Javik got this new bible for Christmas...



He brought it to me today, to read some of it.
His exact words: "This bible has every story that you need for your life!"

Tru dat, Jav. Tru dat.

This is the conversation I overheard yesterday between Javik & Cole...

C: "Jav, what's your favorite color?"
J: "um, Blue"
C: "What color do you not like?"
J: "Black"

C: "What's your favorite thing to drink?"
J: "milk... or water... or juice... or mountain dew (=])... or diet pepsi"
C: "What kind of drink do you not like?"
J: "Coconut milk." (who does?!)

C: "What's your favorite thing to eat?"
J: "Waffles and pancakes"
C: "What kind of food do you not like?"
J: "Possum meat."

Obviously.

While coming home one day, the car in front of us was going rather slow...
So I said (to the car) "Ugh! Why are you going so slow?!"
Jav piped up from the backseat, "Well, that car can't hear you because cars don't have EARS!"
Touche.

Last Sunday, while I was getting ready for church, Jav comes running in to the bathroom and yells "Mommy, I knocked over my Christmas tree!"
"What in the world were you doing?!"
"WELL... I was just trying to show my Lion & Tiger how to FLY!"
Makes sense.

Its fall. Which means the mornings are a little chilly... (not chilli, or Chile... lol) One morning as I was downstairs getting ready Cole yelled down that he was headed out to start my car because there was frost all over my windshield.
When I came upstairs Javik was standing there, wide-eyed, and said "M o m m y..."
I said "What buddy?"
He said "We have to stay in here because daddy said that there are frogs all. over. your windshield!"


And yesterday... as we were leaving Mary's, he picked up a stick out of the yard, looked at me and said "Hey Mommy, d'ya wanna fetch?!"......... what?
"Uh, NO, I do not want to fetch." Crazy kid.

Friday afternoon, [in the car] on our way home, Javik says "Mommy! I want to go really fast!"
so I said "Dude, we are going pretty fast. We're going 60."
His reply: "Well. It feels like we are only going five-dy."

LOL

Tonight on the way home Javik told me that Zebra Cakes are "super cool 3000".
That could only have come from his Aunt Heather! =]

Then during dinner he told me that "peas are great! you can lose 30 pounds in 30 days!"
where in the world did this kid come from?! LOL

As I've mentioned several times, we spend a lot of time in the car. Jav & I commute a little over an hour a day, and we love to listen to the radio.
When you're listening to 'your' radio station, or watching TV for yourself, its easy to forget how much is sinking in to those little minds.
Last night, as I was doing the bedtime thing with Jav, out of nowhere, he began to sing :
We cry Holy Holy Holy, We cry Holy Holy Holy, We cry Holy Holy Holy....
I just at in awe. Of all the messages that the media throws at us, via TV & radio & life, THAT is the one I want Jav to hear. THAT is the song I want him to have in his heart. that God is Holy.

He finished it up with "is the....." [gives me that scrunched up face] "Mommy, what is it?"
I said "is the Lamb. Do you know who the lamb is?"
"who is it?"
I said "it's Jesus! Jesus is the Lamb!"

loud & proud he belted out: We cry Holy Holy Holy... is Jesus the Lamb!!

Javik discovered my old-school kitchen timer. He's thinks its pretty fantastic. Last night he was turning the dial, listening to it tick its way around and then RING! He loved it!
Except that he just kept turning it to hear it tick. and tick. and tick. [It started making me a little crazy]
So I picked it up, manually turned it to Zero and RING! Then I put it to my ear to make sure that it was 'off' and wasn't ticking anymore.
At that, Javik leaned in real close and goes "Uh Mommy. Its NOT a phone!"

haha.

