2014 Memory Jar #20

-written by Nathan

I attended my first voice lesson tonight.  I have come close to getting set up with a professional voice teacher in the past, but I finally decided to go for it.

2014 Memory Jar #19

-written by Marika

Me:  "Jack, what does love mean?"

Jack: "It means that you love somebody!"

Me:  "But, what does that mean, Jack?"

Jack: "It means that your heart is so happy!"

2014 Memory Jar #18

-written by Nathan

Trailer Court Casanovas played Meadow Muffins again.  This time it was from 9pm-1am (last time, it was a fundraiser, and we only played for a little more than an hour).  Ba and Pa watched the little ones and MNG and I met some of her co-workers (her principals!) at Colorado Mountain Brewery in Old Colorado City before the show. A good number of people came out to see us, and I think they will have us back again.

2014 Memory Jar #17

-written by Nathan

We enjoyed our annual Valentine's Day fondue tonight  Surprisingly, it's actually a lot better with the little ones joining us.  Letting go of the intended romance opens it up to be a light-hearted exciting event for all of us.  We all enjoyed the first course, and during the time I spent making the dessert fondue, Mommy and the babies had a lively dance party.

Quote of the Day

"Mommy, do you want to talk about our day?" Jack asked me after I got home from work.

"Sure! How was your day?" I asked him.

"I had a great day!"

"Good! What made it so great?"

"I got to type! That was a great part!" Jack told me. Then he added, "And I didn't get mad at Daddy!"

2014 Memory Jar #16

-written by Nathan

MNG was looking through albums of college pictures for one specific shot to post on Facebook (ski class).  She was on a mission, and she was not paying as much attention to JLG as he wanted.  Among the things he said to get her attention was, "Wanna make a bet?  You know what that means?  It's when you tickle somebody and gobble them up and stuff!"

2014 Memory Jar #15

-written by Nathan

For several weeks now, JLG has been saying "carry me as a baby" when it's time to take him to his room for nap.  Today at church, he wasn't cooperating when it was time to go, so I scooped him up in my arms with his knees up to his chest.  He yelled, "Carry me like a real boy!"

Quote of the Day

"Don't do that!" I told Jack as he attempted to write directly on the lap desk.

"Hmpf!" he grunted unhappily. "You are starting to sound a little arrogant!"

2014 Memory Jar #14

-written by Nathan

A busy day.  In the morning, we walked to Bon Center to take our books back to the mobile library.  Afterwards, MNG felt like stopping at Stir for some pie and coffee.  We called ATM and LGM, and they walked to Stir to join us.  We hung around for awhile, the little ones playing with the toys and coloring.

the babies coloring at Stir

ATM was thinking of buying an electric-acoustic guitar at the pawn shop, so he and I went to look at it.  I had errands to run, and Adam felt like going along.  We made a few stops, took care of errands, and had the usual ongoing talk about band camp.

In the evening we took the little ones to the church for the Legacy fundraiser babysitting night.  MNG and I went to English Dockside for dinner for the first time in years.  After that, we used our child-free time for a romantic trip to Kohls to use my Christmas gift card.  I bought some much-needed new jeans.

When we got back to the church to get the little ones, JLG was enjoying a Veggie Tales video on the projection screen and jumping on the couches with other kuddies.  Of course, he didn't want to go home.  Lisa Allison, who was there with Clay to pick up her own kuddies, commented that we should have brought sleeping bags and beer, and we could just camp out and be at church already when Sunday morning came around!

Quote of the Day

Juliana suddenly started crying. "What happened?" I asked. "Can I tell you what happened ?" Jack asked from across the room.   "Okay," I told him. "I didn't hit her. I didn't kick her. I didn't smack her in the butt!"

2014 Memory Jar #13

-written by Nathan

I reported for jury duty this morning.  I was selected for the second round of the day, which was a bit of a relief, as I wouldn't have to be sitting there the whole day wondering if I would be picked.  We were taken to one of the court rooms, lined up, and escorted to our seats.  I was in the jury box, and it was announced that the trial we would be hearing was a murder trial.  It would likely last three weeks.  The attorneys asked questions in order to narrow the group of 60 or so down to 12 jurors and 2 alternates.  We were dismissed for lunch.  I came home, ate, and headed back.  More questions were asked of the potential jurors, and I began to feel like I just might be on the jury for this one.  At the very end of the day, with only minutes to go until 5:00pm, they dismissed me.  I left with mixed feelings, but I certainly didn't complain.

2014 Memory Jar #12

-written by Nathan

After we pulled into our driveway after the Superbowl, I got JLG out of the van.  He saw the moon, which he had not been able to see (from inside the van) the whole way home. He said, "Thank you, moon.  Thanks for making light, you precious moon!"

2014 Memory Jar #11

-written by Nathan

Broncos played in the Superbowl today.  We went to Ryan and Stacey's for the big game.  Ever since we found out they would play the Seahawks, Ryan has bee over-the-top excited.  They totally blew it, though.  We left before the game was over, the Broncos having scored not a single point.  As we put the little ones in the van to go home, Ryan leaned out of his front door and yelled, "They scored!"  Too little, too late.

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