Judah is a unique dude. I guess that happens when you have 3 older sisters. He loves pink. He really wants to wear dresses. His favorite cartoon character right now is Princess Aura - that's sleeping beauty for those of you who are not up to date on your disney princesses! And he found these pj's from cosi's draw that are a shirt and shorts set, but it's pink with dancing princesses on it. And we...let him sleep in it! Now they are his favorite pj's in the rotation.
The boy is just funny. Now don't get me wrong, while he is very in tune with his feminine side, he also does like boyish things like wrestling, climbing, monsters...
Here are a few things that he has said recently that has just been either really funny or really sweet:
1. Selah was pushing him on the swing and he was acting really silly. Selah said, "Judah, you're such a ham!" He got all upset and shot back, "Well, you're a chicken!"
2. We were at the park on a chilly day and I was like, "It's cold Judah." He replied, "I not cold Papa, you cold?" I nodded my head and then felt these little arms grab my leg and give me a squeeze. I look down. He looks up. He says," Papa, I warm you up? I help you?" The little guy wanted to warm me up so he hugged me...so sweet.
There are lots more cute things but I need to run!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
So True
Tonight I asked the girls if Jesus came to them and said that he could change anything about them, what would you ask? Selah immediately piped up and said, "Charis would say perfectionism!" Funny how siblings love to point out the other's weaknesses.
Then Selah thought real hard and said, "I would want him to take away all the bad things I do so I will only have a wonderful attitude from now on." Hmm, that is a good response!
I wish Jesus could take away all the bad things we do so the whole world would only have wonderful attitudes from now on.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
So Proud
Tonight was the big show that has been the drama camp's major project that I've been leading for the past two weeks. I gotta say that it was really awesome. First, the kids really stepped up like only kids can! They were spot on with their lines and delivery and they couldn't have made me prouder.
Also, the audience was great - they seriously had a great time and you could tell they just kept on wanting more - lots of laughs and cheers. Each kid had a speaking part in the play and it was really great to see each one deliver on their lines and be a part of making this show magical. There is really something speical when you make a room full of people laugh and I am just so happy that these kids get the chance to do this at such a young age. Imagine them when they're older - no fear in front of people that adults would pay big money for and now they are starting to have that.
Finally, I am just really proud of my family.
Lyric, my niece, played the terrifyingly hilarious Goliath and she was....terrifyingly hilarious! She was on top of Noah Taylor's shoulders (God bless him!!) so she looked very tall and she spoke in this loud angry voice. She played the part brillinatly and I loved every part of it.
Cosette, the youngest kid in the play, did such a great job delivering her lines - she got a big laugh as one of Davids sons who could "run really fast" and that's why she deserved to be the next king. After the show Judah was running around in circles saying "i'm cosi, i'm cosi, I run really fast." Her part made a big impression on him!
Selah played David himself, the shepherd boy. At 7 years old, her gift for acting is really mature. It's amazing what she brought to the part. The emotion she put into her lines really conveyed the passion that David must have felt and she really moved you. The final scene when she fights Goliath and cuts of his head was acted out in with a strobe light and she had to dramatically act/mime the whole thing of picking up Goliath's sword and cutting off his head. The thing is, she had to take 1 minute and 20 seconds to do that! That is a LONG time to mime something but she pulled if off like a pro and the crowd was inspired by this little shepherd boy.
Finally, Charis played the improtu narrator and she was impresive. She had a "special connection" with Goliath (even though they were sworn enemies) and it was really funny and fun ot watch Lyric and Charis play off each other. They are the best of friends and that only enhanced their dialogue together. Even when part of her lines were skipped over and she had to improvise, she was brilliant and didn't miss a beat. Charis is such a performer.
I feel so blessed to be surrounded by such special talent. I look forward to seeing where it takes my kids and what God has in store. Who knows, maybe Jason will be directin them someday!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Why I loved the Coldplay concert
I know some of you have heard that a few of us went to the Coldplay concert this past friday night and I wanted to give you a run down of why it rocked.
