. (this isn't the first time she's asked this)
Me: You do?
Taylor: Yeah, but you have to die to go to heaven and I don't wanna die, I just wanna go see Jesus.
Me: I wanna see Jesus too.
Taylor: But you don't want to die?
Me: Not yet but someday we'll die and get to be with Jesus in heaven.
Taylor: But I wanna see Jesus now. Can he come down from heaven to see me?
Me: I don't know honey. But we can talk to Jesus anytime we want and he listens to us. He's our friend now, and we can talk to him anytime we want to even though we can't see him, he's always with you.
Taylor: But Jesus said, Let the children come to me, and I want to come to him. {I seriously almost cried at this point, because she was so serious and was all but teared up herself, the girl knows the verse and she's trying to apply it, praise God!}
Me: We can come to him in prayer and talk to him anytime we want until one day when we'll be with him in heaven forever. Won't that be amazing, to be with him forever.
Taylor: Yeah, I just wish I could see him now.
Me: Me too.

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2011-06-16T11:23:00.000-07:00

Luke: It makes Jesus sad when you don't share and aren't nice to people.
Me: You're right. What makes you say that?
Luke: Some of the kids weren't being nice.
{later while playing legos}
Luke: Look Mommy, Taylor and I are sharing and being nice. We're making Jesus happy! :)

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2011-06-13T06:41:00.001-07:00

{Luke and Taylor looking at a book together}
Luke: Look Taylor, did you know that this is a Monarch Butterfly?
Taylor: Oh, good job Luke, it is a Monarch Butterfly.
Taylor: Look Luke, it's an Aye Aye.
Luke: Aww...he's so cute.

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Taylor: Luke, did you know if fish get out of the water, they die.
Luke: Yeah, that's how God made them.
Taylor: God made Ali {our dog} furry too.
Luke: Yup he did.
Taylor: That's just how God made him. :)

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2011-06-12T19:38:00.000-07:00

While I'm getting ready for church this morning I hear Luke singing at the top of his lungs..."Thank you for the cross, thank you for the cross, thank you for the cross MY FRIEND!" {if that doesn't prepare your heart to worship... :)}

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{In the car}
Me: What's your favorite animal?
Taylor: A ground hog.
Nick: Eww
Taylor: No, stop it Daddy, that's not nice. They are not ew, they are nice.
Nick: When did you ever pet one. They will bite you.
Taylor: No they won't. They are nice Daddy.
Nick: Who told you they are nice?
Taylor: Jesus did.
{what do you say to that lol}

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{Taylor "reading" a book}
Taylor: That's dangerous.
Me: What's dangerous?
Taylor: This, God made it that way.

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2011-06-09T10:54:00.000-07:00

{over hearing their conversation this morning}
Taylor: Luke, that hurts my feelings. {pouting}
Luke: Taylor, I don't understand what you're talking about. {looking concerned}
Taylor: You're making me sad Luke. It's not nice.
Luke: Oh, okay. I'm sorry.
Taylor: Thank you. {attitude completely changes to chipper}

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{During a drive we saw a deer, watched it for a little and then it ran into the woods}
Taylor: AWWWWWWW he was sooooooooo cute. He was just a baby. He was going to find his mommy.
Luke: He found his mommy!
All: YAY!
Taylor: Awww he's happy he found his mommy.
Luke: But he's sad because he can't find his daddy.
Taylor: He found his daddy.
All: YAY!
Luke: He's happy now.

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{Luke making up a song in the car}
Luke: The soldiers were not nice to Jesus......he died on the cross......he was sad. But he's ALIVE again! Christ the Lord is risen today........{on and on}

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2011-06-07T12:56:00.000-07:00

Taylor picked up a one dollar bill off my desk and says...this looks like grandpa! :) lol Then she said...Mom.......this money is ADORABLE and it's crunchy!!!! lol

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Luke: When I was little (he means when he grows up) I wanna be a basketball player, baseball player, football player, tennis ball player, golf ball player, volleyball player, and soccer ball player.

Me: Taylor, what do you wanna be?

Taylor: A ballerina, a ballerina, and a ballerina.

Me: Anything else?

Taylor: nope.

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Taylor is making up her own worship music lol...she was just singing this: I'm not the same anymore....the Lord is my Shepherd......I have Everything I need! When I'm afraid...I will trust you Jesus! Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! I have 5 loaves and two fish but you can have them!!!! I'm singing to you Jesus!!!!

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2011-06-03T06:20:00.000-07:00

Taylor this morning: "I wanna make a card for Jesus and go to heaven to give it to him. That would make Jesus happy wouldn't it ma ma?" :)

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2011-05-31T19:15:00.000-07:00

Luke: {randomly} I don't trust that King Herod.

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Luke: {talking to me} Young lady, get back here!

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2011-05-20T10:52:00.000-07:00

Did a little devotion on Forgiveness with Luke and Taylor before nap and it soooooo showed how very different they are.

Question: Have you ever done anything that you knew was wrong?
Luke: Yeaaaaaaa....
Me: What have you done that you knew was wrong?
Luke: Well, {sigh} sometimes I hit sissy and sometimes I pester her and sometimes I throw a fit. It's not good.
Me: What about you Taylor, have you ever done anything that you knew was wrong?
Taylor: Nope.
Me: You've never done anything wrong?
Taylor: Nope.

