16 Months {Julianne}

It really just seems like I was trying get a picture of Julie for her 15 month post.  

And now I'm here again.

Julianne discovered she can twirl around.  And she's so girly doing it.  But she was so proud of herself when she discovered she could do it.

She loves the song, Wheels on the Bus.  She can do the motions with Barney.  Which always reminds me that I have several more years with Barney, don't I?

She is so silly.  Once night at dinner, she put her spoon on her cheek and it stuck.  She was so impressed.  She also likes to put a puzzle box on her head and wear it as a hat.  She is the silliest little girl.

She reminds me so much of my little sister when she was young.  When I was 9, she was 2 and I remember her being silly and doing funny stuff.  

She climbs on all of the furniture now.  I used to use our brown couch as a holding area for things that Julie should not touch.  Imagine my surprise when she had my iPhone the other day.  Nothing is safe anymore.

And speaking of electronics, she will try to get the iPad and can unlock it and go into the photos and start the slide show.  I have no idea how she does it, but then she sits back and watches it.  She will just laughing at all of the pictures of her and Jax.  I'm pretty impressed.

Happy 16 Months, Julianne!

More Jaxisms

Oh the funny things kids say.  Seriously, I laugh everyday because of how Jax interprets the world.  Enjoy.

2/13 Jax talking about the cross after Ash Wednesday:  In walking to the car, he asked me if the nails hurt Jesus.  I told him yes.  And then he said that he didn't want to go on the cross with the nails.  That it would hurt him.  I told him that he didn't have to because Jesus did that for him.  He seemed relieved.  I think he was just trying to figured out the reason why we have the cross on our heads!

2/18 While driving in the car, Jax told me that his imaginary friend Vicki was going to China because she wanted to eat spaghetti.  I'm pretty sure that you go to Italy to eat spaghetti, not China.  But I wasn't about to correct Vicki on that one.

2/18 I was taking out my earrings and Jax asked me why I had them.  I told him that they make my ears look pretty.  He said, "No...they help you hear."  I told him that I wasn't joking but he didn't believe me.

2/19 Jaxson was sitting up front in the car while we were parked, and he looked into the rear view mirror and told us that it is for checking our eyes.  Ha!  So we told him that we use the mirror to make sure that are eyes are still in our head while driving. He really believed us!  But then we told him the truth of why we need it. 

2/19 You know when Jaxson's imagination is going above and beyond when he tells me that he texted his (imaginary) friend Vicki so she would call him today.  He was using one the old iphones and "texting" in the search area.  Too funny!

 

Ash Wednesday {Theology according to Jax}

We had our Ash Wednesday service at church.  I had planned to go by myself.  It didn't start until 7 o'clock and that is when it is bewitching hour with Julie (aka bedtime!) and I was pretty sure that Jax didn't want to go. 

I was wrong.

Once I told him that I was going to church and he found out I was getting a cross on my head, he wanted to come!  And then he told me he remembered last year where Justin and I had crosses on our heads and he thought it was a T and wanted an A on his head.  I was very surprised he remembered that!

And so Jaxson and I went to service.  And he was so good!  He was eagerly awaiting for his cross on his head.  And when time came, he was such a big boy!

When we got back to our pew, he looked at me and told me I looked funny in my cross!  Ha!

After service, when we were walking out to our car, Jax asked me about Jesus being on the cross. 

When we have read the Bible to him, I give him the bare bones story of the cruxification.  He knows that Jesus was on a cross with nails and that it hurt.  In walking to the car, he asked me if the nails hurt Jesus.  I told him yes.  And then he said that he didn't want to go on the cross with the nails.  That it would hurt him.  I told him that he didn't have to because Jesus did that for him.  He seemed relieved.  I think he was just trying to figured out the reason why we have the cross on our heads!

And when we got home, he proudly showed his cross to Daddy and Julianne!  I was glad to share the time with him, but I'm not sure I know any other 5 year old that get excited about having a cross on his head!

