Christmas Musical

G was checking out the little cutie next to him :)

The whole preschool gang!

Gentry sang in the Children's Christmas musical this year. Preschoolers only did 2 songs before the actual play, and I might be a little biased but it was sooo cute!! We were afraid G wouldn't sing and just stand there embarrassed but he actually sang, rang his little bells and smiled! :) Who knew our little introvert could be a performer!

Favorite Conversation of the Day...

G has been so sweet this year about Christmas. Most times when we ask him what he wants, he says "I don't really know". But occasionally he admits what he really wants. One is a dog named Pluto and a tweety bird. They go together every time for some reason. The next is...

Gentry: "I want a little sister named Exodus, and we can call her Pebbles. Exodus Pebbles"

Really????? So obviously he is an only child and wants a sibling but I couldn't keep a straight face when he informed us of his name choice. His latest memory verse comes from the book of Exodus and he has been fascinated with saying Exodus since then, I just didn't realize how fond of the name he was :)

Oh sweet boy I wish you just wanted some toys or something that was easier to come by than animals and babies! (Don't judge but we told G that Santa ran out of animals this year and there were no puppies or tweety birds left!) So sad but seriously what could we do, these have been the only things he asked for. We haven't figured out how to break the news about a sibling yet...

Favorite Conversation of the Day...

So I just posted my favorite conversation of the day, but then I overheard this conversation between Jeff and Gentry. To preface this conversation earlier I was telling the kids that when they toot (for lack of a better word), it's really not that big of a deal. It just means that there is some air in their tummy and it needs to get out, so we don't have to laugh and make a big deal every time someone toots. Obviously we were having this conversation because it has become a really funny topic in our house, and any time there is an outbreak of one, we spend 30 minutes pulling it together again. I'm trying to be understanding that boys are just entertained by that whole issue, but I also need sanity!

I was sitting in our room and could hear Jeff and Gentry talking in the other room. Then this is what G tells Jeff...

G: "Know what dad? It's not really that big of a deal when we toot because it just means that our bunnies have some stinky air inside of them that needs to come out because our bunnies don't want the stinky air anymore and it makes the air in our house stinky"

(Just so you know bunnies is what G calls his butt)

I start laughing hysterically from the other room.

Jeff: "Really? Who told you that?"

G: "My mom, she said that's what toots were"

Jeff comes back in the room and ask me...

Jeff: "Did you tell Gentry that's what toots were?"

Seriously do you think I would explain bodily functions that way to our son!!!! HAHAHA it made for a good laugh anyways!

Favorite Conversation of the Day...

Tonight before G went to bed we wrote a letter to Santa and some pretty sweet deep (for a four year old) conversation. The letter was pretty funny to write. Following the letter we started talking about how blessed we were. I'm sure I started the conversation with some lame mom "your so blessed phrase" but I'm leaving that one out to spare me some embarrassment :) It was one of those conversations where you just sit back as a parent and listen, he had lot's going on in his little mind and seriously talked for about 20 minutes, and for those of you who know my son, know that is a lot for him!! I was loving every minute. (Here is a snip-it of our one sided conversation).

Gentry: "Ya we have lot's of food, and some people don't. That's why sometimes we just take people who don't have food some food. Even we could take them all of our food, cause even if all of our food is gone, we can just go to the store and get more. And we have lot's of toys so we can give kids all of our toys too. That's okay mom if we give them all my toys, you can just go to Target and buy me more."

As our conversation continued it turned from the sweet caring boy to the little sword fighter he is :) We started talking about how Jesus died for our sins (we watched the lion the witch and the wardrobe, and were answering questions from the movie)

Gentry:"Who killed Jesus? Was it bad guys"

Mom: "Well they weren't necessarily bad guys, but they weren't being very nice"

Gentry:"What did they do to Jesus? Did the punch him in the face? Did they beat him up?"

Mom: "Ya they probably did. They put thorns around his head so he was bleeding, and made him carry a really heavy cross after they beat him up"

Gentry: "Then they put those nails in his hands?"

Mom:"Ya and in his feet"

Then Gentry proceeds with the million dollar question that all little boys want to know.

Gentry: "Mom why didn't Jesus just fight back...He's Jesus, he could beat up all those bad guys"

Oh sweet G, one lesson at a time I guess :) To be quite honest I didn't really know what to say so I did what I do best...laugh :) Any of you parents that have gone before me and know how to answer the ever ongoing questions of a 4 year old, I would love some input! :) Anyways needless to say we had an eventful evening full of questions, and I am about all out of answers!!