Then we read the story of the podigal son. (Luke 15:11-24) And read a story about a boy who broke a lamp by throwing a ball inside the house even though he knew he was breaking a rule.

We talked about how God is like the father who forgives us when we ask. And how we also should forgive others because God forgave us. And how there are consequences for our actions even though God forgives us when we ask.

Then I asked again:
Have you ever done something wrong, Taylor?
Taylor: {looks down} Yeah, sometimes I'm wrong for not listening and obeying my parents.
Me: What do you get in trouble for a lot Luke?
Luke: Ummm....prolly, hitting Taylor.
Me: Let's pray and ask God to help us with those thing.
Taylor: Yeah...that would be a good idea. :)
Luke: Yeah...don't ya think, Mom?
{so we prayed} <3 these two stinkers.

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2011-05-20T07:12:00.000-07:00

Luke: Mom, Lip balm makes me happy.

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Taylor: When I was little I was a dancer and I was sooooo cute.

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Taylor: When I grow up to be a woman, I'm gonna be a princess, a ballerina and a mommy.

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Luke: Hey mom, I'm a good at drawing don't ya think?

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2011-05-20T06:05:00.000-07:00

Taylor: Mommy, Luke is talking like a baby. What am I gonna do with him? {she sighs}

Miss Taylor went a whole day in big girl panties with no accidents. YAY! :) (hello kitty and princesses) Luke had less then yesterday, but he unfortunately likes changing into new undies. (He's all about his sports ones and thomas ones are cool but not as cool)

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2011-05-18T13:29:00.000-07:00

{Taylor rooting through DVD drawer}
Me: Taylor, you have to ask to watch a DVD.
Taylor: Hey Luke, can I watch a DVD?
Luke: Sure Taylor. Thank you for asking.
{{stink pots}}

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2011-05-18T10:06:00.000-07:00

{first day in big girl panties, Taylor comes back from the peeing in the potty}
Taylor: {whining} Mommy, Luke didn't say "Good job." to me.

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{Kids were eating watermelon for dessert after lunch and because Taylor takes forever to eat, Luke was done with 3 slices and Taylor was just getting hers}
Luke: Taylor, can you please gimme a bite?
Taylor: Okay, here you go Luke.
Luke: Oh Thank you. Mommy, Taylor shared her watermelon with me!!! {big cheese}
Me: Aww you're such a nice sister Taylor.
Taylor: I love my brother. :)

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Taylor: Hey Luke, can you come here and move the couch for me. I wanna sit down and read a book. {she was talking about their little couch}
Luke: Okay, Taylor, I'll help you.

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2011-05-17T18:03:00.000-07:00

{Kids were taking a bath tonight and they were pouring water back and forth in cups}
Luke: I'm getting you and your camels water.
Taylor: Oh, Thank you Luke!
Luke: Camels drink LOTS of water, don't they?
Me: Who are you pretending to be Luke?
Luke: Rebecca.
{Genesis 24:18-20}

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Taylor: Luke could you please help me carry this?
{Luke was already carrying a snack cup, milk and his lambie}
Luke: I'm sorry Sissy, I don't have enough hands.
Taylor: Oh goodness.

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Yesterday, Luke kept singing " I will follow" by chris tomlin among bits and pieces of other worship songs that he's picking up like crazy and he kept saying "I'm a servant of the Lord!" I'm not sure where he got that from but he's serious about it. :) ♥

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2011-05-16T08:20:00.000-07:00

Luke: That's a big tree. Zacchaeus is in there. Jesus said...get down from that tree, cause I'm coming to your house today!

{After Luke got in trouble for not sharing, when he was done sitting he walks up to me}
Luke: I was wrong for not sharing with sissy. I need to obey my parents cause it pleases the Lord. {wow, he gets it??}

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2011-05-13T11:43:00.000-07:00

Me: Taylor, you have a fuzzy on your belly.
Taylor: Oh Yea, that's from Esau. He's REALLY fuzzy!
{Genesis 25:25}

Luke: I do NOT wanna go to the doctor. {takes his shoes off and puts them back}
Me: You HAVE to go to the doctor. {puts his shoes back on}
Luke: My ear doesn't hurt anymore.
Me: We still have to go.
{Luke was clinging on to me in the waiting room, refused to get weighed, started flipping out when I tried getting his clothes off, screaming, kicking, about ripping his shirt trying to keep it on, I don't want my clothes off!!!!!!!!!!...then the new doctor comes in, looks at his ears, listens to his chest, things look and sound good so he thinks he's just having sinus pressure/headache, doctor leaves}
Luke: That wasn't doctor Zelis.
Me: Nope. He isn't here.
Luke: Who's that guy? What's his name? What's his middle name?
Me: So that wasn't so bad was it?
Luke: No, cuz he didn't put that thing in my mouth. {pointing to tongue depressors}
Me: He didn't have to this time. Is that why you were flipping out?
Luke: I DON'T LIKE WHEN THEY DO THAT! Can I get a sticker and special treat now? {ALL SMILES, skipping out of the exam room}

WOW, REALLY??????