1. The Music: You don't realize it till you are there but Coldplay has so many great songs. The songs they played Friday night not only sounded amazing, but they were creative and mixed up the arrangements so it wasn't like just listening to the CD. I get really bored by bands who play live and do NOTHING different than what I've heard already. U2 is the absolute best at this but I would say Coldplay is a close second.
2. Showmanship: They are great performers. You can tell they love their music so much and really really appreciate being able to share it with the world. Chris Martin was so much fun to watch and really electric with his personality. It made me excited each time he talked and shared cause it was just so great. You just wanted him to keep talking.
3. The "Real" factor: Even though they were putting on a great show, you felt like they weren't pretending or just putting on a show - and they just weren't totally into themselves. They made lots of jokes or even messed up and laughed it off. I just really loved the authentic aspect of the show. For instance, Chris Martin had just started playing a really beautiful song on the piano and he stops right in the middle of the intro and says, "Shoot, I forgot to say this earlier. I'm really sorry we had to change the concert date, we know that was a big pain for you all. It was my fault really, the label told us we all needed to get nose jobs and we booked the surgery on the concert date! I really messed this one up." And then proceeded to go back into the song.
4. The "Close" factor: We had lower level tickets but they were toward the back of the stadium. We had a great view but not that close up view you'd die for. Well, towards the end of their first set, they ran to the back of the stadium up showed up 10 ft away from us. We could see their sweat! They played "the scientist" and another song while standing in the tunnel opening right next to us. How awesome that a band would play a song in the back of the stadium just so they could make their fans happy? And how awesome was it that they chose OUR section to sing?! They were so close!
5. The Presentation: Yeah, they had great special effects from lasers, to huge video screens, to enormous sheets of art that would drop for the background for different songs, to huge globes that projected video images. It was a eye pleaser.
6. The babes: One would think that I was talking about Rebekah and Jenna who were sitting next to me but no. It was the drunk ladies across from me that really seemed to be interested in me. It all started off with them asking me to take their pictures then progressed into them yelling, "you're awesome cause you're singing (even though almost everyone in the crowd was singing) the song" and then proceeded to demand a high five. I gave it. Finally they were asked to leave their section by the security person. Yeah they were pretty into me and I think Rebekah was a bit jealous.
7. The company: We had a great time driving up the five of us: Joe, Mindy, Jenna, Rebekah and I. It was a great group to see a concert with and we all were really pumped up afterwards. We ate at Panera Bread before the concert and Joe was predicting that dinner would be his highlight of the evening but even old grumpy pants thought the concert was pretty amazing.
So all in all it was totally worth the absurd price to go!
1. The Music: You don't realize it till you are there but Coldplay has so many great songs. The songs they played Friday night not only sounded amazing, but they were creative and mixed up the arrangements so it wasn't like just listening to the CD. I get really bored by bands who play live and do NOTHING different than what I've heard already. U2 is the absolute best at this but I would say Coldplay is a close second.
2. Showmanship: They are great performers. You can tell they love their music so much and really really appreciate being able to share it with the world. Chris Martin was so much fun to watch and really electric with his personality. It made me excited each time he talked and shared cause it was just so great. You just wanted him to keep talking.
3. The "Real" factor: Even though they were putting on a great show, you felt like they weren't pretending or just putting on a show - and they just weren't totally into themselves. They made lots of jokes or even messed up and laughed it off. I just really loved the authentic aspect of the show. For instance, Chris Martin had just started playing a really beautiful song on the piano and he stops right in the middle of the intro and says, "Shoot, I forgot to say this earlier. I'm really sorry we had to change the concert date, we know that was a big pain for you all. It was my fault really, the label told us we all needed to get nose jobs and we booked the surgery on the concert date! I really messed this one up." And then proceeded to go back into the song.
4. The "Close" factor: We had lower level tickets but they were toward the back of the stadium. We had a great view but not that close up view you'd die for. Well, towards the end of their first set, they ran to the back of the stadium up showed up 10 ft away from us. We could see their sweat! They played "the scientist" and another song while standing in the tunnel opening right next to us. How awesome that a band would play a song in the back of the stadium just so they could make their fans happy? And how awesome was it that they chose OUR section to sing?! They were so close!
