Ella Ballerina

Little Surprises

Jacob likes to leave little surprises around the house...

The popcorn kernels have been saved all year and are stored in the roll top desk.

Us Tube

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Just Overheard

Jacob: Ella, do you love me?
Ella: Yeah.
Jacob: I'm so happy I found you.
Ella: Yeah.
Jacob: But I do love Mommy better than you.
Ella: Yeah. (Laughs)
Jacob: Why are you laughing?

As Though I Could Predict the Future...!

Our pastor is in the hospital, so one of our church members, a police officer, did the service. During the children's sermon on Sunday, Jacob said the following (as far as I can remember):

J: What's your name?
C: Me? My name's Carl. What's yours?
J: My name's Luke.

C: Today we're going to talk about where you go if you need help. Who do you call if there's been a robbery?
*silence*
C: You'd call the police. Okay, who do you call if your house is on fire?
J: A FIREMAN!!!!!
C: Everyone loves the fire department...
C: Okay, so police and firemen both can help you if you need help, but who helps them? Who could that police man call on to help if he was in trouble?
J: A FIREMAN!!!!
C: Well, I was thinking more like God. God can help you if you need help.
J: God? I've never seen HIM before...

C: Do you ever need help?
J: Sometimes I need help when I'm playing Plants vs. Zombies.
C: And who do you ask for help?
J: My mommy.
C: Anyone else?
J: That boy that my mommy's married to.

There was much more to this conversation, but it's been a whole day so my mind is a blank.

Interesting Tidbits

Jacob introduces himself as Luke. I then have to explain that it's short for Luke Skywalker.

Ella introduces herself as Jabba the Hut, unless she's mad at Jacob. In such instances she yells, "I'M JUST ELLLLLAAAAAAAA!"

If you haven't heard Jacob discuss in great detail the ins and outs of his computer game, Plants vs. Zombies, you will. Oh yes, you will...

Ella burst out of her room this evening around 9:30 announcing that she had to go potty. While sitting on the potty, she then lectured me about how boys have a penis and girls have a magenta.

Jacob and Ella can both be persuaded to finish their food by telling them not to eat it. If I give them the evil eye and point my finger saying, "Don't you DARE eat that blueberry! If you eat that, then you will be healthy and I want you to be sick all the time!" it is guaranteed to be eaten within that very second...

Both kids like to be growling monsters.

Ella is beginning to express the emotions she is feeling at the time. For example, if she's crying, one might hear, "I'm sad," "I'm mad," or to my surprise yesterday, "I'm cranky!"

Jacob never wants to turn five. When you're five you have to get shots to go to school.

Ella does not really respect the "time out." She won't stay in the chair, she kicks the wall, or she yells, "I don't time out! You time out!!!" Instead, we've been taking her kitty hostage for a kitty time out. This gets her attention.

Both kids are practicing their funny faces. Jacob's usually involves him squinting and pointing to his eyebrow; Ella's is each index finger hooked into her cheeks, pulling her bottom lip down to reveal her teeth.

Jacob says he always dreams of magic and Star Wars.

Ella reads herself to sleep every nap time and every evening.

River Bend Butterfly Pavillion

On the 14th, Grandma and I took the kids to the River Bend butterfly pavillion. It was kind of small, but the kids liked looking at the butterflies. We took a short hike, but it was a kazillion degrees, so we headed back with me carrying Ella for the last half. Afterwards, we hit the Sonic for cold milks and cherry limeades.

Haircuts!

Jacob got all of his hair cut off today to try to beat the heat. Ella had her first haircut today, but only had a tiny trim to even everything out. Ella didn't feel like posing, so just pretend you can tell she has shorter hair. Jacob, on the other hand, would only pose if we told knock-knock jokes. Here are some examples:

J: Knock knock.
Me: Who's there?
J: Banana.
Me: Banana who?
J: Why are you crying?

You can probably tell, but this is a mash up of two different jokes. Jake likes hearing jokes, likes telling jokes, but doesn't understand why they are funny. I'll give him this, I did laugh a lot when he told the above joke...

Camping Part One

(Camping Part Two will follow once my camera arrives in the mail!)