One morning last week Javik emerged from his room, dressed and ready to go... wearing his swimming trunks. [and a matching shirt btw]
Whatever. Most mornings as long as he's dressed and in the car when it's time to leave, we're golden.
So we walked into Mary's and she said "Jav, are you wearing your swimming trunks?!"
He said "Yep!"
I explained to Mary that I was not involved in the getting-ready-process, so we were just going with it. Apparently this conversation gave Jav the impression that we were laughing at him [vs with him]... because he gave me one heck of a look.
So I tried to recover with "...and you look fantastic!"
with every ounce of gusto he could muster, he declared "I DO NOT. LOOK. FANTASTIC! I. LOOK. RIDICULOUS!" [I lol'd for a long time!]
but I didn't want him to feel bad about his choice of apparel, so I tried again, "No, you do look fantastic! And they match your shirt! You look great!"

then came his justification... "Well... it is aposed to rain today." =]

Today was full of Javisms...

starting with this morning. Jav went to a friend's house last night and fell asleep there. so when he woke up this morning he wanted to make sure we'd remembered all of his stuff. so he asked me where his sleeping bag was. i told him i put it in his room.
he walked in. looked at it. and asked "was this in here all night long?!"
i said "yep"
he said "oh, for goodness sakes!"

then the Javster and I attended the birthday party of his "girlfriend" Alexis. it was a roller skating party. at first he wasn't really sold on the idea of getting out there on the floor with all of those other, fast skating, kiddos. but he eventually got the hang of it. and every time he went around the rink he'd yell at me "I'm pretty great at this! Don'tcha think?!"
yep. i do.

then after the party we had to stop at the store that, hands down, gets the bulk of our money... WalMart. Whilst inside Javik had to go to the bathroom. Naturally. If he thinks there might be a bathroom nearby, his body starts a-talkin.
so we went into the bathroom. there were a few other ladies in there, who unfortunately had to overhear this conversation:
Jav - Mommy, where are the flushers on these toilets?
Me - Dude, they flush themselves.
Jav - these toilets flush themselves?! I've got a BAD feeling about this!!
[I could hear those ladies giggling from their stalls...]

then tonight he pipes up with "I CAN'T SEE MY FACE!" in a very panicky voice. Cole informed him that no one can see their own face. Jav responded with "well I can see your guys' faces. just not mine." Cole again tried to reassure him that this was normal. It was like Jav was worried that his face had gone somewhere...
which was confirmed when he gave us this little nugget of wisdom : "It's just my style to keep my face close by me!"

well said Jav, well said.

My hubby is quite the story-teller. Those of you fortunate enough to know him will agree. And Javik loves to hear a story from his daddy before he goes to bed at night. [Mommy isn't so great at making up stories ((I guess I'm just naturally honest)), so Jav prefers that I just read him a story that someone else wrote] lol.
Anyhoo, last night Cole was telling Javik a story about a Lion named Growly and a kickball and a witch. I wasn't really following the story... I was pretty much just falling asleep.
But at one point in the story the witch got so scared she peed her pants.
At the mention of someone peeing their pants, Javik busted up laughing. Like the kind of laughing where you stop making any noise and/or breathing and you're just sitting there with this paralyzed grin on your face... yep, that kind.
It was rather funny.
Even funnier was this morning [again, in the car] when Javik, out of nowhere, started cracking up laughing. Uncontrollable laughter from my 3 year old. I turned to look at him and said, "Dude, what is so funny?!"
His reply: "I was just remembering when that witch got so scared she peed her pants!!!"

Oh the things they remember. =]

yesterday morning while getting ready for the day:
Jav - I'm going upstairs to get ready to Fight!
Cole - I'm going with you.
Jav - No, I'm going by myself.
Cole - but 'We're brothers. We fight together' (Jav's fave TMNT quote)
Jav - oh yeah, good point!


and then last night:
me - Javi, what should we have for dinner?
Jav - oh Mommy, great question!

so dramatic...

After Javik fell on the sidewalk outside tonight, I brought him inside to bandage him up. After I'd rinsed his knee with peroxide, and put some medicine and a band-aid on it he dropped this on me : "Mommy, thanks for the band-aid. but I dont' think you're a doctor."
wow.
and then while we were hanging out he started in on a rant about his aggression toward his "sister" Ipsie. "When my baby Ipsie takes away my toys, I get mad at her and give her a spankin."
That's a lot of anger toward a baby who doesn't exist.
=]
fyi: Javik has now named his baby "brother" Juke. Juke & Ipsie.
[[In his defense, his name is JAVIK. He doesn't really know what 'real people' names should be.]]

