If the potatoes poison us...

One of these days I really will have some new pictures to post--but we just haven't taken any lately. But Natalie keeps saying funny things, so I have to post them. The latest was our dinner prayer tonight. I made stir fry for dinner. Ours is pretty plain--consisting of chicken, noodles, and potatoes. When Natalie was Kelton's age, she loved this meal. A few months ago she started refusing to eat it at all. Recently, she has started eating the noodles and sometimes the chicken. She all out refuses the potatoes. In fact, she won't eat any potatoes at all. (unless they are french fries) So here is Natalie's blessing on the food:

"Dear Heavenly Father, we're thankful for this day. Do not bless the potatoes. Bless the noodles. In the name of Jesus Christ amen."

FHE--Strike 2

Okay, since last week's family home evening went so well....Natalie is at it again. Tonight it was her turn to say the opening prayer. Here's the gist of how this one went. What Natalie said is in red and what I said to help her is in black.

Natalie: "Dear Heavenly Father, we're thankful for our blessings. (Then unintelligible stuff that included the word 'barbie' somewhere in there) (We're thankful for our family) Help us to get presents. (help us to be reverent) Help us to get presents. (Help us to be reverent) Help us to be reverent. (help us to listen) Help me to get presents. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

Apparently, Natalie has one thing on her mind right now. Ask and ye shall receive, right?

Easter FHE

We had a home evening about Easter tonight where I hid an egg with a picture of Jesus in it for Natalie to find and then we talked about what Easter is really all about. Here is our ending conversation.

Me: "So Natalie, is Easter all about candy or is Easter about Jesus?"


Natalie: "Candy."


Me: "No, Easter is all about Jesus. The candy is a lot of fun, but we have Easter because of Jesus. Natalie, is Easter about candy or about Jesus?"


Natalie: "Candy."


Nate: "She's not paying attention to you. She's just kinda doing whatever."


Me: (taking Natalie's face in my hands and looking right at her) "Natalie, Easter is not about candy. Easter is about Jesus. We like to get candy at Easter, but Easter is all about Jesus. Natalie, is Easter about candy or is Easter about Jesus?"


Natalie: (very definite) "Candy."

Oh well, we will try again next year...

ANOTHER new table

Like I said before, we've spent a lot of time lately at American Home's going out of business sale. One of the first times we went in there, we saw a table we really liked. We've been wanting a new table for a while now, but there was nothing wrong with the table we had, and we figured we would just wait until Nate finished school. Anyway, this table was still there every time we went back. As the days went on we started thinking more seriously about it. We finally offered a price for it--$500--which they refused and told us the lowest they could go was $675. Its regular price is just under $2,000. So we decided against it. But the table was still there day after day and we finally decided after looking around to compare prices that there was no way we would find a deal like this again for a table of this quality and size (5 ft plus a leaf and 6 chairs). So after days of debating, we bought the table. I listed our old table on craigslist and had it sold and gone within a few hours. (I had so many people call and email about that table, it was crazy!) It was a glass table that we bought when we got married and I am so glad to have it gone. It was impossible to keep clean. (Sorry about all the pictures--they are mostly for my mom's benefit. I've been talking to her a lot about the table. Also, the wood is not as dark as it looks in the pictures and there is one more chair still in the garage and the leaf too.)

Sometimes you just gotta cry

Kelton's been having a rough time lately. I don't know what's up but he seems to be crying a lot lately. We always take pictures of our kids when they are happy and smiling, but when he was crying the other day, he just looked so cute so I had to take a picture. He does this cry sometimes and the face he makes is just so cute. His eyes get wide and he pulls his eyebrows together and sticks his bottom lip out. It lasts for a few seconds before he starts all out crying. I didn't get the camera quick enough to get a picture of that face, but this will do.

New table

We've been at American Home's going out of business sale a lot in the past few days. They had these really sturdy little tables for sale for really cheap. I think they were used as display tables for lamps and such. Anyway, we decided to get one for Natalie's room. She is always monopolizing our kitchen table with coloring stuff and puzzles and more puzzles. This nice little table was only $36. So today I rearranged Natalie's whole room and put the new table in it. She was so excited. She sat down and just rubbed her hands across it. Then she immediately set to work on some puzzles.