Poo Poo, Blankets, and Dogs!

No, this post isn't about a dog that poops and uses a blanket!  This is really more just to remember the funny things that Jurnee says and does.  I need to be keeping up with what the kids do, say, etc.  I know some day I'll be forgetting it (or which child was it) and want to have a place where it's recorded.

So, while I don't have pictures for these stories, I at least want to have them written down!

Dogs
Well, it's really one dog, and a puppy at that!  The guards got a puppy.  Jurnee likes snapping her fingers and "shouting" for the dog to come to her.  Of course, when the dog gets near her she wants to shout and run the other way.  However, she really likes the dog, and often will let us know she wants to go down to see the dog!

Blankets
Jurnee is already a wonderful, caring big sister to Joelee.  If I set a blanket down near me, she'll pick it up and give it to the baby- or at least to me and then demand that I put it on the baby!

Poop!
Jurnee is learning to talk and one of her favorite words at the moment is poo poo.......  AT least she says it at the right time- either right before she goes or right after (so that you can change her diaper and get her out of it as fast as possible).  This evening she even got her changing mat and laid it on the floor for us, said poo poo and laid down on it.  Funniest thing ever!

So, while not any profound writing in this post, pictures, or even anything amusing to anyone else, just moments that were funny to me that I don't want to forget!

Sleeping Princesses

I love watching the girls sleep.  They're so peaceful.  Tonight I caught them both sleeping with their hands flung over their heads! 

Also, I love seeing the girls with their daddy.  They are such daddy's girls!  Here we had just come back from Joelee's 6 week check up and immunizations.  She was miserable but all was well with the doctor.  She's now up to 13 pounds and 5 ounces!  She resembles Jurnee to me in a lot of ways, although most people tell me they don't think so.  I think it's just because she's so much bigger than Jurnee was but I see her making the same faces that Jurnee used to make!

 

Sleep Deprivation and a Christmas Recap

OK, so if you've ever had a newborn you understand sleep deprivation!  Joelee is the most peaceful baby.  However, she doesn't believe in sleep (during the night).  We've had a couple of all nighters where she just decided she wanted to hang out ALL NIGHT LONG!  Love her though!

Anyway, the sleep deprivation has made my mind work not so well.  I'll do things like ask where my phone is and I'll be holding it in my hand.  Of course, Jackie thinks this is HILARIOUS!

The latest humor coming from me due to lack of sleep was while we were eating lunch after church on Sunday.  We were sitting in a booth eating pizza.  I was on the outside and Jackie was in the middle.  About half way through lunch she told me she wanted to go to the toilet.  I knew she didn't have to go that bad and could wait.  It just sounds gross to me to go to the toilet in the middle of lunch.  So, wanting to tell her that people don't go to the toilet while eating lunch, I instead said, "They don't go to the bathroom while eating the toilet."  She fell out laughing.  After realizing what I'd just said I also laughed until I cried!

Hopefully I'll be getting more sleep soon!

I realize I didn't put up photos of the kids opening up their Christmas gifts........  Here are a few!  We were so excited that Alice spent Christmas with us.  She's such a gift to our family so it was nice to have her spend such a special day with us.

Car Seat

Joelee loves riding in the car and falls asleep quickly once sitting in her car seat- the car seat that was first Jurnee's!

Jurnee now uses a big girl car seat- which for the most part she enjoys.  However, she also enjoys amusing us by putting herself back in the "baby" car seat.

And just cause Baby Joelee doesn't get as much attention on here......  Here's a picture of the sweetest cuddliest baby in the world!

Playing Outside!

Tenacious Hope

Hope- a strong and confident expectation that God is real, present, and working for my good, even when life spins out of control

But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,

whose confidence is in Him.

He will be like a tree planted by the water

that sends out its roots by the stream.

It does not fear when heat comes;

its leaves are always green.

It has no worries in a year of drought

and never fails to bear fruit.

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hop that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.  You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.----  Anne Lamott

Today I find myself questioning hope.  Am I hoping for things that are not even God's will for my life? Am I hanging on to things I need to let go of?  

A little prayer taken from Becoming a Woman of Extraordinary Faith by Julie Clinton- "Lord, give me hope in the areas of my life where I've quit believing that things could be any different.  Give me wisdom to know the difference between my heart's hopes and your plans for me.  Even when you say no, God, I want to trust you."

It's A New Year

Happy New Year!  Love this little girl that loves to make cute funny faces!

A lot to say but instead of just rambling on, I'll let you enjoy the pictures and if you have time, I recommend this blog to read: www.livesayhaiti.blogspot.com  The post that is called repairable.

So glad that our lives are repairable, circumstances are repairable.  So glad that God can redeem and repair even the most broken lives!

I don't know about you, but I'm so ready for a new year.  I would love to say (and believe) that it will be a hundred times better than 2012, but I don't know what 2013 will bring.  However, I am sure that in 2013 we will see opportunities to grow in faith and love, that God will work many things for our good, and that Jesus will be with us every single moment of every single day!