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2011-04-27T16:32:00.001-07:00

{Luke and Taylor were watching one of their "Jesus" movies and Jesus said John 3:16.}
Luke: {runs to me and starts jumping up and down} MOMMY, MOMMY, JESUS KNOWS MY VERSE!!!
Me: I KNOW! Jesus made the verse.
Luke: He made the verse like the moon and stars and the wood for the stairs?!?!
Me: Yup, Jesus made the verse. :)
Luke: Taylor, did you hear Jesus say the verse? Jesus made the verse!
Taylor: I did! Jesus and God made EVERYTHING!

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2011-04-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

Luke: We saw dolphins at the zoo, didn't we?
Me: Yeah, we did.
Taylor: We didn't see dolphins at the zoo, we saw dolphins at the aquarium, Mommy. You're silly.
Luke: Yeah, you're silly Mommy.
Me: Oh, I see, you tricked me.
Taylor: Luke tricked you like Jacob tricked Esau. Jacob tricked Esau into drinking the soup, didn't he?

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Nap time:
Taylor: {yelling from the top of the steps, after I thought she was asleep because it was quiet} MOMMY, COME HERE, LOOK AT ME! {I go up stairs}
Me: Aren't you supposed to be in your bed?
Taylor: Look, Mommy I put my tights on. I'm doing Ballet.
{she rooted through her dresser, found her tights, tutu, ballet shoes and got them all on herself, she also pulled out some extra pillows and had them piled on top of Luke. How she did all this without my hearing anything, I don't know.}

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{Luke got up before Taylor since Taylor was busy doing ballet and I had to vacuum and he wanted to help. YES he "helped" me vacuum by holding it with me. Then my cord was getting tangled so I told him to let go for a minute, as I was untangling it, it came unplugged.}

Luke: UT OH MOMMY, you broke it. It broke cause I wasn't helping you. :)

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2011-04-21T11:08:00.000-07:00

Me: Look, Luke, you're finger is starting to get better. (he burnt it on grandma's woodstove :()
Taylor: JESUS HEALED IT!
Luke: {Looking at it} Yup, Jesus healed it.
Taylor: Thank you Jesus...Luke, say thank you Jesus!

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2011-04-18T12:58:00.000-07:00

Today at lunch:

Taylor: Mommy, I wanna die on the cross like Jesus.
Me: You do?
Luke: I don't. I don't wanna die on the cross. Jesus didn't wanna die on the cross either.
Me: Jesus didn't wanna die on the cross but I'm thankful he obeyed God and did so that we don't have to.
Taylor: Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross!
Luke: Yeah, cause I don't wanna die on the cross.

:)

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2011-04-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

On the way to the Aquarium today:
Taylor: Daddy's driving like a maniac.
Luke: I don't know what you're talking about.

What was your favorite thing at the Aquarium?
Luke: Sharks, Dolphins, Sting Rays, Jelly Fish...
Taylor: I liked the girl jumping in the water and doing Ballet with the dolphin and I liked the big purple grumpy fish. :)

Bible Verses both kids have memorized:
John 3:16
Philippians 4:13
Proverbs 3:5
1 Corinthians 2:9
Romans 10:9
Psalm 23:1
Psalm 121:1-2
Colossians 3:20

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2011-04-12T11:32:00.000-07:00

During bath time, Taylor was pretending to be Rebecca and she was filling her cup with water to give to Luke and his camels. lol :) She kept saying, "Oh my goodness, you're camels drink A LOT!"

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2011-04-08T11:05:00.000-07:00

Nick: Did you guys go grocery shopping today?
Taylor: Yeah, we went to Giant.
{cracked me up because I was talking to myself in the car debating whether to go to Kennies or Giant.}

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Taylor: Mommy, when I'm a woman, I'm gonna be a ballerina and I'm gonna get married.

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Luke picked out my shoes today and Taylor my socks.
Luke: I'm being nice to you aren't I Mommy? :)

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2011-04-05T18:23:00.000-07:00

Taylor: {at bedtime, sitting on her bed with her hands folded} Dear God, thank you for always being with me. AND Dear God, thank you for being with Mommy and Daddy and Luke too. AMEN.

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2011-04-05T11:06:00.000-07:00

Taylor: Where are we going today, Mommy?
Me: We're not going anywhere today.
Luke: We're going somewhere Mom.
Me: Where do you think we're going?
Taylor: Umm, I think we're going to Nineveh.
Me: Oh we are? Where's Nenevah?
Taylor: Way over by Lorrie and Danny's house.
Luke: Yeah, after we go to Ninevah, we'll stop at Lorrie and Danny's.

Gotta love it. Kids were both sitting in corners for wrecking their room, pulling out their sleeping bags for a "sleepover", jumping, screaming, you name it...anything but napping and while being punished they start singing BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD at the top of their lungs. Through good and bad....blessed be the name of the lord. :)

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2011-03-30T18:20:00.000-07:00

Got the kids some Children's Place deals today and they were EXCITED. In these pics they are watching Veggie Tales so you can't tell how excited they are. :)

Luke was napping and Taylor tried on her new pink outfit and when Luke got up...