5. The Presentation: Yeah, they had great special effects from lasers, to huge video screens, to enormous sheets of art that would drop for the background for different songs, to huge globes that projected video images. It was a eye pleaser.
6. The babes: One would think that I was talking about Rebekah and Jenna who were sitting next to me but no. It was the drunk ladies across from me that really seemed to be interested in me. It all started off with them asking me to take their pictures then progressed into them yelling, "you're awesome cause you're singing (even though almost everyone in the crowd was singing) the song" and then proceeded to demand a high five. I gave it. Finally they were asked to leave their section by the security person. Yeah they were pretty into me and I think Rebekah was a bit jealous.
7. The company: We had a great time driving up the five of us: Joe, Mindy, Jenna, Rebekah and I. It was a great group to see a concert with and we all were really pumped up afterwards. We ate at Panera Bread before the concert and Joe was predicting that dinner would be his highlight of the evening but even old grumpy pants thought the concert was pretty amazing.
So all in all it was totally worth the absurd price to go!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The David Play
We just finished day 2 of drama camp and so far it's going really well. I am really excited about the performance we'll do at the end of camp and the kids are really pumped as well. One of my favorite things about the show is that my sweet, gentle, kind niece Lyric Latshaw is playing GOLIATH, the murdering giant! And she is doing great with it! She yells. She rants. She even bellows. Poor girl, her voice is starting to hurt! But she's hilarious. This little girl playing this evil giant. Priceless.
Oh and my kids are very cute and I don't want to brag about them but they are going to be phenomenal as usual. They were created for the stage.
The Pool
We had a small pop-up pool in our backyard last summer. It was great fun for the kids but it was a ton of work for me. The biggest challenge is keeping the water clear - all kinds of algae are always trying to creep in and it can be real disheartening when the pool turns green and the sides get real slimy - which happened a couple times last year.
I managed to keep from getting a pool up in our backyard for the first month of summer and I was thinking that I might have waited long enough to not have to do it at all this whole summer. But then my kid's started asking me, and even Rebekah joined in. So we went out and bought a larger pool! At least it was on sale.
We've filled it up and guess what? It's really a blast - the kids love it and they love playing with friends in there.
When we first put it up Rebekah took Judah aside and showed him the pool and very seriously said, "If you ever go into the pool without us, you will die. I know a little boy who went into a pool and died cause no parents were watching him." His eyes got real big as he was taking it all in - the boy can understand so much of what you say.
Later, while Bec was out, I took him into the pool. He was having a great time and he could actually touch which was really nice for him. He has this pink round raft ring that he puts his arms over it and floats around. He thinks he's hot stuff.
When Bec got home, she came out and Judah perked up to see her. With a huge grin he yells, "See Mommy, I no die! I in pool and I no die!" He was very happy to have survived the pool and to prove his Mom wrong.
Let's just hope the pool stays clean!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Random Things
Ok, so here are a few things that are going on in my life...
1. Next week I am leading a two week kid's drama camp that will end with a performance. We'll be learning the "David" play that Jase wrote years ago. I recently read over it and it's hilarious and moving. Let's hope the kids can pull it off! I am preparing to be strong with any and all kids that want to act out. Let's hope I don't have to go there but I've learned from Jase that when directing kids, you need to lead with an iron fist. You all can pray for me - this is quite ambitious AND I'm on my own!
2. My knee: When you have a life changing injury, I find that people love to ask how it's doing. Sometimes it's kind of hard to answer so I thought I give you all an update. Each day I wake the first thing I notice is how stiff and swollen my knee is...and there's always pain. My knee is always hot to the touch, but way more when I've worked it out. I am slowly trying to get back into basketball playing shape and get my confidence back. It is so frustrating to know what I was able to do and not really be able to do that now. Hopefully that won't always be the case. I am able to run short distances before the pain in the knee gets too much but basketball is good cause you don't need to run constantly. I feel the most pressure when I try to cut but even that is getting stronger.
