More "NOAHISMS"

Feb 28 2012

THIS BOY, thinking that everytime Momma gets something to drink, it means Noah has to be the taste tester. I have my own little cup-bearer. He says, "Just a little sip?"


The other day I was at my parents house and Noah disobeyed me (blantantly) and I told him he was going to have a Spank. He immediately said, "Momma I spank myself.", and started popping his own leg. I told him it must not have been a good enough spank if it did not make him cry..............Not 2 minutes later he did the same thing to disobey again, He looked at me and said, "I spank myself, I'll cry." (what in the world?????? I just had to laugh)

When we are riding in the car, he has started this........"Watch out, Dad, watch out for that car."

Also in the car, he will try to roll his window down (which we lock), he will say " Oh no, Help my window."

I love that he loves to buckle his Beba in the seatbelt with him.


Periodically he will go to the fridge, open it, and say "Hmmmmm, Let's see???" ( I am sure he gets this from Momma)

He will come get Drew or I and say, "Check this out!"

He will comment of almost anything, "I'll save it for later." I hope this doesn't mean he will have hoarding tendencies.

When we got back from our weekend away, my mom and dad had taught him some manners. At the dinner table he will say, "No, kanks I don't want that." (no son, that isn't the option, the option is that you eat it anyway)

He almost never stops, but when you find him like this, you know he feels bad. He has gotten a cold lately (probably allergies from the pollen) and has started a bad habit of wiping his nose on his arm, or his shirt on his arm. I have told him constantly not to do it, and so now when he forgets and catches himself wiping, he automatically says, "oops, I need a napkim." (everything is a nap-kim, since that is what we use at the dinner table)

Luke Signing

Feb 27 2012

I have been trying to teach Luke some signs, as he won't learn to talk for a little while now. I think he is getting the hang of this, in context, and repetition. He knows when to do "MORE" when he would like another bite. Even though this is not what the actual sign looks like. He just looks like he is clapping.
Its' close.

SHINE

Feb 25 2012

Today was a serve our neighbors in Jackson Day. Many did work projects, some painted, put on block parties (one of which we attended), and we many groups just Prayer Walked through the communities (meeting people).

The boys in tow.

Our immediate P team

We met these 3 kids outside their grandmothers house, and she just let the 3 kids go with us ( was so surprised, she didn't even know me). Noah was attached to Pay-Pay and would not let her hand go.

Then we arrived.

They had fun jumping.

Had some lunch.

Noah scarfed down his hot dog.

And then the little boys had a dancing war. My little Noah tried in once (that was enough). Poor thing can't dance.

Lovely weather

Feb 23 2012

Almost 80 degrees in February??? YES!!! We will take it. Such a fun day out in the yard with my two boys. AND then daddy surprises us and comes home early. HOORAY. Luke was itching to get up and run too.

About to crawl

Feb 22 2012

Just admiring how this little sprout is growing. He almost has the crawling thing figured out, any moment I expect him to start across the floor on all fours. In the mean time, I am loving seeing all this little expressions.

Planting Strawberries

Feb 20 2012

We went to my parents to celebrate my 30th birthday. It was so nice to have all my favorite foods (and not have to prepare them myself). Steak, mashed potatoes, fried okra, fried squash, chocolate covered strawberries and bananas, lemon pie......... It was so good. Not sure how I didn't get pics of the occasion.

I did however grab pics of Grana and Noah planting the strawberries we got her for her birthday.

Getaway Day 2

Feb 18 2012

We started the morning with Coffee and Shipley's donuts and time with our Lord. It was glorious uninterrupted time in the Word. I soaked it in knowing I don't get this very much.

I am in reading in Leviticus right now and (even though I never anticipated to glean lots from the Lord in this book) He is showing me more and more of His purpose for His own, our need for Him, and through all the "laws" and instructions He gave the Israelites they increasingly and repeatedly disobeyed Him. They who had the presence of the Lord walking so close with them, asking specific obedience from them, they forgot, still turned to idols perversion, and it became evident to them that they need sacrifice (a way to come to God in all their un-cleaness).

This is so neat to see the constant for-shadowing of the need for a savior, the playing out of what is requirements of a satisfactory sacrifice (unblemished.....blood being spilled, atonement for our sins)


Later in the morning I got ready for my Mani Pedi appointment. I was so excited. The last Pedicure I had was in Kenya.

I was expecting a quite morning reading, while soaking my feet and getting my toes painted.