Taylor: LUKE! Look at me! LUKE! Look at my outfit {as she's twirling around} Do you see it? Mommy, Luke isn't listening to me. {pouting} {he fully wasn't awake yet from his nap} LUKE! Look at my new outfit!

Luke: Ohhhhhhhhhhh, That's pretty sissy. You look pretty.

{then I put Luke in a new outfit, he was super excited he got a new TIE and HAT!}
Taylor: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Luke, You Look SHARP! Luke's handsome Mommy. :)

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2011-03-30T12:44:00.000-07:00

Last night Luke was getting his gear together to play baseball and I gave him his purple baseball hat instead of his brown one. Luke: "I can't play baseball in that Mom, I need the brown one." {which I couldn't find, causing screaming and whaling} Then I found it. Luke: "Mommy, you're silly thinking I could play in the purple hat."

Last night as I was getting the kids ready for bed. Taylor started teaching Luke ballet. She was telling him what to do and he was following her and she says, "Good Job Luke, you're working really hard!" {Wish I had video of this}

Last night the kids were playing baseball and Taylor was pitching to Luke who was batting. Taylor wasn't getting it near him and he says, "Taylor, what in the world are you doing?" then, "Mommy, can you play baseball." I then let Luke pitch and he's super accurate, I don't have to move at all and Taylor wanted to bat so I "helped" her. She then says, "Wow, Mommy, we're really good at baseball." lol

This morning Taylor was talking about the goose she saw LAST YEAR at the zoo. lol It scared her and chased her and was squalking LOUD! She says, "Mommy, I didn't like when that goose chased after me, she was LOUD! Then says, but I think she's gonna be my friend now and not make me scared of her." Luke says, "She wanted to eat you like the fish ate Jonah." Taylor: "Not anymore, now the goose is gonna be nice, Mommy, lets go back and see her."

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2011-03-29T11:02:00.000-07:00

Me: Ya know, it's a lot more fun to play when we share with each other.
Taylor: Mom, I don't believe what you're saying to me right now. :/

Luke's word of the day: Actually...
Taylor's word of the week: Suuuuuuure.

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2011-03-28T07:31:00.000-07:00

Had a veggie tale movie "sleepover" with the kids last night in the living room. They were so cute, excited and cuddly. I'm realizing this morning especially, that I'm too old for sleeping on the floor! :)

Kids sang Glory to God at the top of their lungs in the bath, then while I was drying Taylor's hair, Luke insisted on brushing it while I dried it which I thought wasn't a good idea but Taylor insisted that he do it and he was very gentle and they both were very excited about it. His obsession with brushing/playing with hair is still going strong. :) They also both counted along with me up to thirty.

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2011-03-23T16:49:00.000-07:00

Taylor walked out of my closet with several bras over her shoulder as her "purses". :)
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{Luke gave Taylor a piece of peach}
Taylor: Awww...Luke, thank you!
Luke: You welcome Taylor.
Taylor: You're such a nice brother Luke.
Luke: Thank you! I'm being nice to her, Mommy.
Taylor: Thank you for sharing with me Luke.
Luke: You are VERY WELCOME!
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Luke saw a box of tampons and ask me if they were screwdrivers. lol

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2011-03-15T06:21:00.001-07:00

Luke: Mom, I wanna go to the beach.
Me: You do? Do you wanna go swimming?
Luke: No I wanna walk on water like Jesus. :)

Me (to Taylor): Can you count my fingers? {she tries and counts 12, repeated a few}
Me: Let me count them. {1-10}
Taylor: NO Mommy, two of those are thumbs. ;)

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2011-03-09T18:04:00.000-08:00

Since Luke told me "I forgot to make meatloaf" at dinner yesterday...I guess I'll remember to make meatloaf tonight. ;)

Taylor: Mommy, I have a baby boy in my belly.
Me: You do?
Taylor: Well, actually it's a baby girl.
Me: Oh really? What's her name?
Taylor: Ummm, Let me see....Maiah. :)

BIG BEDS!

2011-03-06T11:50:00.000-08:00

After SEVERAL times of Taylor being busted trying to sneak to Luke's bed. She started whispering for him to come cuddle with her. So he grabbed his lambie and got caught getting in her bed. Luke: I was just gonna cuddle with Tay-yer. Taylor: But Mommy, I want Luke to nap in bed with me. ‎{Taylor had a different tone this morning at 6am when he was pulling her off her bed, telling her it was time to wake up. then she was screaming.} {then she tried again} Luke: Sissy, get back in your bed, you're gonna get in trouble.

Nights are great. It's nap time that Miss Taylor is a little stinker pot.

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2011-02-24T11:39:00.000-08:00

{Kids have the throwing up flu stuff so I slept in their room on the floor in between them. I woke up to Taylor singing "How Beautiful", the song Aunt Elena sang at our wedding, then...}

Taylor: Mommy, it's time to get up!
Me: I'm sleepy. {I was up all night again with throwing up/diarrhea duty and laundry}
Taylor: Mommy, Daddy's gonna spank your heiney if you don't get up.
Me: No he isn't.
Taylor: Yes he is, he did last time. {by the way, HE DID NOT} lol
Me: No he didn't.
Taylor: MOMMY, I NEED YOU TO GET UP!

