I can hear a little 2-year-old voice, coming from behind the Christmas tree where he is sitting and hiding, while pushing "play" on Jessa's Hannah Montana musical Christmas ornament and singing along to "Best of Both Worlds." Too precious!!!

Jamison is pretty sure the palm tree w/ his Little People nativity set is baby Jesus' Christmas tree.

All I want 4 Christmas

As we were leaving the house for the kids' school book fair jessa says, "Mom you don't have your purse, how will you put on lipstick later?" Jayce pipes up, annoyed with his sister's question, "Jessa, she's not going to be kissing anybody there!"

I have my own self-disciplining 2-year-old son! He had taken the filter out of my stick vac and spilled the contents all over the floor. "My, NoNo?" He asks. "Yes, this is a NoNo," I confirmed. "My timeout?" He asks. "No, you don't have to go to time out," I reply sympathetically. "Yes, my time-out," he finishes as he heads to the staircase with his head hanging to take his place on his timeout stair.

This morning I put a pair of brown sweat pants on Jamison and I asked him what color they were. His answer: Chocolate Milk.

Today in 2-year-old Sunday School we talked about what we were thankful for since we didn't have Sunday School last Sunday. Answers we got were birthdays, food, mom and dad, etc. Jamison listened and waited so patiently and when it was his turn he lifted his arms in the air and said: "Buzz Lightyear! To Infinity and Beyond."

Jessa is going thru the Target toy catalog and circling the things she wants for Christmas. She said she is "putting a heart by the things she'd like before Christmas, like for Thanksgiving."

Guilt trip #237: Jessa's Bedtime Prayers. "Dear Lord, thank you for my Mom, Dad and brothers and all the pets you gave OTHER families. Amen."

‎"Mommy, your hair looks pretty this morning. You don't even need to comb it," Jessa tells me first thing this morning. "Thank you Jessa," I replied. "But you DO need to put on make-up everyday!" she added quickly.

Just had a girl call for Jayce and when I asked if I could take a message because he isn't home, she said, "No, that's ok. I will call him tomorrow. It's kinda private." Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Jessa stumbled into our room in the middle of the night, wakes me and says, "Mom, the pumpkins I'm painting are scaring me." "Oh, are you painting pumpkins now?" I inquire half awake. "Yes," she says with her hands on her hips. "Why don't you just finish them in the morning then," I suggest, too tired to come up with anything better. "Ok," she replies and stumbles back to bed.

Me: "Jayce did you comb your hair before pictures today?" Jayce: "No, after."

Jayce's buddy: "Jayce broke up with his girlfriend today."
Me: "Oh, what happened?"
Jayce's buddy: "She said she didn't want a boyfriend at the moment."
(Insert long pause and big grin from Jayce's buddy.)
Jayce's buddy: "But that moment is over and she's dating me now."

"Mom, there is a girl from India in my class and it's so crazy how she beats me to school every day. She must have a really good route." Jessa, age 6.

"Mom, when I pull this tooth out it won't even hurt a little bit. Girls are tough. That's why we have the babies and not the boys." Jessa, age 6. (Soooooooooo much wisdom my sweet darling girl.)

Bedtime Prayers

Dear Jesus, Thank you for Daddy... Mommy... Dayce... Dessa.... (LONG PAUSE) Dessa's Room... AMEN!! Jamison's bedtime prayer last night, age 2.

Jessa and Mom discussing Jessa competing in the Prairie Rose State Games this weekend: "Mom, what age are the other kids I will be versing?" asks Jessa. "Six and under," I reply. "I am so gonna win this thing," Jessa says.

"Mom, I need to get up and get another drink of water, my throat is reeeeeeeeeally dry," says Miss Jessa. "Jessa, you've had enough water and it's time to go to sleep," Mom replys. "That's ok Mom. I'll just drink my own spit." Fade to black...

I think Jessa might be fed up with this life of limbo that we are living - temporarily while we await the completion of our new house. This morning she told, "Mom, maybe we should just live in a pineapple under the sea."

Anyone remember Punky Brewster? I recently bought Jessa a DVD w/ all the episodes on it and she loves it! Today I overheard her singing the theme song which starts out: "Maybe the world is blind..." except she was singing "Maybe the world is blond..." That's my Jessa!!

Mom: "Jessa, the doctor made this medicine taste like bubble gum so you will like it." After tasting it, Jessa replies: "Yeah, bubble gum that's been in the garbage!"

Too much TV or too much truth?

"Mom, is your life getting harder?" asks Jessa this morning. "Why?" I ask. "Because I heard on TV that Obama is making our lives harder." Ohhhhhhh, the wisdom of a 5-year-old. : )