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Nate: "Mom, I know how to make hot dogs."
Mom: "Oh? How do you do it?"
Nate: "You buy a box of corn dogs, peel off the outside, pull the stick out. You have a hot dog!"
Mom: "Wow, impressive....."

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Grant: "Mom, how do dogs have puppies?"

Mom: "Same as people. They puppies grow in the mommy's belly."

Grant: "Do they have to get married?"

Mom: "No."

Nate: "You just have to get two pups together!"

Thanks my Nate. May it be this easy in a couple more years........

Great Nate!!

My passionate child has turned 5. I can't believe how big these kids grow.

For his bday, we did heavy heavy hangs with cousins, had lots of yummy desserts

& are planning a fun birthday party involving Nerf guns,

camouflage & face protection.

We'll see how that goes!

My Nathan LOVES Star Wars & playing PBS games on the computer.

He builds very interesting things with Trios & LEGOS.

And can roll cars along my furniture surfaces all day long.

He loves going to school where the ladies like him.

He can't wait for kinder next year. He has the energy of 4 kids put together,

but looks like an absolute angel when he sleeps.

A fun conversation we had with him the other night while reading scriptures goes like this:

Mommy: The bad guys wanted to fight because they wanted power & rich things. The good guys were defending their freedom & their families.

Daddy: If anyone ever made me choose between Mommy & anything else, I would choose Mommy. Even if they would give me all the money in the world.

Nate: If the bad guys said I had to choose between bacon or Mommy. I would choose Mommy.

Pause while he thinks.

Nate: Yeah, I'm right. I would choose Mommy.

Thanks Nate. I choose you too!!!

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Charly is out in the garage making a mess with the coloring books.

Grant turns the lock, thus locking her out there.

Me: "Grant, don't lock your sister outside. It's not nice & you're supposed to protect her."

Nate: "Mom, if we lock her outside, the bad guys can't get her. So we are protecting her."

Grant: "And it will force her to clean up her mess."

Poor Charly.....

Shout out Friday, Hasleton quote & Halloween......

Shout out Friday (Should have been last weeks)

You know you had a good night

when there is chocolate on the door handle of the fridge.

Here are my Halloween hooligans.

And for my quotes:

Grant: "Mom, I have a secret about Daddy. But I'm not gonna tell you."

Me: "Why? Cause it will get him in trouble?"

Grant: "Yup!"

Nathan: "Mom, can Jesus do anything He wants? Like destroy the planet Pluto?"

Me: "Yes. He can do anything He wants. Everything listens to Him. Even the dirt."

Nathan: "How? Does He use a force? Like the Jedi force?"

Me: "No. Not the Jedi force. Jesus uses a REAL force."

Nathan: "Oh, Jesus should use the Jedi force. It's so cool."

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Grant: Mom, can I have some marshmallows?

Mom: Sure, after you brush your teeth.

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Grant: Kissing rhymes with missing, hissing & pissing.

Jared: Pissing?

Grant: Yeah, like "you're pissing me off."

Jared:That's not a good thing to say. I don't want to hear say that anymore ok?

Grant: OK.

Jennifer: Jared, you know where he hears that right?

Jared: Yup (we both say it)

Jennifer: Grant, you can say it when you're 18 years old.

Grant: OK, I'll add it to my list.

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Boys are bickering, so frustrated mommy yells:

"Will you 2 stop fighting over every stupid little thing?"

Nate: Mom, stupid is ...

Mommy: I know stupid is a bad word. Mommies can say whatever they want.

Nate: I didn't know that.

Mommy: Well now you do.

A few moments pass.

Nate: Does Heavenly Father like it when you say bad words?

I really had no answer for that that would allow me to ever say again whatever I wanted.

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While in the doctor's office, we were asked if anyone in the home smoked.

To this Jared replied:

"Only me cause I'm so hot."

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We were watching a video "Finding Faith in Christ" on TV.

The part where Mary is dragged to be judged for adultery,

Nate asked why she was crying.

Me: She did a bad thing, & now people want to throw rocks at her to kill her.

Grant: I got hit by a rock once.

He doesn't work out here.