{Then I go downstairs to get some supplies and I come back...}
Taylor: Mommy, Luke lied to me.
Luke: I did not lie to you Taylor.
Taylor: Yes he did, Mommy, he lied.
Luke: I didn't.
Taylor: It's not nice to lie Luke, say you're sorry.
Luke: I didn't lie!
{really?}

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2011-02-21T16:54:00.000-08:00

{Luke asked me to make his basketball net higher and he can shoot consistently with it at 6 feet. Crazy...anyhow...Daddy came home and started playing with him}
{after Nick missed a shot}
Luke: Daddy, it's too high for you. You can't shoot.
{trash talking}
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{watching and following a ballet video, while Luke plays bball.}
Taylor: I need my ballet slippers and skirt!

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2011-02-17T10:55:00.000-08:00

{making lunch and I hear a THUD and Taylor squealing}
Taylor: MOMMY!
Me: What happened?
Luke: I was just wrestling her.
Me: Luke, you can't wrestle your sister.
Luke: I'm sorry for wrestling you Taylor.
Taylor: Thank you.
Luke: Do you forgive me?
Taylor: Yea.
Luke: Thank you sissy, you're so nice. I love you THIS MUCH! {holding out his arms}
Taylor: Mommy, Luke LOVES ME!

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2011-02-17T06:47:00.000-08:00

Luke: Sissy...I'll pull out your chair for you.
Taylor: No Luke, I don't want you to pull my chair out.
Luke: Sissy, don't be a grouch.
Taylor: I am NOT a grouch.
Luke: YES YOU ARE!

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{walking in this morning and Luke had his pj's off}
Taylor: Mommy, Luke took his clothes off!
Me: Luke, Are you supposed to take your clothes off?
Luke: I DIDN'T take my clothes off, I took my PJ's off.
{sigh}

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2011-02-09T11:47:00.000-08:00

Luke and Taylor were pretending to be David and Goliath. Taylor was David and she was hitting him with a pillow which she said was her sling and Luke was Goliath and falling down. {lots of giggling}

{Our friend Ron doesn't have much hair and while he was here, he says...}
Luke: Ron's don't have any hair. {apparently it's the name} :)

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2011-02-08T16:36:00.000-08:00

{Taylor got in trouble for not sharing and giving Luke a turn}
Luke: Taylor isn't being very nice. She's not sharing with me. That's not very nice. It's not good. She wouldn't share with me. She was sharing with herself.

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2011-02-07T10:06:00.000-08:00

{potty time, Luke was done but Taylor wasn't}
Taylor: Luke! Go get me a book!
Luke: Okay {runs and gets a book}
Taylor: I need another book Luke!
Luke: Okay {runs and gets a book} This is a book with sharks!
Taylor: OHH...that's a scary book, I can't read that one. Go get me ANOTHER book!
Luke: Oh okay. {runs and gets another book}
Taylor: Luke will you read it to me?
Luke: I can't.
Taylor: Yes you can...read it to me. Be nice!
Luke: {pretends to read it to her}

Taylor wanted to wear her tutu leggings from Aunt Jody today and when she put them on Luke says, "AWWW sissy, you look SOOOO CUTE!!" and she responds with, "I AM NOT CUTE!!! I AM PRETTY!!!" {...and they continued to argue over whether she was cute or pretty, goodness.}

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2011-02-05T11:36:00.000-08:00

someone's getting a little sassy.

Taylor: I already told you! {something she's been saying a lot, didn't realize how much I said this to them after repeating myself over and over}

Taylor: {to Luke} I AM NOT KIDDING LUKE! I MEAN IT! {I have no idea what she wasn't kidding about, didn't hear the previous convo}

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2011-02-04T12:25:00.000-08:00

Luke: I want sissy to help me put on my socks.
{huge grin from Taylor}
Taylor: Okay, sit down Luke!
{was adorable to watch, don't ask me why Luke won't put his socks on himself}

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2011-02-04T11:25:00.000-08:00

Luke: {picks up play cell phone} Oh this is Nick Bair? Oh okay, you wanna talk to Robin Bair? Okay. MOMMY! It's for you!

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Taylor: {puts a baby under her shirt} Look Mommy, I have a baby in my belly!

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Luke: Mom, I need to wear a tie today. My brown tie with puppy dogs on it. {later he says...} I look sharp. :)

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Taylor: Daddy marry me. {Nick plays along and she immediately then starts slow dancing with him.}
Luke: Mommy, marry me! {I play along and he gives me big hugs, kisses and slow dances with me}

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Luke and Taylor have both been praying by themselves at mealtime and are very proud of themselves.

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2011-02-02T07:38:00.000-08:00

Taylor: {pointing her finger at Luke while they were doing a puzzle together} YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ME LUKE!

