Precious Prayers

August 30th: This morning I put the kids in their high chairs. I went into the kitchen and put some grapes in little bowls and brought them to the table. I said, "Would you like some grapes?" Shaylen said, "Yes! But we need to pray first!"

Spiritual Toddlers

August 29th: Today the kids were playing in Shaylen's room while I was putting away laundry. The sheets from Shaylen's air mattress were being washed so the mattress was leaning upright against the wall. Marshall was crawling behind it and said to Shaylen, "Let's hide!" Shaylen said, "God can see us!"

Eyelashes

August 27th:On Saturday we had a garage sale. We had a great time and were able to get rid of some of the stuff that has been cluttering up our basement, shed and backyard. One of those items was a small portable playyard that someone had found on the sidewalk and thought of Marshall and Shaylen. Marshall and Shaylen had outgrown it and weren't playing with it anymore. Taigen sprayed it off and placed a $10 sticker on it. Soon, our neighbor was over with her little 9 month old, Ashley. She said, "Are you selling the playyard?" "Yes!""Sold! I have been wanting something like this for Ashley for a long time. She's not old enough yet, but she will be all too soon!"

When Marshall and Shaylen wanted to know why Taigen moved it to the neighbor's yard, we told them that it was now Ashley's.

So, Sunday morning we come out of the house to get into the van for church. Shaylen saw the playyard and said, "It's Eyelashes." I thought, "HUH?" So I asked her, "What did you say?""That's Eyelashes."Then I got it...Ashley's! We got a good laugh out of the confusion on Shaylen's part.

Little Tooter

August 25th: We had the Back to School Burger Bash with the teens at the home of one of our church members last night. We were all sitting around a campfire and Taigen started into his devotional. At a pause...we hear a very loud toot! It was obvious that everyone had heard it too because there were snickers. Taigen said, "I'm sorry...you'll have to excuse my son." I quickly said, "It was your daughter!" Marshall was on my lap and I'm sure I would've felt that one! She's just like her daddy!

Sweet Talker

August 14th: The other day, Shaylen was whining about something downstairs. Marshall said, "It's okay...I'm here!" He also said the next day, "I'll be back, sweetie!"

Anemone Song

August 13th Yesterday morning the kids were at the table eating breakfast and I was up getting my coffee. Shaylen asked, "Sing the anemone song, Mommy!"
I thought, "Anemone song?"
"Shaylen, I don't know an anemone song."
"MOMMY...sing the anemone song!!!"
"Shaylen, what is the anemone song? You sing it for me."
"No, Mommy. Sing the anemone song. The one in the van!"
Then it dawns on me what we have been singing to at home and in the van. It's on a CD we have in the van.
"I may never march in the infantry,
Ride in the cavalry,
Shoot the artillery,
I may never zoom o'er the ENEMY,
But I'm in the Lord's army. Yes Sir!"

Some Light Reading

August 6th: This Sunday evening Brenda Bowman (a friend in our church) had a tickle in her throat. She decided to go to the bathroom and clear it out so she left the service. When she got in the ladies room she heard the nursery worker with Marshall. He was in a stall going to the bathroom.
"Is that my Marshall in there?"
He said, "Come in!"
She peeked her head in the handicap stall where he was. "Are you going potty?"
"No. I'm going poo-poo!"
"Oh."
"Do you have a magazine?"

A boy named Ethan is in the 2's and 3's Sunday School class with M & S. He says that Shaylen is his "favorite girl." When I said to Shaylen one night, "Shaylen, do you know that you're my favorite girl?" She said, "No, I'm Ethan's."

A Good Eater

August 5th:When Taigen asked Marshall where his dinner went (obviously, he ate it) he replied, "It went down the drain!"

Colorado Trip

We had a great time in Colorado in July. I thought I would post some of these pictures from our trip. I was able to spend my birthday there, which I haven't done in a LONG time. The kids loved all of the spoiling and all of the time with Dad and Cathy. They are still talking about it.

Excited

August 1st:When Enzo (M & S's friend) was coming to visit, Shaylen said, "I'm so exkited!"