Our family is pretty religious. Well, we try hard to be good.

One of the commandments that we take very seriously

is to not use the Lord's name in vain.

It's usually hard to avoid hearing it all around you.

On the internet, TV shows, people around you etc.

I give my Dad a hard time when he does it by

saying things such as, "He's not here,"

"Please don't call on Him, I'm not ready for that yet," "That's not my name."

But this one had me crackin up for a few minutes.

It happened at Jared's work (he works at a gym & overheard this conversation)

Client: This is too hard.

Trainer: You can do it.

Client: Bleepity bleep bleep "uses His name in vain"

Trainer: He's not gonna help you, He doesn't work out here.

Hehehe

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Jared is such a loving father.

He thoroughly enjoys trying to stick his large fingers

up the kid's small nostrils to show them how much he loves each child.

So last night, he is showing this endearing affection:

Jared: Gross Grant. I got a bugar on my finger.

Grant: Well Dad, that's where I keep them.

That's what you get my love.

(I'm still laughing while I write this)

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Grant: "Mu-o-om, I don't want to go use my imagination.

I want to watch TV & eat candy all day."

Mom: "What are some reasons we love Daddy?"

Nate: "We love him cause we have hearts."

Grant: "Why do we have to clean up? No one is coming over.

Let's just leave it a mess."

Cousins

Juliette: My friend Nathan is here! He's here!

Nathan: I have Iron Man pajamas with lots of muscles.

Juliette: Look at my pretty dress! I so pretty..

Nathan: I have lots of muscles.

Juliette: I so pretty...........

This conversation went this way for a few more minutes.

On being a Daddy

Grant & Nate's list of what they get to do when they are big & a Daddy:

1. Buy all the gum they want.

2. Get a dog.

3. Say the word "stupid" when angry, frustrated, or while driving.

My family cracks me up!

We were watching a "kissing" scene during a Disney movie

& both boys started saying, "eewwwwwww."

I told them that one day they would meet the right girl they would want to kiss.

Then Jared says, "or whatever girl is right next you."

THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT: The boys absolutely lu-ove playing

kill the bad guys. So they're running around, killing their toys,

when Nathan says his dinosaur is so super dead.

Grant says, "he's so dead he's never gonna get resurrected."

We went to a party with Valentine's Day decorations.

Lots of hearts & such. On the car ride home, Nate says his heart is broken.

We can never fix it. Jared says it takes a long time to heal a broken heart,

& a new girlfriend. (I love this guy)

Grant says,"all you need are lots of hugs and kisses."

So sweet.

This just in: It's been an eventful day!

Grant was having a hard time getting his sweatshirt off.

When asking Jared for help, he says,

" I have a Norwegian head. That means my head is HUGE!"

Nate took his Band-Aid off & said the blood was all gone.

Grant says, "That means you're resurrected!."

I yell at Nathan that he better not be eating any more fruit snacks.

He said he was "just checking" that there were still more left.

Later, I saw that the package was empty.

Charlotte peed on the ground before I put a diaper on her.

After her bath of course.

Jared had his first interview with his new "field."

He has a new field!!

Today I was able to finish my first quilt using free motion quilting.

A few boo boos, but I'm very proud of myself!

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Conversation between Grant & I:

Grant: Mom, when do we get to go to the Zoo again?

Mom: Love, we don't have money for that right now.

Grant: But I have lots of money in my piggy bank. (maybe $2 in change)

Mom: You know that your money goes into the bank to save up for college, a mission & a nice engagement ring.

Grant: What's an engagement ring?

Mom: After your mission, you will meet a nice girl who has also served a mission, that wants to have at least 5 kids, & that mommy & daddy really like. You'll ask her to marry you, & give her a pretty ring. See, this is the one Daddy gave me.

Grant runs away real quick, when he comes back.....

Grant: But I already have one of those. See look, mine is bigger!

I hope you meet a girl that will accept that sweetie.

During Prayer:

Grant: Mom, will you tell me what to say?

Mom: Just tell Heavenly Father what you're thankful for.