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{Taylor's been dropping things and then yelling for Luke to pick them up for her}
Taylor: LUKE! I dropped my flower!
Luke: Oh okay. {then he goes and picks it up for her}
Taylor: Aww, thanks Luke, you're so nice.

alternate version.
{sometimes Luke picks it up and runs away with it causing screaming/crying}

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2011-01-26T13:28:00.000-08:00

Luke has an obsession with pickles, lemons and tomatoes.
Taylor this morning flipped out because I didn't let her pick out MY shoes. {wow}

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2011-01-19T18:20:00.000-08:00

Switcheroo:
So mister and miss territorial have been switching. Taylor asked if she could sit in Luke's high chair and normally the thought of accidentally switching anything (bibs, silverware, cups, plates, etc) sends them into screaming fits....to my shock she asked, he agreed and they actually have been asking to sit in each others high chairs ever since. Weird.

They've been asking if they can cuddle each other and pray in the same crib lately so I put Taylor in with Luke until we're done praying and them back in her crib she goes. Tonight, she said she wanted to sleep in Luke's crib. He said he didn't wanna cuddle, he wanted to sleep in her crib. So I thought, what the heck, switched their stuff. Luke gets ALL cozy in Taylor's crib with a big grin. Taylor is enjoying Luke's music box so I say good night and wonder how long until Miss Taylor starts to scream. I'd say 2 mins tops. I want MY CRIB. GET HIM OUT! lol I doubt the crib switch will ever really happen. Who knows though.
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Taylor: Mommy, I love you missy missy. (I tell her I love her sissy missy)

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2011-01-14T11:09:00.001-08:00

Luke and Taylor were playing with the dollhouse and I was listening. The mommy was making pancakes, everyone was taking baths, drying their hair, and watching ballerinas on TV. Then the mommy kept sending the daddy {luke} to the store for cups, cucumbers, tomatoes, and milk. The daddy then had to fix the house and then they all had a sleepover on the floor. lol

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Potty time.

Taylor: Look Mommy, baby poopies. Aren't they cute. Look at them Luke!
Luke: Aww they are little baby poopies. {someone was a little too excited to be constipated.}

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Taylor: {walking in on me in the bathroom} What are you doing money?
Me: peeing.
Taylor: Oh, are you gonna get a piece of candy?

{I started giving Smarties for when they initiate having to go.}

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2011-01-13T11:21:00.000-08:00

Luke: Jonah didn't listen to God, Mommy. That's not good.
Me: No it's not.
Luke: He's in big trouble.

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Taylor: It's okay Savannah {patting her doll's back}
Luke: Lasagna fell down.
Taylor: LUKE it's SA-VAN-AH!
Luke: Lasagna?
Taylor: SA-VAN-AH!
Luke: {realizing he's getting a rise out of her} LA-ZON-YA!
Taylor: {crying} MOMMY! Luke's not saying it right.

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Taylor: Good Morning Mommy! I love you honey bunny. :)

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Luke: Tay-yer play football with me.
Taylor: Oh okay.
Luke: Wow, Tay-yer, that was a good throw. You're good at football.
Taylor: {giggling} HA....I KNOW!
Luke: Mommy, did you see Tay-yer throw the football? She's a good football player.

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Taylor: MOMMY! Luke colored on my picture! Take it off LUKE! MOMMY! Luke messed up my picture!

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2011-01-12T18:25:00.000-08:00

{out of complete no where he does this, and often}
Luke: Mommy, you're married!
another spin...
Luke: Mommy, you got married for Daddy! :)

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2011-01-12T12:14:00.000-08:00

Taylor: Luke sit beside me!
Luke: I can't right now. I gotta do something. I'm going...bye Taylor!
{runs into the dining room and back out right away}
Luke: I'm home, Taylor did you miss me?
Taylor: Luke, you're a silly goose. Come sit beside me.
Luke: Okay.

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2011-01-11T12:05:00.000-08:00

{As I was folding laundry, Taylor pulls out a pair of my under wear}
Taylor: OHHHHHHHH Mommy, look at these, they are sooooooo CUTE!
{she proceeds to try them on and walk around in them with a huge grin and showing Luke}

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{Luke looking at a magazine where there was an ad with a women that had a breast feeding contraption on}
Luke: Mommy, she's naked!
Me: {for a second panicked. lol} No, she has a top on.
Luke: No, she's naked. Mommy, WHAT IS THAT, WHAT IS SHE DOING?
Me: I don't know. What do you think?
Luke: I don't know, she's a silly goose.
Me: Yup {sigh}

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2011-01-11T11:34:00.000-08:00

Taylor: OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS, Look Mommy, a stink bug in the sky! (on the ceiling)
Luke: EWW GROSS.
Taylor: I know Luke, that's DISGUSTING! That stink bug is STINKY! Mommy, are you scared?
Me: Only if it flies at me.
Taylor: Oh okay, that's good.
Luke: Mommy, where is the stink bug going?
Taylor: Hmm, I don't know Luke.
Luke: He's going to get his toys.
Taylor: Oh okay.
Me: What kinda toys does a stink bug play with?
Luke: Fire trucks and spiders?
Me: Really?
Luke: Yup.