We've spent many an hour in the bathroom this summer... Javik is finally (mostly) diaper-free! Oh Happy Day at the CH house!
However, during those multiple hours helping him, um, figure this out, we've had some funny moments.
1. nearly every time he's... going... he uses the phrase "It's important that I listen to my body!" Thank you Elmo for this fantastic life advice.
2. he stands on the toilet to pee. yep, ON the toilet. he just climbs right up there and lets it go. so far, he hasn't missed.
3. (this moment might very well be my fave) :: one afternoon he was going through a particularly difficult potty moment... #2 just takes quite a bit more effort... and as we were sitting there, myself on the edge of the bathtub, Jav on the throne, he grunted a little and said "Mommy..."
I said "What do you need, buddy?"
His reply, and I quote, (read in a grunty/desperate voice) "I just need this poop to hit the water!"

All that to say we've had an interesting, but fabulous summer!
And I'll say it again : DIAPER FREE (mostly)! LOL

Last night, Javik and I were journeying home from a roadtrip south...
we stopped to refuel and this was the convo:
"Um, Mommy. I'd like to watch a movie."
"OK....pick a movie any movie" as I fanned them before his eyes. "You can watch Cars, Robots, or Cat in the Hat."
so Jav kicked back in his seat, put his hands behind his head, and proceeded to 'order'... "OK. I'll take a large, sweet movie called Cat in the Hat!"
WOW.


And this morning I learned the importance of using correct grammar with a 3 yr old.
Again, in the car, (we're in the car a lot) I handed him a bag containing his power rangers and said "here, you can play with these too"
he said "yes I can"
I said "yeah, that's what I said, you CAN"
"no, you said I can't..."
Couple Things:
1. if he were anyone's child but my own, he probably wouldn't even have been arguing with me about what I said (or didn't say)
2. if I had only been grammatically correct, "here, you may play with these as well," no problems.
Save yourselves the hassle people, use correct grammar.

as he was walking into his room... "See this door? No Looky. No Touchy."

and as he was headed downstairs for bed... "Um, I'm a little bit thirsty."
me: "well maybe I could get you something to drink before night night."
him: "um OK. like maybe a juice box?"

funny kid.

I came across this violent scenario this morning in the living room...
I asked Javik what was going on.
He said "Oh, my crocodile is just eating that Power Ranger."
I said "Well, why on earth is he eating him?!"
He said "Well because he just stuck his head right in his mouth!"

Simple logic. Works every time.

as Javik was helping me drive down the driveway he's looking everywhere but at the road...
I said "You have to look where you're going there Turkey!"
and he replied "OK, OK, OK. I'm lookin, Crazy Pants!"
=] lol

as Javik was waking up from his nap today, I reached over and touched the tip of his nose.
He said "Mommy, don't mess with my nose. I'm using it for smelling."

=]

And earlier while we were riding in the car, out of nowhere Javik pipes up
"Get up off that thing! What?! And dance til you feel better!"
hahahaha

I can't remember if I already posted this or not... =}

Javik has become very interested in the way everyone is related to each other...
He likes to talk through the family tree :: so you're my mom, and Grandma is your mom and Grandpa is your dad, and Grammy is daddy's mom, and GG is Grammy's mom...
you get the idea
So in reference to his findings, he's begun to preface all of his statements about my parents by reminding me who they are:
"Mommy, my Grandma--your mom-- told me..."
or "my Grandma--your mom-- wouldn't like it if you spanked me!"
Its like his way of reminding me that even though he can't be my boss, I did have one at one time! =] LOL

I know its been forever since I've posted! Thanks for waiting so patiently for more insight from the Javinator. =D
We've been on vacation... lots of time in the car + 24/7 together as a family = lots of Javisms. I wrote some of them down whilest we were gone so that I could remember them :: I'm sure I'll be thinking of more over the next couple days.

