2014 Memory Jar #29

- written by Nathan

JLG wanted his leftover noodles and cheese to be cold when I was getting his lunch ready.  He usually wants things to be cold these days.  I put the cold noodles onto his plate along with carrots that MNG had served at dinner.  I had already warmed up the carrots before I divided them among the three of us.  I served JLG and JAG their lunches, and after a few bites of noodles, JLG tried his carrots.  He threw a fit when he discovered that they had been warmed up.  He said he wanted them to be cold!  I told him that he hadn't said anything about wanting the carrots to be cold, so I hadn't even thought of it.  In response to my explanation, he quoted his mommy (in a totally different situation) by pointing at me accusingly and saying, "You better think hard before you do that!"

2014 Memory Jar #28

-written by Nathan

JLG (looking out the back door at the sidewalk chalk and bubbles from Easter baskets scattered on the patio):  "We left our stuff on the patio!"

NG: "You can go pick it up if you want."

JLG: "I think you should do it."

NG: "No.  You should do it."

JLG (hanging his head):  "I guess we can just let it rain!"

Jack's 4th Birthday!

Harvella's Birthday Lunch

Easter, 2014

I'm a Lucky Mommy!

2014 Memory Jar #27

-written by Nathan

Despite having just finished dinner, we all four shoveled in the first batch of popcorn from the Whirly Pop that MNG bought this afternoon.  We sat on the couch and finished it within a few minutes.  JLG said, "That's the most food I've had in all the history of the whole world!"

Nic's Birthday Party

Quote of the Day

Jack's little head popped up behind the couch.

"What are you doing up?" I asked him.

"I just wanted to cuddle with you," he said.

Less than one minute after putting him back in bed, Jack's little head popped up behind the couch again.

"Mom, you tucked me in the wrong way!"

Writing on the White Board

Quote of the Day

Jack: "If I were a narwhal, I'd use my tusk to poke Juliana."

2014 Memory Jar #26

-written by Nathan

For the past few weeks, I have heard JLG sing a lullaby for JAG when she pretends to take a nap.  Sometimes he likes to pretend to take a nap, and he asks me to sing a lullaby.  Every time I have heard him sing to JAG, it's been some variation on this (here's what he sang tonight):

"Juliana.... you are a cutie-baby.... Daddy calls you cutie-ana for a nickname.... and you love us."

2014 Memory Jar #25

-written by Nathan

JLG and I went to Teo's birthday party at the fire station downtown.  MNG took JAG to church, so it was just the boys.   The party included a tour of the fire station and each child got to climb into the fire truck and spray the fire hose.  Afterwards, everyone went back to Teo's house for food, games, and presents.  MNG and JAG joined us after they got home from church.

2014 Memory Jar #24

-written by Marika

While getting ready for Vivian's birthday party downstairs in the bathroom, Jack was rooting around in my make-up.  He pulled out a make-up wedge and started dabbing his face with it.

"Vivian will think I look great!" he told me.

2014 Memory Jar #22

-written by Nathan

JLG was throwing a fit because I was on the phone with MS.  He said he didn't want her to come over.  I told her, "Jack is still looking forward to you coming over."  He yelled, "No, I'm looking backwards to it!"

Quote of the Day

Jack came out of his room, crying. "I pinched my eye!" he cried.

"How did you do that?" I asked him.

"I was tracing letters in the air," he answered as I looked at his eye.

I spotted an eyelash and pulled it off his cheek and told him to make a wish. He took a breath, blew the eyelash off my finger and said, "I wished for a broom so I can fly...

...like a witch."

2014 Memory Jar #21

-written by Nathan

Before MNG left for work in the morning, we were all upstairs.  JLG was at the table, and JAG was on the kitchen floor with a pair of JLG's shoes.  She had one on the wrong foot, and she wanted me to help her put the other one on.  I told her, "If you want these shoes on the right feet, you'll have to switch."  Calmly and innocently, JLG asked, "Daddy, why did you call her a bitch?"

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!"

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!"