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{before nap}
Taylor: Can I cuddle with Luke in his crib for just a little bit?
{So after "rock a baby" on the glider, I put them in Luke's crib together}
Luke: Look Mommy, we're cuddling.
Me: Aww
Taylor: Give me a kiss Luke.
{Luke gives her a kiss and a hug and says, SQUEEZE!}
Me: Okay, time to get in your crib Taylor.
Taylor: Can we cuddle a little bit more?

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I tell Taylor I'm going out to eat with Tasia and Sara and she says, OHHH...."Will Abraham and Issac be there?" :)

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Taylor: I'm coloring a picture for you Luke! {coloring a car}
Luke: OHHHH that's nice Tay-yer.
Taylor: Awww MAN! I dropped a marker Luke. LUKE! PICK IT UP!
Luke: {stops playing to go pick up her marker}
Taylor: Thank you Luke, that was nice.
Luke: Your welcome.
Taylor: {purposefully dropping another marker} LUKE! I dropped a marker again. Pick it up for me!
Luke: {stops playing to go pick up her marker}
Taylor: Thank you Luke, that was nice. Mommy, Luke's being nice to me!
Luke: Your welcome Tay-yer.

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2011-01-06T05:34:00.000-08:00

Taylor has figured out that it drives Luke crazy if she refuses to kiss or hug him. He gets very upset. :(

{Kids watching David and Goliath}
Luke: NO DAVID! Not nice. You don't hit. I'm gonna spank your heiney.

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2011-01-05T09:48:00.001-08:00

Luke: Look Mommy, there's the kitty cat!
Me: Oh, what's she doing?
Luke: Being a kitty cat. {as he looks at me like I'm crazy}

{Luke looks at the front of their children's christian music CD with Jesus and children on it}
Luke: Mommy, Jesus and the kids are singing!
Me: Yeah they are.
Luke: But where's Jesus' guitar?
Taylor: His guitar is at his house Luke.
Luke: Oh, well he needs to go get it.
Taylor: Yea he does.

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2011-01-04T11:02:00.000-08:00

{Luke and Taylor were playing with the doll house}
Taylor: Look Luke the baby poopied and peed in the potty. See Luke? {showing him}
Luke: Looking into the potty confused. Tay-yer...she did not! There's no poopie OR pee in there, silly goose. {mister literal}

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2011-01-04T07:32:00.000-08:00

Luke: Taylor will you read to me?
Taylor: Sure I will. Pick a book.
Luke: I want THIS book. (story of Christmas)
Taylor: OK. Mommy look, I'm reading to Luke.
Taylor:{reading} Gabriel the angel said to Mary, DO NOT BE AFRAID! You like Gabriel, don't ya Luke?
Luke: I DO, he's my favorite.
Taylor: And the angel said to Joseph, DO NOT BE AFRAID! And the angels said to the shephards, DO NOT BE AFRAID! Jesus is gonna be BORN!
Luke: And they sang GLORY TO GOD!
{They both sing Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God FOREVER...Take my life and let it be, ALL for you and for your glory, take my life and let it be yours...as WE SING, Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God FOREVER!!!}
Luke: What happened to that angels wings, Tay-yer? {one angel in the book doesn't have wings and it drives Luke nuts)
Taylor: hmm, I don't know Luke. His wings went buh byes.
Luke: Oh okay. Thanks.
Taylor: And Mary went on the donkey to BETHLEHEM! See the star of BETHLEHEM, Luke?
Luke: Yea, I do.
Taylor: And Jesus was born and Mary put him in the manger in the hay.
{They both start singing Away in the Manger}
Luke: Taylor read to me Mommy. She's nice. {He gives her a big hug and kiss, then tackles her}

{I had to type this all as it was happening because this is the second time they've done it.}

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2011-01-04T06:32:00.000-08:00

Taylor had her baby on her knees singing and doing, "this is the way the ladies ride" with her and she kept calling her baby Honey Bunny. (what I call her, such a good little Mommy) :)

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2011-01-04T04:34:00.001-08:00

This morning from their cribs I hear:
{Both Luke and Taylor were singing Away in a Manger...}
Luke: {starts singing really LOUD}
Taylor: Luke! Sing nice! Stop it. Sing nice right now!
Luke: {not listening}

Luke: How about.... Old McDonald.
Taylor: Oh ok.
{Both singing Old McDonald until they start arguing over which animal is next}

Taylor: Luke! Guess what? Baby Emerson is BORN!
Luke: Yup, you're right Tay-yer. He's born in his car seat.
Taylor: He's soooo cute.
Luke: Yup, he is.
Taylor: Mommy made Baby Emerson soup.
Luke: Yeah, she did.

Luke: I like tractors.
Taylor: No you don't Luke.
Luke: Yes I do!
Taylor: Nooooo, you're a silly goose Luke.
Luke: You're a stinker pot.
Taylor: Nooooo, you're a stinker pot.