Jav: "Daddy, are you the boss?"
Cole: "Yep, buddy I am"
Jav: "When I grow up to be a man I'll be the boss too! But I have to get some more hair on my arms before I can be a man"

on our way back to our "vacation house" one evening after a day of playing...
me: "well, what are we going to do tonight?"
Jav: "We're just gonna eat and take a nap and rest and relax a little and then go do it again!"

on the way to visit some friends we were prepping Javik for the visit...
"Jav, we're going to see Uncle Adam. and Uncle Adam has a wife named Aunt Kari..."
"yeah, and Aunt Brian!" =]

"Mommy, when are we going to be out of the car?"
"We're almost there dude, you'll be OK"
"Well you're just driving... but I don't have anything to do!"

Javik is starting to understand time,..... but not really. I think he thinks we're just saying numbers. So he's started putting in his 2 cents worth lately:
Me: well, i guess we should start getting ready for bed.
Cole: Yeah, it is getting pretty late
Javik: Yeah guys, it's already 59 years ago!


He's also become quite dramatic... oh, who am I kidding? The kid was born dramatic!
The other day, Javik & I were playing in the pool. Finally, I had to get out. I had somewhere to go and had to start getting ready. So, after I'd been prepping him that it was almost time to get out, I finally made my move. I started to pick him up to carry him to the ladder and he went limp!
Me: "Jav, we have to get out. Mommy has a meeting."
Javik: "NO! NO! You just can't do this to me!!"

=D

All day, Javik has referred to himself as the "Birthday Party Boy"
"Jav, are you hungry?" "No, I'm the Birthday Party Boy."
"Jav, are you sleepy?" "No, I'm the Birthday Party Boy."
...
You get the idea. =D

Well this evening while my Birthday Party Boy was playing outside, fighting through the "jungle" in our yard with his stick-sword, he brought me this flower. His excitement when he found it was priceless!
"OH! This is the most beautifulest I've ever seen in this whole world!"
and then he brought it to me...
"Here Mommy. Because you are a princess."

My goodness, could my heart have burst anymore?!
I never could have imagined how amazing it would be to have my own little flesh & blood person walking around, having thoughts of his own...
WOW.

leaving for week 2 of super summer was quite adventurous...
Cole was already gone so it was just the JavMeister & myself.

We stayed up waaaay to late... me packing suitcases & him watching The Upside Down Show
so when I woke up early Monday morning to start getting everything ready to go I stirred him...
He looked up at me... sleepy eyes & all... and said "Mommy?.... lay down."
So I said, "dude, I can't. It's almost time to wake up."
with aggravation in his voice he replied with "You. have got. to be. kidding. me!" and put his face back in his pillows!

LOL

then while I was actually loading the car, he was sitting in the living room watching TV...
I said "Javik, you need to find your sandals and get them on please" and I took load one out to the car.
I came back inside... he hadn't moved.
So I said "Javik, you need to find your sandals and get them on please" and I took load two out to the car.
I came back inside... he hadn't moved.
Same thing. Load three. Hadn't moved.
Load Four.
On load five I said "Javik, you're not listening and you're not obeying mommy. I've asked you to get your sandals on. If I have to ask you again, I'm going to spank your booty."
That little turkey looked right at me, partially covered his ears and said
"Mommy, your voice is sounding kind of like a horn."

I couldn't help but laugh a little. Where does he come up with this stuff?!
btw: he then put his sandals on =D

So one evening at Super Summer, whilst eating dinner in the cafeteria, Javik begins eyeing the guy sitting behind Cole (who was across the table from us)...
He climbs over to Cole, then leans over his shoulder and begins trying to get the attention of the guy.
All the while giving him the total stink eye.
Finally the guy looks over at Javik, and Jav says
"Hey. Why are you a dinosaur?" in a very 'Bond, James Bond' kind of voice!
So funny! And the guy was so great about it... he laughed right along with the rest of his table!
So then Jav asked him what his dinosaur name was... turns out its Matt.
So here's Javik with his friend Matt the Dinosaur, as we affectionately called him the rest of the week!
=D

At Super Summer, Javik & I pretty much just hang out all day & night. So there's lots of conversation time. =D

One morning ::
Hey Mommy, you know when God made the first man, Adam?
Yes...
And it was Adam & Eve?
Yes...
Well, that's kind of just like Adam & Brian!