God had other plans. The girl who was giving me the pedicure and I really hit if off. She was a little older than me, had a 2 year old little boy, and was asking lots of questions I had asked. I mean really what was I thinking......how can you not talk to the person touching your feet. She was not married, and really frustrated with her son's father. I was able to share my testimony, and share that Christ has such a perfect plan for marriage and the covenant that it represents. Christs' pursuance of us is the greatest love story. I left with perfectly painted nails and toes, and the knowledge that my God is a God of taken opportunities and I just need to expect that He will give me time and opportunities to speak. For His Glory not my story.

I was so excited to meet back up with Drew and tell him all about my morning. We went to eat at a great little place on the square Ajax. I had wonderful veggies (fried, I know) but veggies all the same.

Had great conversation, I can not tell you how uninterrupted time with your husband can be so wonderful for your communication, for getting on the same page, and for the idea of still "learning him."




We headed to a movie, and later went out to eat again. YES I was exhausted with eating by time we left. But you order and they bring you this great looking entree and you think "I don't want to waste this wonderful, expensive food." SO you eat it.

Lenora's was such a fun place. Laid back, and more good time with Drew.

From Daddy/Momma to Drew/Lindsay

Feb 17 2012

Or should I say our WEEKEND AWAY EXTRAVAGANZA??? Well It was definitely hard to leave. Dae Dae and Aunt Ali came to stay with the kids, And Mimi was there before the boys woke up from nap around 1:30, but I was still bittersweet to leave Luke for the 1st time (for me) and to leave both boys. Don't worry I did leave 4 hand written pages of instructions (that may or may not have been followed).

We did turn around twice before we even left our street, we forgot the IPAD and the coffee. 2 important things. But (as previously commented on by our friends our "pic says it all"), we were excited.

Our 1st stop was a must (and we had a coupon) SMOOTHIE KING.


I don't know if you mothers with young kids ever feel like me. But when we got in the car we had to find things to talk about. I mean Drew works all day and I stay home with my babies, so I don't regularly have TONS of adult conversation. But we soon found our nitch and we remembered us. Drew and Lindsay, not Daddy and Momma.

Even though lots of our convo was about our boys. It was more geared toward our intentionality about rearing them, our growth areas in raising and shaping them. And I will admit I did have a lull and really started missing them right before we arrived (I mean it is hard to turn off that your a Momma).

THEN we pulled up to the square. It was so fun being in the place where all our romance played out in college. We headed to Square books and had coffee as we unwinded from the drive and caught up on the news of Oxford via the Daily Mississippian.




We walked around and took in the afternoon. I really always loved this town. And the feel of this place.

We headed to the condo (Drew's dad was so generous to let us stay the weekend), and He, Jerri, and Bryce surprised me with a present. A mani and pedi appt the following day in town, and a necklace (that I had been wanting). Love them.


We ended up eating a new place that we had never been to before. South Depot Taco Shop. Just what I was in the mood for. SO GOOD, Fresh corn salsa, and build your own burritos. Perfect.

Luke's dance moves

OH!!! Look at me!!!!

Feb 15 2012

Love this face. And he loves playing in this basket. (Luke 7 1/2 months)

So did Noah. (Noah at 7 1/2 months)

Luke

Noah

One day we were playing Noah's room, and dancing to our sock monkey that sings and dances. Luke loves it and always kicks his legs when it is singing. Well he was on the floor and that sock monkey was just enough motivation to get this little guy moving.

He kinda has this worm move, up and back, and up and forward, and up and back again.

PLANK, How does this help me.

Maybe this will work??

Oh finally got to it.

Low Key V-day

Feb 14 2012

Drew and I really don't do Valentines day. Maybe we are just grumpy. Is it just a consumers' holiday??? We may have to step it up once the boys get a bit older. But right now they don't know the difference. And we all know that you show your love everyday, not just on Valentines day. with hearts, cupids, roses, chocolates, and pink/red.

One thing we do love is being thought of. We love mail.

Grana and Grandma Taylor sent cards, and Noah got $5 whole dollars. He kept putting them on the table, folding them, unfolding, and laying them all in a row. Then he called Grana to tell her "thank you for the dollars."


Luke got some $ too.



Later that afternoon, we got to play with one of our friends Eli Oakley. So fun, Luke loved having another person his size to interact with (i don't know why this surprised me, but he just was enamored with him). He stared at, jumped towards, clapped at, and had a conversation with Eli.