The Biznards: Aging & Haircuts & Kids

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Aging & Haircuts & Kids

Sometimes it surprises me when I find out that someone is my age or younger, when I could have sworn they were much older than I. It causes me to pause and wonder if I really look that old. Sometimes I look at Angelina Jolie and wonder this. Not that she really looks "old" but for some reason she just seems older than me (in my mind). But, she was born in 1975 just like me. I swear I look younger than her, but I guess I just gotta face the reality that I don't. Oh well. Aging, why fight it?

Tomorrow I'm getting rid of this long hair.

Stop me now, or forever hold your peace. I'm tired of it. It feels heavy and cumbersome, it takes too long to do and all I want to do is pull it back in a pony tail. I want to be free of it. I'm thinkin "long bob," cut somewhere between the chin and shoulders. Probably closer to the shoulders in my case. Editor's note: I started this post yesterday and now I'm having major second thoughts on chopping my hair. Stay tuned for what I decide to do in the end. Feel free to give me any input up until 7pm tonight.

I love 8 year old Ethan. He's awesome. 8 year old Ethan wonders many things. He wonders who the tallest man in the world is. He wonders how skinny the skinniest man in the world is. He wonders who the strongest man in the world is. (I'm just now realizing as I write this that I really need to get him a Guiness Book of World Records.) He wonders if we were to take all the cars in the world and put them on Mt Everest, would we be able to move it? It's times like those when all I can say is, "I don't know how to answer that Ethan." 8 year old Ethan is learning how to recognize and feel the Holy Ghost. He told me that when he was trying to go to sleep the other night he got scared and so he prayed for comfort. He said he felt comforted immediately and felt "a pressure in his chest" (that's how he has explained that he feels the Holy Ghost) and he wasn't scared anymore and couldn't think of scary thoughts. 8 year old Ethan is awesome.

I do have to admit that sometimes I miss 3 year old Ethan. Looking at pictures like this make me miss him and realize how fast he's growing up.

3 year old Ethan said and did really funny things like sleep with a can of soup that had Batman on the label, kissed it and said, "Thank you for buying this for me daddy." Writing it almost makes me cry 'cause I can just hear his little 3 year old voice saying it, it's so cute and sweet.

3 year old Ethan said, "Oh thank you mom, you're so helpful," when I got him some crackers and peanut butter before bed.

3 year old Ethan tried to bribe me for a ham sandwich once. Driving home after swimming lessons, he says:

"Mom, I'm hungry. I want a ham sandwich." Then he says to me (in a bribing tone), "If you give me a ham sandwich, I'll give you a treat. I'll give you a special treat." He then proceeded to negotiate his ham sandwich throughout the rest of the car ride home. So funny. I'm glad I wrote these things down cause I know I wouldn't have been able to remember most of them otherwise.

Then there's sweet and adorable 7 month old Gavin. 7 month old Gavin sits really well now without support. He actually likes food. Green beans, lentil stew and all. He's got 2 little bottom teeth creeping in, hence the drool soaked shirt below. 7 month old Gavin isn't so sure of strangers anymore and doesn't like to watch mama and dada leave the room. He also makes the cutest gurgly noises. 7 month old Gavin is a champion sleeper and has been for a while (I hesitate to even write that for fear he may catch wind that I'm bragging about him and decided to change his mind). 7 month old Gavin is the cutest and happiest baby in the world.

1 comment:

The Crazy Heads said...: love those sayings. I keep a journal for all of my kids and when they say something funny i jot it down. I also let them draw pictures for me in their journal. it is fun to see the progress.

love the hair idea. i always grow my hair long and cut it dramatically. wait a year and a half and repeat. that's how i roll. can't wait to see it.; Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:00:00 PM

Ethan & Gavin Quotes Worth Repeating:

The best is when Gavin tells me, "You're my best mom!" And when he comes out from his nap and says, "Mom, I still love you." (I love the "still" part - I'm just glad his feelings didn't change during his nap).

This morning Gavin saw the medicine cups on the counter and said he needed medicine. Since he's not sick, I said, "You don't need medicine, you're not sick." He goes all whiny, "but I am sick! I'm sick of cereal." (January 6, 2015)

Today I shared half of my cookie with Gavin, he very politely replied when I handed it to him, "Thanks mom! Good job sharing!" (Sept 20, 2014)

This was told to me by my neighbor while Gavin was at her house playing with her daughter, Emma.
Emma tells Gavin, "I have a bum."
Gavin: "I think I have a bum too."
All the while looking behind them trying to get a peak at their own bums. I love conversations between three year olds! (Sept, 2014)

I was talking to Ethan about my on t.v. interview the next day. He was a little nervous I'd embarass him and goes, "Mom, I really don't want you to make a fool of this family!" (July 11,2013)

On Friday we took Ethan and 5 of his friends somewhere for his birthday. We borrowed my brother's car since its big and it could fit all of us. When we all got in the car the boys were saying how the owner of the car must be rich because the car was so big. They were informed that the car belonged to Ethan's uncle. They were still in awe of how rich he must be when Ethan exclaimed, "He's a redhead, of course he's rich!" Hmm...if only I were a redhead. (January 14, 2011)

Ethan gave Tito a little kiss on the head. After he kissed him he was wiping Tito's head off and said, "I'm wiping the wetness off, but the love's still there." So profound. (October 10, 2010)

My sis-in-law Mel and I took our kids to a pool to swim pretty far from our house. They'd been in the car probably for about 30-45 min. I hear Ethan in the backseat ask his fellow cousins, "Are you guys having fun? I'm having fun just talking!" (October 7, 2010)

One morning as Ethan was requesting some breakfast, he said, "Hey, you're kind of like my servant!" He was quite pleased with that discovery. (May, 2010)

At dinner Ethan says to Chad, "Dad, how do you eat in like two seconds?!"