Luke: How about....Glory to God?
{both sing Glory to God}

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2011-01-03T11:50:00.001-08:00

Taylor:
Oh I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you forgot my bear vitamins.
Oh I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you forgot my juice.
Oh I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you forgot my sticker.
{Interesting that SHE'S sorry when I forget something. lol}
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{Taylor comes running out of the bathroom after being on the potty}
Taylor: Mommy I went poopie but it went buh byes!
Me: really?
Taylor: Come see, it's not in the potty anymore, it must of flushed itself. Can I play with my dollhouse now?
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Taylor: Mommy I wanna go poopie at Issacs.
Me: We can't go to Issacs just to go poopie.
Taylor: Can we eat at Issacs and go poopie?
{this is not the first time she's asked to go to Issacs to poopie}
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Luke:
Yup and I do. Cracks me up, Luke says yup and I do all the time.
Do you like baskbetball? Luke: yup, I do.
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2010-12-29T18:45:00.000-08:00

Taylor: Luke did you hear what Mommy said? She said don't get that out, okay? Luke, do you hear me? Did you hear what Mommy said? LUKE! {Luke not looking at her but smiling}

Taylor: Mommy.....Luke's not listening.

Potty time:
Taylor: I pooped Mommy! {I make my way into the bathroom} NO Mommy, I want Luke to see my big stinky poopy first. Go Mommy, Luke Look! Look at my big stinky poopy.

Car:
Taylor: We're going to Pappy's house.
Luke:We're going to Grandma's house.
Taylor: Noooo we're going to Grandma's house.
Luke: NOOO WE'RE GOING TO PAPPY'S HOUSE!!!!
Taylor: GRANDMA'S HOUSE!!!!!
Luke: PAPPY'S HOUSE!!!!!
Us: They are the same place!!!!

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2010-12-21T06:15:00.000-08:00

Miss Taylor before church.

"Mommy, do you have the diaper bag? OK, good. Do you have your purse? OK, good. Do you have your keys? OK, good. We're ready to go!"

{cracks me up, she knows how I forget things}

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2010-12-20T11:47:00.000-08:00

I always let the kids pick out their socks in the morning. Some mornings Luke lets Taylor pick his out for him. Once Taylor even let Luke pick hers out AND she stuck with what he picked which surprised me. Yesterday morning Taylor picked out a pair that didn't so much match in my opinion and since we were going to church I tried to sway her decision, saying that they didn't match as well as another pair. She looked at me with the pair she chose in her hand and said, "Trust me Mommy, these match." Seriously at 2?

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2010-12-17T04:45:00.001-08:00

I wake up to an ear piercing scream and crying. I go into their room thinking there's an injury of some sort.
Taylor: Luke's singing his ABC's, make him stop it!
{I look at Luke, who has the biggest grin on his face, I mean he's irritated his sister to the point of screaming and tears AND he's not going to get in trouble for singing his ABC's...}
Luke: I wanna go Christmas shopping! lol

John 3:16

2010-12-13T04:43:00.000-08:00

Luke and Taylor memorized their first bible verse today. John 3:16. Thought I'd try it and didn't expect them to get it so quickly. :) They had quite the prayer session tonight too..Life Group..consider yourself very prayed for. :) Taylor amazes me when she brings up names of people she barely knows and it's not like she sees them the day she prays for them. These kids encourage my faith for sure

E I E I OOOOOO

2010-12-11T07:26:00.000-08:00

Woke up to Luke and Taylor singing (YELLING) Old McDonald had a farm..E I E I OOOOOOOOO. Arguing over which animal of course.

At one point Taylor said MOO for the goat and Luke stopped and said....
Taylor WHAT ARE YOU DOING? A goat does not go moo SILLY GOOSE..
Taylor says...OH I sorry, I sorry....a goat goes BAAA...I'm a silly goose, aren't I Luke?

Praying

2010-12-11T04:44:00.000-08:00

Luke and Taylor went on and on praying for people and thanking God tonight. Always amazes me. Was cute too...Luke said he was thankful for Taylor Lee Bair and she got the biggest smile ever on her face. :)

Snippets

2010-11-16T12:24:00.000-08:00

Luke and I were throwing football this morning and he stops and looks at me dead serious and says, "Mommy, I need a football helmet." :)

Taylor was playing with her two horses and this is what I hear...
"Horsies! You need to settle down and be nice to each other! That was NOT nice. Hug and kiss and be nice. Awww...horsies.......that's sooooo cute. Thank you for being nice."

Snippets

2010-11-13T07:41:00.000-08:00

Taylor: Luke, Who made the moon and stars?

Luke: Jesus and God did! Taylor: No, Mary did!
(She has found saying this really irritates Luke)

Luke: No! Mary had a little lamb sissy. Jesus and God made the moon!

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Taylor: Luke, what starts with the letter M?
Luke: M is for Mommy and Moon!
Taylor: That's right Luke, good job!
Luke: Thanks!
Taylor: Luke, what starts with the letter D?
Luke: D is for Daddy and Dog!
Taylor: That's right Luke, good job!

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Taylor: (reading the bible) Mommy, Look! Eve is being nice and sharing an apple with Adam! Eve's nice. :)

(Taylor's been reading the bible a lot and it's adorable...she knows characters and pretends to read and says, Jesus is Born!)

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Me: Luke, what's your puppies name? (his stuffed dog)
Luke: His name is bacon!
Me: Bacon?
Luke: Nooooo, cheeseburger. (big cheese)
I want a cheese burger for lunch Mommy!