Allee is in an Easter pageant at school tomorrow, her first pageant ever. As we were saying our prayers tonight, Rick said during his prayer..."Lord, please help Allee tomorrow night during her pageant not to be nervous." When he finished praying, Allee said in the sweetest little voice, "Daddy, I'm not gonna be nervous, so you don't have to pray for me." Awwww. Of course he told her how he wanted to pray for her anyway and all the time. There is just something about hearing a little girl say "Daddy" that will melt your heart! Mine anyway!
Don't you wish as adults we could think like children. I mean, she is excited about the pageant, and will probably be a little timid in front of the people, but nervous....not so much. When I asked her about what nervous means, she said "It means that you feel really bad." I think God gives us our children for joy, but also to teach us many life lessons! We can learn a lot from our children if we choose to really listen to them!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Spring Break
Hope all of you have had a wonderful spring break. I am ready for some sunshine. All of my plans were for weather that we could at least get out and jump on the trampoline in. But, we have still had a blessed time. Aiden asked if we had to go to school tomorrow and when I said no, he yelled....WoooHoooo!
My little Evan has gotten a sassy mouth on him lately. Don't know where that came from! LOL! We actually had pull the car over and get him out of the car seat to spank him today for screaming at one of us AND a sibling! We need prayer! The other night, he had taken a late nap and refused to go to sleep. We were all tired and I could not get him to sleep. I finally put him in his bed, turned a movie on and in a very aggravated, last straw and elevated tone of voice, very sternly began to lecture him on what I felt his behavior should be for the remainder of the night. (My lecture is funny afterwards, but in the heat of the moment, it was important that he knew what I was thinking...LOL). After the last "and you had better not get up again and I mean it" throught the gritting of my teeth, he looked at me and yelled, "Mama, you be ugy a me!" To which I replied, "yes I am because you are being ugly to me by not going to sleep....NOW GO TO SLEEEP!" Then I left and laughed under my breath! He is so cute....but I still have to discipline! Ya'll all know how that is!
My little Evan has gotten a sassy mouth on him lately. Don't know where that came from! LOL! We actually had pull the car over and get him out of the car seat to spank him today for screaming at one of us AND a sibling! We need prayer! The other night, he had taken a late nap and refused to go to sleep. We were all tired and I could not get him to sleep. I finally put him in his bed, turned a movie on and in a very aggravated, last straw and elevated tone of voice, very sternly began to lecture him on what I felt his behavior should be for the remainder of the night. (My lecture is funny afterwards, but in the heat of the moment, it was important that he knew what I was thinking...LOL). After the last "and you had better not get up again and I mean it" throught the gritting of my teeth, he looked at me and yelled, "Mama, you be ugy a me!" To which I replied, "yes I am because you are being ugly to me by not going to sleep....NOW GO TO SLEEEP!" Then I left and laughed under my breath! He is so cute....but I still have to discipline! Ya'll all know how that is!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Allee's Boyfriend
Tonight at church, Allison came had dropped Jackson off in class with Allee. She told me that one of the other students was talking about Allee and Jackson being boyfriend and girlfriend. Allison said, "I thought you already had a boyfriend." She said Allee cut her eyes and said, "I know, my mama already talked to me about that."
You see, about 2 weeks ago, Allee was sitting at the kitchen table and said, "Mama, I've got something to tell you. I have a boyfriend and his name is Skyler Cole." Aiden started teasing her about it. I explained to her that she didn't need a boyfriend and that we should only have boyfriend and girlfriends when we were planning to get married. She told me very matter of factly that they were planning to get married, just like Aiden and Karley. So, needless to say, we had a long talk about relationships. From her comment to Allison, I guess maybe she actaully listened. However, she did end her statement to Allison with, "but I still have a boyfriend."
You see, about 2 weeks ago, Allee was sitting at the kitchen table and said, "Mama, I've got something to tell you. I have a boyfriend and his name is Skyler Cole." Aiden started teasing her about it. I explained to her that she didn't need a boyfriend and that we should only have boyfriend and girlfriends when we were planning to get married. She told me very matter of factly that they were planning to get married, just like Aiden and Karley. So, needless to say, we had a long talk about relationships. From her comment to Allison, I guess maybe she actaully listened. However, she did end her statement to Allison with, "but I still have a boyfriend."
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Marriage
I just want to give a little plug for marriage! Marriage is a wonderful thing. The Lord put woman on this earth to be a help meet for man. Marriage was meant to be beautiful, fun, enjoyable, and happy, among other things. Rick and I have been attending a marriage class for the last 6 weeks and we are loving it. I just wanted to say how happy I am to be married to my husband and how wonderful he is. He is not wonderful because he is perfect, but he is wonderful in spite of not being perfect. Together, we are able to work through our differences to come to a solution that meets both of our needs. A good marriage must have God as the foundation, but also, a good marriage is made of two people who are determined to make each other HAPPY not miserable. So often in talking with people, I find that we are a selfish people. We would much rather have ourselves be happy than others. We will never find true happiness in this attitude. Think of the joy at Christmas time when you are giving to others. The same is true in your relationships. When we give of ourselves, it makes it a lot easier to recieve. Rick always says in his sermons, that as a Christian, you are never sitting still. We are either moving forward, or growing closer to God, or we are falling behind. The same is true in marriage. We cannot afford to let our marriages sit idle. If you are not working daily on improving your marriage, then you are letting your relationship with your spouse fall away. So, I encourage you, if you do not already, to spend some quality time getting to know your spouse all over again. I think you will be suprised what you find out! May God bless you and your home, especially your marriage that the devil is determined to destroy! Love to you all!
