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Taylor: Luke let's play hide and seek! Okay...Luke, you hide right here and I'll come and find you. {funny thing is the anticipation about kills them even when they know where they will find each other)

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Cutest thing yesterday. The kids went with Nick and I to pick out fixtures for the house. After a few stores with nothing in stock, we found what we needed and Luke and Taylor were SO BIG putting ALL the boxes on the counter to check out and back on the cart...and of course then helped Daddy push it. They were SO PROUD of themselves. Luke keeps saying how BIG he is carrying all those heavy boxes. ♥ ♥ ♥

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Luke: Taylor, we need to read this book to our friends so they know about Jesus.
Taylor: Yeah Luke, that's a good idea.
Luke: Yeah cuz they don't know how much Jesus loves them.
Luke: Mom, isn't it sad that our friends don't know how much Jesus loves children. They don't know how much he loves them and we need to tell them because they are sad. Jesus loves them so much ALL the time and they need to know that. ♥

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Lorrie Tanner:
While the cubs were here last night...

Me: Would you help clean up the toys please?
Taylor: (politely) Those are boy toys. I don't want to clean them up.
Luke: (cheerfully) That's ok. I will clean them up for you.

What??? Whose kids say that?!
:)

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Luke: Look Mommy at the angel I drew!
Me: Wow, Luke...I like that angel.
Luke: Do you know how I learned to draw that angel?
Me: I don't know.
Luke: Cuz I must be big now. huh?
Me: Must be. :)

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Me: Where's my phone?
Taylor: Oh it's in my purse. If it rings or you get a text, I'll give it to you.

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Taylor: Mom, where's your phone at...I'm expecting a call.
Me: I have it.
Taylor: Mom, {sigh} I just missed my call.
{really??}

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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. :)

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{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!

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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! :)

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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

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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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{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. :)

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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! :)