Tonight on the way from the Bodkins' wedding to the reception we were chatting in the car...
somehow the topic of throwing rocks came up.
Cole says "We don't ever throw rocks, do we Javik?"
Javik comes back with "yeah, but David threw rocks with his flingshot and hit a Giant right in the head!"
=D
"And what was that Giant's name?"
"Go Liath!"

Then Cole starts quizzing him about other bible stories... and asks about Jonah...
Javik : "He was just traveling and God made him go to New York City, but he didn't want to go, so God sent a giant whale to come and eat him!"

Well I suppose Knowledge of The Truth has to start somewhere, right?!

Last night, laying down to go to sleep, this was the convo ::
J: "Mommy, does everybody have ears...for when I am talking?"
M: =) "Yep"
J: "Mommy, does everybody have a nose... to smell & sniff?"
M: "Yep"
J: "Mommy, does everybody have a mouth... to say things?"
M: "Yep:
J: "Mommy, I love your ears...to hear the TV; and your mouth...to tell me what to do; and your nose... for getting the boogers out."

I'm afraid of what his perception of me really is! =D

Tonight we were at church for Katie&John's wedding rehearsal... Javik pointed out the sign that marks the water valve near the building.
He goes "Mommy, see this sign?"
"Yep."
"It says No. Girls. On The. Playground!"
(wishful thinking on his part) =D

Once we were home we were talking about what to get for their wedding gift...
I said "Jav, what should we get for Katie&John for their wedding tomorrow?"
He said "Um, like a present? We should get them a pie!.... AND a motorcycle!"
such a man. food and motorcycles... he's definitely his daddy's boy!

We're watching TV late at night... 9:30ish... and Jav decides to lay down on the couch. then he starts rolling to the floor. I didn't pay much attention.
Next thing I know, he's laying here... sound asleep on the floor with his head under his stool!
so cute, I couldn't resist snapping the pics!
=D

Javik was watching TMNT today... where the turtles are fighting these ancient statues that have come to life...?! or something like that. =D
There's this part where they're fighting against a giant ape. It kind of scares Javik a little bit. I always tell him that anything scary on TV is just on TV. It can't really hurt him.
So today he goes "Mommy, that giant monkey in that cage is just a TV monkey. He's just on TV. So he can't hurt me...... but he IS a little bit scary."

LOL

Javik is totally my son!

Today he was playing his video game (which he doesn't really know how to play) and whenever the little guy runs into something or falls, he goes "OW!"
Javik just kept running him into things and making him fall, and just laughing & laughing!

I told ya, he's my boy!

Javik has decided that he'd like to have a baby at our house.
Not just any baby though, a baby sister.
And he'd like to name her Ipsie.

He said he's ready to teach her things, like how to read books, and how to play with firetrucks. In fact, after lunch, he wanted to save some of his gum for her. =)

I guess Javik's ready to be a big brother.

Oh boy. Today has been chock full of Javisms...

After church Grammy & GG came over for a little while to see some of our newly planted flowers and while they were here Javik offered everyone juice boxes. After we had all finished one, Javik very politely asks: "Would anyone like another juice box? They're delicious!"

Then we traveled to the hometown for Anchor Fest so Javik could use up the rest of his Grandma-provided-tickets. He rode every kiddie ride they had to offer... the merry-go-round (which is what he calls any carousel), a train, some flying elephants, and (his favorite by far) the race cars, which is a carousel of various vehicles. He loved those race cars so much! His little face just beamed the entire ride; and he didn't just sit there and ride either, he drove those things! He was steering and pushing a fake gas pedal and honking the horn... the whole nine! Well thanks to short lines on a Sunday afternoon, he was able to just hop from one car to the next and ride over and over and over again, while mommy just kept handing over those tickets! After about 6 rides in a row, we did take a little break, and I asked Javik "Do you love driving those race cars Buddy?"
He replied, "YES! But Mommy? I keep steering that little tiny steering wheel and those cars only turn to the left!"