Aiden is my star
At Aiden's school, they have a "Rock star student of the week" each week. They get to bring things to class, etc. Aiden has not gotten this reward all year and he and I have talked a good bit about the behavior that it takes to earn this award. Friday, he brought home the bag and was grinning from ear to ear. He was so excited. He told his daddy that he thought I would scream when I found out he got it. We were on our way to the park on Sat and he asked us if we knew why he was so happy to be the Rock star student. When I asked him why he said, "Because I knew that if I got this you and daddy would be so happy and I want to make you happy." Okay, I really almost cried! How precious. Of course Rick had to explain that we are always happy with him, no matter what, but still, it was adorable and I really think he meant it. He is such a tender hearted child and loves family time. He ask for family time all the time. We were able to enjoy a family day at the park on Sat and it was amazing. We are going to make a point to do that more often.
My little MaMa
For those of you who know Aiden well....
Last night, Rick had a deacons meeting and the kids and I were home alone. They had found their boxes of board games that I had stored under the bed and had managed to get every piece from every game box and spread all over the living room and bedroom. Usually, they can't stand clean up time, but they both wanted to play a "family game" together so badly, they agreed almost too quickly, to work together and clean up so that we could play. I was in the kitchen fixing supper as I watched them work to clean up the huge mess. Allee is a little chore person. Give her a chore and she takes pride in it. Aiden, on the other hand, could care less. However, he was giving it his best shot. Well, in the midst of the frantic clean up, Aiden got side tracked (imagine that) and began to play with a game piece and paused his clean up. Allee was as busy as she could be. Suddenly, she realized that Aiden had paused. She stopped what she was doing and said, "Aiden, we gotta clean up." He kept playing. "Aiden, momma said, we gotta clean up or we don't get game time." He kept playing. "AIDEN, CONCENTRATE, FOCUS....we have to clean up." Finally, he snapped to and helped. This is words out of my mouth everyday of my life to him. I guess she listens to somethings I say!
Last night, Rick had a deacons meeting and the kids and I were home alone. They had found their boxes of board games that I had stored under the bed and had managed to get every piece from every game box and spread all over the living room and bedroom. Usually, they can't stand clean up time, but they both wanted to play a "family game" together so badly, they agreed almost too quickly, to work together and clean up so that we could play. I was in the kitchen fixing supper as I watched them work to clean up the huge mess. Allee is a little chore person. Give her a chore and she takes pride in it. Aiden, on the other hand, could care less. However, he was giving it his best shot. Well, in the midst of the frantic clean up, Aiden got side tracked (imagine that) and began to play with a game piece and paused his clean up. Allee was as busy as she could be. Suddenly, she realized that Aiden had paused. She stopped what she was doing and said, "Aiden, we gotta clean up." He kept playing. "Aiden, momma said, we gotta clean up or we don't get game time." He kept playing. "AIDEN, CONCENTRATE, FOCUS....we have to clean up." Finally, he snapped to and helped. This is words out of my mouth everyday of my life to him. I guess she listens to somethings I say!
A few good Taylor Kid stories
When I logged in, I can't believe it has been that long since I have updated! It has been a difficult month!
On the lighter side:
Evan has been such a joy lately. He is really talking up a storm and can be so sweet. We watch movies a good bit and one of the kids favorites is "Angel Wars." It is a Christian superhero show. Evan has gotten really fond of this series and asks for it frequently. Well, his little two year old language doesn't allow correct pronunciation of words. We attended an event at Allee's preschool last week and Evan went running to his Sunday school teacher, Ms. Sherry and blurted out: "Hey Ms. Sherry. I watch Angel Hors." His W makes the H sounds. Say it out loud! Yeah. Not so good huh? We were getting ready for bed the other night and he said it again, so I tried to correct him. I made the "W" sound and he repeated the "H" sound. Allee laughed and said, "He said Angel Hors." He screamed, "Allee, NO I NOT say Angel HORS, I say ANGEL HORS!" He could not understand why we were laughing so hard. It was too cute! So, any of you who hear my child ask to watch Angel Hors, please note that we are NOT promoting bad movies, we just need to work on enunciation.
On the lighter side:
Evan has been such a joy lately. He is really talking up a storm and can be so sweet. We watch movies a good bit and one of the kids favorites is "Angel Wars." It is a Christian superhero show. Evan has gotten really fond of this series and asks for it frequently. Well, his little two year old language doesn't allow correct pronunciation of words. We attended an event at Allee's preschool last week and Evan went running to his Sunday school teacher, Ms. Sherry and blurted out: "Hey Ms. Sherry. I watch Angel Hors." His W makes the H sounds. Say it out loud! Yeah. Not so good huh? We were getting ready for bed the other night and he said it again, so I tried to correct him. I made the "W" sound and he repeated the "H" sound. Allee laughed and said, "He said Angel Hors." He screamed, "Allee, NO I NOT say Angel HORS, I say ANGEL HORS!" He could not understand why we were laughing so hard. It was too cute! So, any of you who hear my child ask to watch Angel Hors, please note that we are NOT promoting bad movies, we just need to work on enunciation.
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