Here's a conversation I (Kris) had with Jake today.
Jake: What if somebody is watching us?
Dad: Who would be watching us?
Jake: What if we're their movie?
Dad: [Pause] Woa. Jake, that's crazy.*
Jake: [Big grin] Yeah. It's kinda scary, huh?
Dad: [Speechless]
Jake: We are Mickey Mouse's movie.
-Kris
*In our family, it has come to be that crazy connotes positive.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Kids Christmas Party
The church held a kids Christmas party on Sunday. The kids decorated cookies, colored ornaments, listened to stories, and visited with Santa. Jacob told Santa he wanted a firetruck (even though he told his Mommy and Daddy that he wanted to get Ella a firetruck) and ran around yelling "FIIIIIRE TRUUUUCK!" Jacob also asked Santa, "Hey, why does this place have doors?" Santa, unfortunately, did not know.
While the kids were listening to "Clopper," the tale of Mary and Joseph's donkey, Jacob started rolling around on the floor and was grabbing his feet and hitting himself in the forehead with them. I'm thinking, "Okay, so he's three. No big deal. At least he's quiet." And then he lets out a huge toot. Everyone is trying very hard to stay quiet- the two high school boys reading the story, the other kids in the group (mostly 4th and 5th graders), and the parents sitting in the pews. Thankfully the story was almost over and Kris took Jake to the bathroom. Ella, meanwhile, was not sitting with the group (can't let go of Mommy, now can we?) and had figured out that the story was about a donkey. She then starts saying, "Donkey! Hee haw!" over and over. It was very cute.
Another Jacob story happened earlier that day in Sunday School. Jacob asked his buddy, Parker, "For Christmas, would you rather have a vacuum cleaner or a toy?" Parker, of course, picked toy. We're not sure what Jacob was thinking... he hates vacuums. He's spending a lot of brainpower on thinking through Christmas. We're not doing the whole Santa Claus thing, but he's getting conflicting reports from everyone else so we've had to go over and over details about who St. Nicholas was and that Christmas is Jesus's birthday... it's all very confusing for a three year old. It seems like the one thing he knows for certain is that Santa said that he would bring him a firetruck and that he'll be coming down the fireplace to do so. Wonderful.
While the kids were listening to "Clopper," the tale of Mary and Joseph's donkey, Jacob started rolling around on the floor and was grabbing his feet and hitting himself in the forehead with them. I'm thinking, "Okay, so he's three. No big deal. At least he's quiet." And then he lets out a huge toot. Everyone is trying very hard to stay quiet- the two high school boys reading the story, the other kids in the group (mostly 4th and 5th graders), and the parents sitting in the pews. Thankfully the story was almost over and Kris took Jake to the bathroom. Ella, meanwhile, was not sitting with the group (can't let go of Mommy, now can we?) and had figured out that the story was about a donkey. She then starts saying, "Donkey! Hee haw!" over and over. It was very cute.
Another Jacob story happened earlier that day in Sunday School. Jacob asked his buddy, Parker, "For Christmas, would you rather have a vacuum cleaner or a toy?" Parker, of course, picked toy. We're not sure what Jacob was thinking... he hates vacuums. He's spending a lot of brainpower on thinking through Christmas. We're not doing the whole Santa Claus thing, but he's getting conflicting reports from everyone else so we've had to go over and over details about who St. Nicholas was and that Christmas is Jesus's birthday... it's all very confusing for a three year old. It seems like the one thing he knows for certain is that Santa said that he would bring him a firetruck and that he'll be coming down the fireplace to do so. Wonderful.
Our Christmas Tree - Getting Started
We went to the Christmas Tree Farm as usual, but instead of wandering around in a forest of firs, we just had to go inside a barn and pick from about 50. Last year the farm flooded 6 feet deep and they lost 200 trees, so pickins were slim. We found a great tree (the first one we saw) and had it wrapped and loaded onto the top of Mom's SUV. Jacob informed everyone that he was Superman.
We didn't bring the tree in until the next day and then spent a good chunk of time figuring out which ornaments we could leave out. Between the two households, we probably have enough ornaments to fill three trees! I just picked out a few from our pile: "Our First Christmas,"
our new ornaments from Ireland and Arizona, and "My First Christmas" ornaments for Jacob and Ella. Oh yeah, and Tomo's ornament is up there, too. Can't forget that one! Jacob spent a lot of time arguing whether or not the ornaments needed a hook if they already had something to hang them with and Ella spent most of her time pulling the tops off of the glass balls. Both kids were bored after about 15 minutes, so I finished up by myself. I did a great job. ; )
(I made Ella's dress)
We didn't bring the tree in until the next day and then spent a good chunk of time figuring out which ornaments we could leave out. Between the two households, we probably have enough ornaments to fill three trees! I just picked out a few from our pile: "Our First Christmas,"
our new ornaments from Ireland and Arizona, and "My First Christmas" ornaments for Jacob and Ella. Oh yeah, and Tomo's ornament is up there, too. Can't forget that one! Jacob spent a lot of time arguing whether or not the ornaments needed a hook if they already had something to hang them with and Ella spent most of her time pulling the tops off of the glass balls. Both kids were bored after about 15 minutes, so I finished up by myself. I did a great job. ; )
(I made Ella's dress)
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
What we've been doing
Nothing. We've been sick for the last two weeks with everything from a head cold to a stomach virus. Tons of fun, I assure you. Here are some random pictures:
Robert Pattison's Illegitimate Child
The Kate Fan Club
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