LOL

So we came home and all 3 crashed into a much needed nap. After Jav woke up one of his first requests was a snack of course...a very specific snack:
"Hey guys, (to Cole & I) would anybody like some ice cream?"
"Ice cream? Do you think we have any?"
"Um... I don't know... Hey! I know! We can get some from the Ice Cream Truck!"
(haven't seen an ice cream truck in years...)
"Really? Where do you think the Ice Cream Truck is?"
"Oh, it's far far away... in Coney Island."
=)
so I had to ask, "Javik, do you know where Coney Island is?" (if he had answered, 'Oh, New York' I would have lost it!)
"Yeah. It's far far away on Dora... so we should probably just jump into the TV so we can go get some ice cream."

I tell ya, Bill Cosby wasn't lying... kiddos really do say the darndest things!

We were all working in the yard today & Javik was "sharing" the hose with us... meaning he was spraying everything and then giving it to us when we needed it.
Every time he handed it over, he'd say "Wow Mommy (or Daddy), you're a great sharer!" I think this was his way of encouraging / reminding us to hand it back over when we were finished.

One time, he handed it to Cole, and decided to inquire a little:
"Daddy, what are you doing with that hose?"
"I'm using it to wet the soil so I can dig this hole, buddy."
"Oh.... Daddy, you are a great guy!"

I don't know where he comes up with this stuff, but I've never met anybody who can melt my heart & make me laugh all at the same time quite like the Javster!

Last night Javik was at my parents' house. My mom was giving him a bath when all of a sudden... bubbles.
"Javi, did you just toot in the water?!"
"No Grandma, I didn't"
A few minutes later... bubbles.
"Javi, are you tooting?"
"Noooo"
Again a few minutes later... that's right... bubbles.
"Javi, you ARE tooting in the water! That's what's making all these bubbles!"
"Grandma, I'm not tooting... that's just my booty backfiring!"

LOL! Oh we're in for a real treat with this one! =D

So this week is VBS at PBC and Javik is attending the Kindergarten class! We just don't have that many pre-schoolers, so they let him move up. I was a little worried about him being a distraction for the actual kindergartners, but the teachers say he's doing great.
So each night we've been asking him what he learned about during the bible story.
We ask him this same question each week after Sunday School and his first answer is always "We learned Play-Doh" ... which is either wishful thinking on his part or Mark & Dawn have slacked off a little. (j/k I know Mark & Dawn teach an actual lesson!) LOL

So... long story short: last night we asked Javik what his bible story was about and (after he said Play-Doh) he said "Joseph."
"What about Joseph?"
"His brothers were mean to him!"
"They were? What did they do to him?"
... this is the best part... "They just slapped him in the mouth and put him in a well!!"

hahahaha. I don't remember reading that part, but I know if someone was trying to put me in a well there'd definitely be some slapping going on!
Quite intuitive... or maybe just imaginative... either way, he got the story of Joseph!

me: "I'm excited about going to that landscaping auction tomorrow."
Cole: "I may go to another auction while you're at that one."
Javik: "I'm going to a big, fat juicy auction of my own!"
LOL

Tonight Javik & I went to Subway for supper =)
When we were getting ready to order, I asked him what he wanted on his sandwich...
His reply : "I just want a subway on my sammich"
LOL
(sidenote :: we've been working on rhyming words lately )
so I said, "No, like do you want Chicken, or Turkey, or Ham..."
Javik : "or Jam, or Lamb, or Bam or Wam or Clam..."

I know right?! Practically a boy genius! =)

Today Javik came to my school picnic with my mom to have lunch with me...
I love watching him interact with my students! They're all so funny.

When he was leaving the park, followed by choruses of "Bye Javik!" I said to him, "Javik, those kids love you!"
His reply, "I know! Because I am GREAT!"

=)


He's also started telling people how long he can stay as soon as he arrives somewhere. It usually goes something like this ::
"Sorry, I can't stay here all day (or night). I have to go home in a little while."
Just in case they were thinking of asking him to move in.......

Tonight while we were putting Javik to bed (in his new twin size bed) Cole said that we should trade him our bed b/c he has a better mattress...
I said we couldn't both fit in a twin size bed...
So we tried it out (we did fit btw).