Snow!

Yesterday it was was 68 degrees.  We wore flip flops and short sleeves.  And when Justin came home from work, I told him it might snow.  He didn't believe it. 

But look!  It really did snow!

Jaxson is trying to catch snowflakes on his tongue.  He said they tasted yummy!

We went outside after it had been snowing for hours. We threw a couple of snow balls....walked around...and then decided we were cold and went back inside! 

This was the one thing Jax was most excited about-making a snow angel.  He could have used some more snow, but you can sort of see the outline....

I'm sure this will all be gone tomorrow.  This just goes to show, you can't put away your flip flops during winter!

Happy Valentine's Day!

It's Valentine's Day!  Jax was so happy because he couldn't wait to open a box that Alma had sent.  He had no idea that I had gotten them something as well.  He was pretty excited to open his gift.

Julie received The Little Mermaid bath toys and Jax got the Angry Bird Eary Bird set.  He was so excited since he wanted the Princess Leia bird.

I tried to get a picture of both of them, but this is the best I could do.  Julie was chomping on heart candy and Jax just wanted to play with his toys.

They played for a long time, but what really gets me is when Julie pulled up a box and sat in it!  Julie was watching Pingu while reading an Elmo book.

After naptimes, we went and got the mail.  I love how Julie has to accessorize just to go to the mail box!

Jax was so excited to get a letter from Alma!  He loves getting mail and boxes and get so annoyed when a letter or box is for someone else.

And finally, we were playing with our toys again.  The box had been cast aside and she was playing with Ariel!  (And getting soaking wet!)

It was a nice and quiet Valentine's Day!

Pink and Purple Legos Please!

It was a little bit of a dreary day on Monday.  And when I checked my weather app and saw it was 100% humidity, I knew it was not going to bode well for my hair at all.  And same for Julie.  She goes frizzy and my hair just goes straight flat.

So we needed to do something preferably indoors.

Anways, we decided to take the children to the mall.  Jax is in LOVE with legos and they have a lego store where he can drool all over the Jabba the Hut Star Wars playset.  (It's only $100!  And you can take Han Solo out of the carbonite!  And Oola is in their as well!)

Can you tell that I've heard all the selling points to this playset from a certain 5 year old?

And so we oohh and ahhh-ed over the playset.  And then we proceeded over to the lego table to build.  Because were were there on a Monday, the store was empty and we could play all we wanted!

Both Jax and Julie really got into it. 

I mean, really got into it!

Jax used the pieces to make a helicopter.

Here is Jax's finished helicposter.  As you can see, Julie only used the pink and purple legos.  And them sorted them out in a line.  Not sure what I should think about that other than she has fantastic taste in color choices!

I am so, so glad we live close to the mall where we have some fun stores to play in on those rainy days!

Goals for this Week

Personal

Finish reading Is the Bible True?  How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scripture by Jeffrey L. Sheler

Read Exodus 16- Exodus 35 with my Bible in a Year plan.

School

Letter Aa with Jax and Julie

Plan Letter Bb

Home Management

Move bookshelf into kitchen (I didn't get any of these accomplished.)

Move side table next to my recliner

Get rid of exersaucer-anyone need an exersaucer?

And now for this week's goals:

Personal

Read Exodus 36- Leviticus 15 with my Bible in a Year plan.

Plan Psalms Study for next Sunday.

School

Letter Bb with Jax and Julie

Plan Letter Cc

Home Management

Plan meals for the week.

Another thrift store run.

I'm linking to Money Saving Mom!

 

Project Life Tuesday

See the full gallery on Posterous

Tuesday 29

Jaxson put on his baseball shirt and then needed to play baseball.  Luckily, it was nice outside to do just that!

Wednesday 30

Popcorn and watching Pingu on the iPad.

Thursday 31

No picture.

Friday 1

No picture.

Saturday 2

No picture.

