caedmonese

C: "mommy, you so cute."

Me:  "caedmon, you so cute."

C: "no, i so handsome."

"i got sumpin for you. you got sumpin for me?"

chase and caedmon were driving home one night and there was a HUGE full moon. chase said "caedmon look at that full moon!" to which caedmon replied "no, daddy, that circle moon!"  

"no mommy! let caedmon! MOMMY, do you need to go to timeout? say 'I'm sorry caedmon'"

"caedmon can you cry?"

"mmm-mmm I'm TOO happy!"

the things they say

sunday morning i was telling caedmon about easter and how it was about jesus.  funny kid goes "jesus! jesus! jesa (gee-zuh), jesa, cheez-it! i want cheez-its!"

funny boy

today caedmon looked at a freckle on my hand and asked "mommy you dirty?"

Tonight he slipped on some books and started crying so I scooped him up for some mommy love. After snuggling my shoulder for a few moments, he pulled back and said "mommy I crashed" I kissed him on the cheek and told him I wanted to kiss the other cheek and he said "how about kiss other hiney"
Oh how I love having a toddler.

caedmonese

"here ya go big guy"

"i wanna watch little mickey, big mommy"

"pack-back"

"now that is funny"

"that is cute!"

"excuse me ma'am, what's you name?"

pure J.O.Y.

Sometimes I hear a song and it just  pulls on my heart strings.  This is one of those songs.  I think it says perfectly what it means to find a relationship with the King of Kings.  It's not about religion or rules.  Its about falling passionately in love with an awesome God.  When you fall in love, you do everything you can to please that person, to bring a smile to their face, to make them feel special.  You find yourself changing for the better whether you try to or not.  You can't get them off your mind and everything makes you think about them.

That's exactly how it should be with our Creator.  You can tell someone about him all day, or you can hear about him all day.  But when you come close enough to see a glimpse of His love, his splendor, you can't help but fall head over heels in love!

Give me rules 
I will break them 
Give me lines 
I will cross them 
I need more than a truth to believe 
I need a truth that lives, moves, and breathes 
To sweep me off my feet 
It ought to be 

More like falling in love 
Than something to believe in 
More like losing my heart 
Than giving my allegiance 
Caught up, called out 
Come take a look at me now 
It's like I'm falling, oh 
It's like I'm falling in love 

Give me words 
I'll misuse them 
Obligations 
I'll misplace them 
'Cause all religion ever made of me 
Was just a sinner with a stone tied to my feet 
It never set me free 
It's gotta be 

CHORUS 

...It's like I'm falling in love, love, love 
Deeper and deeper 
It was love that made 
Me a believer 
In more than a name, a faith, a creed 
Falling in love with Jesus brought the change in me

life with a toddler

caedmon:  "hey mommy, i like timeout"

caedmon:  "mommy, amba, amba, where's chase?"

caedmon:  "do you see my cup anywhere?"

caedmon was on chase's shoulders the other night and i said "hey big giant!" (big giant is on mickey mouse) and his reply? "hey goofy"

caedmon is learning his letters and for some reason has an affinity for the letter "w".  he looks for it everytime he sees letters and can spot it in seconds.  he looks at "m" upside down if he can't find a "w".

 i love that toddler belly and chunky legs.  i love watching his face when he's thinking hard about his next word. toddlers are so cute.