Javik came over :: "Hey, what are you guys doing in my bed? I want to lay in my bed too!"

I said "OK, dude, come on!"

Javik "Ugh, you can't just leave me out of MY bed!"

LOL

Last night, after helping us work in the yard, Javik headed in to "just rest" =) He headed in the back door and my instruction to him was this : "Go in the kitchen, take off your shoes and put them by the back door"

My oh-so-literal son did just that! Love him!

I love car chats on the way to school!
Jav sitting in the backseat... just spewing out his thoughts about life.

Yesterday, en route to Mary's, this was the convo (mostly one-sided, mind you):
"Mommy, turn on the windshield wipers. We need them because it's raining."
"OK Buddy, they're actually on, they're just on intermittently."
"Oh, they're on enter-mittens-ly?"
=)
{wiper swoosh} :: "Thank you, Mommy!"............
{wiper swoosh} :: "Thank you, Mommy!"............
{wiper swoosh} :: "Thank you, Mommy!"............

"Hey Mommy, did you know that rain mixed with dirt makes MUD... I love to play in the mud... only you shouldn't wear your tennis shoes in the mud... you know what shoes are great for the mud Mommy? Crocs are great for the mud!"

~he stops for a breath~
~I'm just listening & loving it!~

"You know Joshua & Jacob? Those boys at my church? Those big boys?"
" Uh-huh.."
"They love to play in the giant mud puddles! Those giant mud puddles at my church... They love to put sticks in them! I love to play in giant mud puddles too! Those boys are just kids, right Mommy? Like me, I am a kid. Joshua & Jacob & me are kids who love to play in the mud!"
"So you like the rain, Jav?"
"Oh, I love the rain! because God lets the rain make mud!"

Lord, please help me remember these moments as my boy grows up. Continue to put boys & men in his life who will show him what it means to be a man who loves life and who loves Jesus.
And help me remember when I'm cleaning up the mud how much my Javi loves that mud. And how that's the only thing that really matters.

"Mommy, today is Mother's Day. and you are my mother. Happy Mother's Day!"

"Mommy, we have a surprise for you! Come over here and check it out!"

after church, being pestered by a family friend Javik says "Stop it. I don't want you to touch me like that..... " then as if to console the scolded, "just not today."

sitting on my lap, sharing a sweet Mother's Day snuggle, I kissed Jav on the top of his head. his response: "Mommy, thank you for the kiss.... but that's enough."

Oh, I love this kid!

In the car, on the way home...
"Javik, do you want to have a hamburger for dinner?"
"nooooooo" (in that whiny-I-should-have-taken-a-longer-nap-today voice)
"nooooooo?"
"don't say that!"
"neeooooo...neeooow...neeooooww" I'll admit, I might have been taking it a bit too far...
but it was so worth it!
"stop saying that!!"
"Why? I'm just meowing like a cat."
"Mommy, stop meowing like a cat. People. Are NOT. Animals!"

A few Javisms off the top of my head:

he says "might be" instead of "maybe"... as in, "Don't put that glass on the edge of the table, it will might be fall off"
I love it!


He loves the movie Cars. One of Lightning McQueen's catch-phrases is "Float like a Cadillac, Sting like a Beamer!" Javism: "Fwoat wike a Cadiwac, Sting wike a Beaver!"
Too cute to correct.


April 30, 2010 when going to bed:
Me: "I love you Javik Nolan"
Jav: "Mommy, don't call me Javik Nolan!"
Me: "Why not? I gave you that name."
Jav: "Mommy, it's just creepy! Just give me Javik and call me that name!"


One morning while we were getting ready for school I made some corny joke (as usual)...
Jav's response: "Mommy, you are wicked funny!"
Apparently now he's an east-coaster!

What's a Javism?

So my son Javik is almost 3... and he says the funniest things! Some are funny just because he doesn't always hear things correctly or totally understand. Others are funny because he has an awesome sense of humor for a 2 1/2 year old. Either way, he makes us laugh every single day.

So I decided that a blog would be a great way to jot down some of the funny things he says, the "javisms" if you will, that make me smile every time I think of them.

So enjoy the Javisms...