Sunday 3

I was sick.  (Which is the reason why I didn't take many pictures!)  So when Julie came to sit with me, she had an iPhone and iPad.  Sid the Science Kid and Pingu...talk about multi-tasking!

Monday 4

Tea party time!  Julie was feeding her dolly and talking on her phone.  Her conversation consisted of "uh oh" and "oh!"

Goals for this Week

Personal

Finish reading The Year of Living Biblically:  One Man's Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs (This was pretty funny!)

Read Genesis 46-Exodus 15 with my Bible in a Year plan.

School

Finish planning Letter Aa for Jax and Julie

Home Management

Clean the microwave out.

Thrift store run.

And for this week's goals:

Personal

Finish reading Is the Bible True?  How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scripture by Jeffrey L. Sheler

Read Exodus 16- Exodus 35 with my Bible in a Year plan.

School

Letter Aa with Jax and Julie

Plan Letter Bb

Home Management

Move bookshelf into kitchen

Move side table next to my recliner

Get rid of exersaucer-anyone need an exersaucer?

I'm linking to Money Saving Mom!

 

2013 Goals {January}

Goal check up for January!

Financial

Buy a 2nd car.

School

Plan out the year for Tot School with Jaxson and Julianne.  (I have it planned to Letter B.)

Home Management

Use Little Green Notebook's cleaning schedule and stick to it!

Weekly:

Vacuum

Mop

Clean bathrooms

Monthly

Dust

Clean oven/microwave

Spot clean walls and carpets

Personal

Books

Here is the list I want to read.  I'm shooting under the table because if I finish this list, I can ADD MORE. 

Erasing Hell by Francis Chan

The Fitting Room by Kelly Minter

Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin

Holy Parenting by Benjamen Kerns

Is the Bible True?:  How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures by Jeffrey L. Sheler (I'm reading this right now.)

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Michal: A Novel by Jill Eileen Smith

Sticky Faith by Kara Powell

A Taste of Heaven by R.C. Sproul

Tell Your Time by Amy Lynn Andrews

Understanding Your Young Teen by Mark Oestreicher

The Year of Living Biblically:  One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs (This was really funny!) 

Books read at Bonhoeffer Babe's Book Club:

Life of the Beloved:  Spritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J. M. Nouwen  (This was ok.)

A Hole in the Gospel:  What does God Expect From Us?  The Answer That Changed My Life and Just Might Change the World by Richard Sterns  (I actually read this last year!  I think it will bring some great discussion.)

Bible Study time

Memorize the entire book of James.  I've memorized to 4:2.  I'm over halfway there!

Study the book of Luke with the Mars Hill podcasts.  (I'm in Luke 7.)

Read the entire Bible chronologically.  I'm using this plan. (I'm in Exodus 7)

2013 Goals

Time to revisit goals for.....2013!

Financial

Buy a 2nd car.

School

Plan out the year for Tot School with Jaxson and Julianne.

Home Management

Use Little Green Notebook's cleaning schedule and stick to it!

Weekly:

Vacuum

Mop

Clean bathrooms

Monthly

Dust

Clean oven/microwave

Spot clean walls and carpets

Personal

Books

Here is the list I want to read.  I'm shooting under the table because if I finish this list, I can ADD MORE. 

Erasing Hell by Francis Chan

The Fitting Room by Kelly Minter

Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin

Holy Parenting by Benjamen Kerns

Is the Bible True?:  How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures by Jeffrey L. Sheler

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Michal: A Novel by Jill Eileen Smith

Sticky Faith by Kara Powell

A Taste of Heaven by R.C. Sproul

Tell Your Time by Amy Lynn Andrews

Understanding Your Young Teen by Mark Oestreicher

The Year of Living Biblically:  One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs

Bible Study time

Memorize the entire book of James.  I've memorized to 3:13 so I am almost halfway there!  I can do this...

Study the book of Luke with the Mars Hill podcasts.

Read the entire Bible chronologically.  I'm using this plan.