G's letter to Santa :) 2009

Tonight we wrote a letter to Santa. I typed as G talked away :) I was trying not to laugh because he was super serious about all the questions. His letter really captures all the things he loves in life right now...jammies, anything to do with Christmas, spiderman, a little sister that he thinks he is getting for Christmas, pirates, sword fighting, learning our letters, and a dog. Yup, that about sums up our life right now. (Except for the dog and baby sister, Jeff and I have not agreed with G on either of these yet!)

I do realize that the grammer is not entirely correct but I was just typing exactly what he was saying.

Dear Santa,

Merry Christmas Santa. What is your elf’s names? Do you have Santa jammies? How big is your sleigh? I have been good Santa. Okay Santa I want a spiderman web that hangs on the walls. I want a puppy named Garfield. I want a sister named Exodus…Pebbles Exodus. Do you really have a Rudolf? Santa, know what I used to have? Pirates and they sword fight. Do you get mail at your house? Do you have a sister? Do you have a G in your name? Santa, know what I'm making for you? Cookies…lot’s of em’. Santa do you have a computer? Be safe and do you have spiderman jammies? I love you Santa.

Love,
Gentry

Favorite Conversation of the Day...

Tonight we were driving home from Zoo Lights in Denver. The boys were talking about something with fire so I asked...

Mom: "Are you guys talking about something from a movie?"


(G's response was a little short and annoyed that I had interrupted their conversation)
G: "No mom we are only talking about dangerous stuff"

Mom: "Why are you guys talking about fire"

G: "Mom it's just dangerous stuff and you probably don't know about fire cause it's dangerous and only boys like dangerous stuff"

I was trying not to bust out laughing, but contained myself to allow the boys to talk about dangerous boy stuff like fire :) A little bit later I again tried to join in the conversation.

Mom: "G did you have tonight at Zoo Lights?"

G: "MOM!! We are only talking about dangerous stuff tonight, nothing else. Tomorrow we can talk about the other stuff"

Ha! He was so serious about the dangerous topic, so we appeased him and talked about tigers, fire, guns, and wolverine the rest of the way home. It was so funny and cute to see how he is becoming a little man! I love you sweet boy!!

Skeetles and N&M's

I meant to post this around Halloween but am just getting around to it! I have loved all the different stages of language we have gone through and I fear we might be getting to the last stages since he is getting so big :( So I just had to post how cute these little words are. He calls Skittle, Skeetles, and M&M's, N&M's :) I just love this sweet boy!!

I'm so Thankful!

Thanksgiving makes me think of all the things I am thankful for. Even though I have a million things to be thankful for, I have to admit that I have the greatest husband ever and seriously just love that boy. This past year has been another year of transition for us. Jeff lost his job a week before Thanksgiving last year and was unemployed for 5 months. It now seems like just one more chapter in our ever changing and always eventful life :)

He is now employed with a great company and loves his job. He recently got a promotion and is a manager. I just started thinking how our lives have been rooted in change and adjustments since we got married, and yet we have always been so happy. I am convinced that it is because we have been surrounded with God's grace. In his Grace God put us together knowing that we would laugh more than we fight and truly love living life together. It's odd to think we have been married for 6 and a half years now I still feel the same fondness and affection for my hottie as I did on our wedding day. I put this picture on because I remember taking this picture and thinking how funny and sweet Jeff was all at the same time. This morning he gave me a kiss on the cheek and I got that same feeling. I love that our life has been crazy, messy, real, and wonderful, and I have loved every minute, so today I just have to say I am so thankful for Jeff and the joy we have shared in 6 short years of marriage. Thanks God for blessing me with him, he has been one of the greatest gifts you have given me!

Life Lessons

I think we may have taught Gentry about the concept of Grace a little too early in life. Today when he got in trouble and sent to his room, I came in to give him his consequences (a spanking), and the first thing he said to me...

Mom I really just need some Grace, that's all I need, not a spanking!

I actually just started laughing because it was so funny. He was as serious about Grace as I was about giving him a spanking, and did not understand why I was laughing at him.

Favortie Conversation of the Day...

I over heard a conversation between Gentry, Christian, and Olyvia. I am just hoping that Gentry doesn't have psychic powers :)

Gentry:"My mom is getting me a baby brother and a baby sister. I can't wait to play trucks with my little brother, and you can play with my little sister, Livvy."

Christian: "Are you really getting a sister and a brother?"

Gentry: "Yea my mom said I could have both."

Liv: "Yes and I am going to play with your little sister"

WHAT???? If your wondering, no I never said we were having a twins, I haven't even said we would have ONE!!! It did make me feel a little bad, but not bad enough to jump on board with his idea of twins for the Swanson family!