Here's the bottom line: I don't think my knee will ever return to what it was before the two surgeries. It will always be misshapen and swollen and cause me daily pain BUT it's something I can endure to be able to do the things I love like actively playing with my kids and basketball and stuff like that. I pretty much should ice it everyday but don't all the time. I am swimming alot with the kids and that is really pushing my knee but it's non-impact so I think that's good for it. It's sad that in one instant something can be forever altered but really, so much worse has happened to so many people that I can't help but be thankful for all that I can do and all that I have.
3. We went to Christine Robinson's surprise 30th b-day party last night. Lots of friends there and lots of fun. It's crazy that we're all turning 30 and makes me realize that one day my little girls will turn 30! Yikes.
4. Going to see The Dark Knight opening night with friends...it should be a blast!
5. It's been awesome seeing my brother back for a month from CA. Even though so much has happened to him this past year in LA, it's great to see that he still is the same old great person. I love that guy!
6. I was up to 2:30 last night designing something for WAWA. Then I went up to bed and saw that Judah had come in. So I made a bed of blankets on the floor, grabbed Judah and slept together on the ground. I know you're supposed to want your kid to sleep through the night in his own bed but I just love snuggling up to my kids while sleeping. Bec is a really light sleeper so she has a hard time sleeping when kids are in bed but it doesn't bother me. One thing cute about Jude is that he rubs his feet together while he sleeps JUST LIKE ME. Gotta love that little guy!
1. Next week I am leading a two week kid's drama camp that will end with a performance. We'll be learning the "David" play that Jase wrote years ago. I recently read over it and it's hilarious and moving. Let's hope the kids can pull it off! I am preparing to be strong with any and all kids that want to act out. Let's hope I don't have to go there but I've learned from Jase that when directing kids, you need to lead with an iron fist. You all can pray for me - this is quite ambitious AND I'm on my own!
2. My knee: When you have a life changing injury, I find that people love to ask how it's doing. Sometimes it's kind of hard to answer so I thought I give you all an update. Each day I wake the first thing I notice is how stiff and swollen my knee is...and there's always pain. My knee is always hot to the touch, but way more when I've worked it out. I am slowly trying to get back into basketball playing shape and get my confidence back. It is so frustrating to know what I was able to do and not really be able to do that now. Hopefully that won't always be the case. I am able to run short distances before the pain in the knee gets too much but basketball is good cause you don't need to run constantly. I feel the most pressure when I try to cut but even that is getting stronger.
Here's the bottom line: I don't think my knee will ever return to what it was before the two surgeries. It will always be misshapen and swollen and cause me daily pain BUT it's something I can endure to be able to do the things I love like actively playing with my kids and basketball and stuff like that. I pretty much should ice it everyday but don't all the time. I am swimming alot with the kids and that is really pushing my knee but it's non-impact so I think that's good for it. It's sad that in one instant something can be forever altered but really, so much worse has happened to so many people that I can't help but be thankful for all that I can do and all that I have.
3. We went to Christine Robinson's surprise 30th b-day party last night. Lots of friends there and lots of fun. It's crazy that we're all turning 30 and makes me realize that one day my little girls will turn 30! Yikes.
4. Going to see The Dark Knight opening night with friends...it should be a blast!
5. It's been awesome seeing my brother back for a month from CA. Even though so much has happened to him this past year in LA, it's great to see that he still is the same old great person. I love that guy!
6. I was up to 2:30 last night designing something for WAWA. Then I went up to bed and saw that Judah had come in. So I made a bed of blankets on the floor, grabbed Judah and slept together on the ground. I know you're supposed to want your kid to sleep through the night in his own bed but I just love snuggling up to my kids while sleeping. Bec is a really light sleeper so she has a hard time sleeping when kids are in bed but it doesn't bother me. One thing cute about Jude is that he rubs his feet together while he sleeps JUST LIKE ME. Gotta love that little guy!
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