Chad: "Cause I'm a pig."

Ethan: "Pigs don't eat THAT fast!" (March 4, 2010)

Ethan Quote Archives

My Mom was telling Ethan about how she remembers her 1st grade teacher. She paused for a moment to think of her teacher's name and Ethan took the opportunity to whisper in her ear and inform her, "She's probably dead." (January 26, 2010)

Ethan, analizing why the spider was crawling on his leg the other night. "I don't think that spider was TRYING to poison me." (December 18, 2009)

"My friend want to write Santa to tell him what he wants. I want to write Santa to thank him for all that he does." (December, 2009)

From the backseat Ethan says, "I have my pinky in my nose. I'm not picking it, it just kin of feels good!" I looked back and sure enough, his pinky was in his nose. And in all honesty, he's really not a nose picker so I know it wasn't just an excuse. (August 14, 2009)

Chad and I were talking about how my sister-in-law, Mel is going to be the president of Ethan's old preschool. Ethan must have missed the "preschool" part and he goes: "What!? Mel's going to be president? Its not going to be Barack Obama anymore?" (August 9, 2009)

While Ethan was coming home from school with my friend Cathy and her two boys, apparently her two year old was being really loud and Ethan says, "I always wanted a sibling, but I didn't know they could be so anooying!" (May, 2009)

While we were at the park with one of Ethan's friends and his mom, Ethan's friend realized he lost one of the toys that he brought. As he and his mom started frantically looking for it, Ethan quietly, yet knowingly says to me, "And that why I don't bring toys to the park." (March, 2009)

During church Ethan plugs his ears and says, "I don't want to listen anymore."
Me: "Why?"
Ethan: "Because I don't want my eardrums to run out of hearing." (3/15/2009)

Ethan and I were looking through a book about bodies and we were talking about kidneys and where they are located in the body.

Me: (Pointing to the small of his back) "So this is where your kidneys are."
Ethan: "So does that mean you have adultneys?"
Get it? Adult-neys? He's got kid-neys, so I should have adult-neys right? And he wasn't kidding. (1/20/2009)

Me: "Ethan, do you love Tido?"
Ethan: "Yeah, I love him...The only thing I don't like about him is that his butt is always in your face." (1/5/2009)

As we were talking about going to Costco and getting some lunch, Ethan exclaims, "I just love Costco food! Its just so good! We should get their recipe and their autograph!" (1/2/2009)

I'm a little more familiar with the area where we live than Chad is, so sometimes I have to tell him where to turn while driving. One day while I was telling him where to turn left and right, from the backseat Ethan says, "Mom, stop bossing dad around!" (a while ago, 2008)

Aunt Courtney asked Ethan what his favorite part of kindergarten is, he replied, "going home." (9/1/2008)

Ethan: Dad, when you got married did you have a wedding cake?
Chad: Yes I did.
Ethan: Why didn't you save any for me?...Well, its ok cause I guess you didn't really know about me then. (8/12/2008)

While putting Ethan to bed tonight he told me, "You're the sweetest parents I ever had." (6/11/2008)

The other day we were at the store and there was a shirt that Ethan wanted that we didn't buy for him. The next day while he was getting dressed he comes up to me and says, "Mom, I'll give you a choice, either you buy me that shirt or I won't wear any clothes tomorrow." (6/8/2008)

Today during testimony meeting Ethan says to Chad,
"Oh gosh, why does everyone have to say the church is true?"

Tonight as Ethan and I were sipping out hot cocoa, I asked him if it ever made him sad that he didn't have any brothers or sisters. He replied, "No, I have a good life."

While driving in the car I was telling Ethan how he was going to play with his good friend Hayden the next day. Ethan hesitates, "Well. . .I was going to do some research tomorrow." "Oh really, well what are you going to research?" "Oh, I was going to do some research on my mission." (3/13/08)

One Sunday during the Sacrament Ethan whispers to me:
"I can't think of Jesus, I can only think of Superheroes."

"I want to be a cow so I can poop in a field."

"When adults tickle kids they pee a little bit."

Ethan: I want a new mom.
Me: Well that makes me sad that you would say that. Why do you want a new mom?"
Ethan: Because you're so old.

Me: "Ethan, I'm so glad you're my son."
Ethan: "Don't talk about son, child, married, or pregnant. That makes me nervous."

As Ethan was looking at Courtney's parakeet and the bird was looking back at him with just one of his eyes, cause that's just how birds look, Ethan demanded, "Look at me with both eyes bird!"

Today while driving in the snow Ethan asked me if snow is white. I told him that it is and he said, "Oh good because I was worried that I be blind color (aka color blind)."