Grant: I'm thankful for my friends, my blanket, my pillow, my books, the stars & boats but I don't think they're stickers, they won't come off, I tried & tried, I think they might be paint, but I'm not sure......

This was his view. Please don't judge the dirty wall.

While in the car.

Mom: Come on guys. I know you can buckle up faster than this

Grant: Why do we have to always buckle up?

Mom: To keep you safe just in case there is an accident. And it is the law. We try to always follow the law.

Grant: If we don't, will the police come get us?

Mom: No, they will get Mommy for not keeping you safe.

Grant: Will they take you to jail?

Mom: If I'm not a good girl, yes.

Nathan: If the police take you to jail, I will kill all the bad guys so they'll let you out.

You have to imagine Nate with his aggressiveness & shooting at the same time. Such a sweetie to kill all the bad guys to break me free.

End of 2009 Update

Charles is just too much for me to describe. She eats more than I do, smiles constantly, growls at you when she wants something, is gorgeous, starting to stand on her own, took her first step yesterday, likes to sing, & so many other things but I'm in a hurry.

We love her so much & can't go anywhere w/o someone mentioning her large blue eyes or how cute she is. She is so well behaved I have no problem taking her anywhere. Her favorite toys are the silliest thing or a ball that fits in her hand.

The Great Nate has been growing the most. He loves to cross his eyes, play G.I. Joe, or some super hero, eats 4 meals in the morning, is never quiet or still (even in his sleep). He can't decide whether or not he wants to potty train. One week he's all about the toilet, the next- nothing.

We change his clothes at least twice a day. He likes to spill, pee, wipe his snot, & hide food in or on his clothes. Too bad my washer just broke.

Grant has started pre-school this year. I am so proud of him, he does what's right & has made several friend's. He learns so much & if you ask him where he learned it, he would say, " my brain just knew it all by itself." He has learned about humor (not very good humor), loves to make up jokes & riddles until Jared & I are asking him to please stop. Our faces hurt from fake laughing.

Grant has just finished his first season of soccer on the Cannonballs team. Poor guy was the youngest, but did alright. We spent most of the game yelling at him to run, or I started telling him there was candy inside the ball. Still didn't work. But he had fun! Learned a lot about sportsmanship, making friends, & kicking & running at the same time.

I know. This picture is super cheesy. Jared was trying to take a flattering picture of me, 20 or so tries, this is what I got. I look like I'm doing a weight loss commercial. My weight is down lower than I can remember, probably my freshman year in HS. It creates a problem, none of my clothes fit unless I safety pin them shut. I know, SHUT UP JENNIFER. It is a happy time for me physically. Currently. Everything else seems to be going wrong. Car issues, no income, things I try don't work out. Oh well. I have the energy I need to keep up with my kids. (Just remember I blow up when preggers.)

I am now serving in Primary to thee buh-est 5 year olds out there. They are super cute, smart & hil-ar-ious. One seriously had me cracking up last week. He even turned to the other kids & said, "look, I'm making her laugh!"

My own kids are the cutest (along with everyone else's) & I love my hubby for working hard. Life is purty good when I remind myself that we will be taken care of.

The hunky Jared has been going back to school. Major: Kinesiology (study of physical therapy/training). This is great since he has always loved learning about muscles, how to work & heal them, etc. He loves to train people, especially on weights. He's enjoying his classes so much that he's getting some pur-tee good grades.

We're hoping for an internship soon, & he'll be taking a top of the line personal trainer certification test this December. His ultimate dream you ask?? A Cross Fit Gym or training in his garage.

Any takers?

He also stepped up as Coach for Grant's soccer team when one was needed. Parents of the kids said he did great. I think he was wonderful & learned a lot about coaching 4 & 5 yr olds.

Jared is currently serving in the YM presidency. Recent quote: "Whoever created Mounds & Almond Joy must have had an unhappy marriage. It had to be a guy. He was the light, fun, nutty person. The wife was dark, bitter & empty." Love how men's minds work.

That's what we've been up to. Hope you've enjoyed.

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Jared: I got so tired during my workout, I had to finish my push ups girl style.

Robert: Knee pushups are not girl pushups.  Girl pushups are knee pushups with a sob or complaint at the top.