Documenting life...: The Beach and Art

Last weekend we went to L.A. and the beeeeach. We hung out with Ramsey and Ashley all weekend (Jasper's bro and fiance) it was so nice to get away. It was just for 2 days, but the perfect amount of time. We spent most of it eating. A major plus. :) Aren't they fabulously beautiful? I'm a little jealous.

Jasper even though you never ever read my blog because you don't even know the addy, I love love love you. More than I ever thought I could. You are so good to me, take care of me and our family. You're always striving...striving to be better than you were the day before, I love that about you. You have a heart of gold, your patience seems unending. And you love me amidst my many frailties- thank you for that. And to think I EVER said no when you asked me to marry you...what was I thinking?? Thank you a hundred million times over for your dire persistence. Loves XOXOXO

On a lighter note. About a month ago I rummaged through Mads backpack and found this little beauty crumpled at the bottom. I fell in love with it! While she was at school I framed and hung it. She was so excited and proud to see it on the wall in the kitchen. Isn't it so pretty?!

Out of the mouths of babes

5/11 Tae: "My dad is bigger than my mom and my mom is mini-er than my dad"
5/11 Tae: "Don't coffee me!!!" she and paige seem to think the word for copy is actually coffee.
05/11 Tae: After going in the front yard after me telling her not to.. " oh mom, I accidentally thought the front was the back"
03/09: Maddie: " Why do we have to pay taxes? Why do they have to have laws...like pay your taxes? Or don't stand on swivel chairs?" Ha ha!!
12/08: Tanner: "mom, don't pick your nose and throw it on the ground or you will slip on it like a banana peel. So you have to put it on a picture, or a high shelf"
Tae 3/09: Today she was looking for little scab on her hand and noticed it was gone. So she said "Mom, my owie went home!"
2/09 Maddie: Kimi is eating a burger, Mad hates red meat. "Mmmm, that looks good" Me: "But you don't even like hamburgers!" Maddie: "But if it were the only food left on earth, I'd pound it."
12/08 Tanner: "Mom, when can we get out our bean stocks?" I realized he was talking about Christmas Stockings. :)
11/08 I'm in the bathroom, alone. But never really alone. Maddie comes to the door and says "mom what was your best moment?" Uh, can we talk about this later?
11/08 Tanner: "Mom, is my bones warm or hot?" later that day..."I wish our house was made of nachos." Ya, me too.
10/08 Me" Well Maddie when I was little I only got a quarter or 50 cents for a tooth" Maddie" Ya, well that was in the OLDEN DAYS mom! The tooth fairy hardly had any money then."
9/08 Tan:" Mom, when you have the new baby, will we sell Taelyn?"
01/08 Maddie: "Guess what Mom, when I lose my front tooth the tooth fairy brings me $20" What?? Who said that? "A girl in my class! I'm so excited to get my very own $20!"
10/07 Madeline: "Mom I remember what it was like to live with Jesus before I was born" Oh really? "Ya, it looked just like it does here, but it was on clouds."
09/07 Tanner: "Mom sometimes your mean to me, but Sister Castleberry (nursery teacher) is always nice to me...like this many times ( he holds up his little 5 fingers right in my face)" How cute is he??
Just the other day Madeline came to me after practicing some intricate dance moves with Jaren and said "Mom, I just wish I could marry Jaren because he dances with me, he does whatever I say, and he's such a gooood guy. Why can't I marry my brother? " I then explained just why we don't marry our siblings. Hopefully she'll have no problem finding a guy just like Jaren in 20 years.
"Shake your bootie, shake your bootie..." This goes along with a mooning of sorts by the 3 yr. old Tanner
“Do you wish you were Dad so you wouldn’t have to change Taelyn’s diaper or do all the work, and you could be at church on time?” -Maddie
"I'm the last number strong" -Jaren

Deep Thoughts...

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean ? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.

The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face.

If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mr. Brave man, I guess I'm a coward.

I bet one legend that keeps recurring throughout history, in every culture, is the story of Popeye.

When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press charges.

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.

We tend to scoff at the beliefs of the ancients. But we can't scoff at them personally, to their faces, and this is what annoys me.

Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick.

If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.

15 comments:

chelle said...: I love Jasper too. He is so sweet. He is lucky to have you because you are sweet and kind also. YES! Ramsey and Ashley are BEaUtifuL!! But so are you! INSIDE AND OUT! M; June 13, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Colette said...: Cute you guys look so good.; June 13, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Lindsay said...: You married into a good looking family girl!; June 13, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Emily said...: I love, love, love your pictures of Jasper's brother and your (soon-to-be) sister-in-law (I left my gushing compliments on your photo blog). But...Hello...You and Jasper are one hot couple! Seriously, you are gorgeous and I think you are amazing! Although, I'm a little confused as to why you used that picture instead of the one that Greg took at the wedding last night. :)

Really...I loved your tribute to Jasper. You are so sweet and sincere. And I seriously think you could sell Maddie's painting for thousands of dollars! That girl must have the Rowley artistic gene! She has some serious talent!

Love you!; June 14, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Meredith said...: Yes, I loved the pictures you took of Ramsey and Ashley! They were fabuloso!

We all think Jasper is pretty great. I'm glad you married him!

And I love Maddy's art! Beautimus! You're such a good mom to frame it!; June 14, 2008 at 6:24 AM
AudyCamp said...: what? you said No to Jasper!? u crazy thing. What a sweet little tribute. You guys are so adorable together!; June 14, 2008 at 9:51 PM
jen said...: Pen Pals again...yay!! ha ha!Oh it is so nice to see your other half!! You guys are so cute! Ok and were you a dancer? I was back in the day & if you wanna go audition for the show, count me IN!! It's the best!! Go see how many people loved your work...I hope they'll come to you!!; June 15, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Wonderful picture of Jasper's brother and girlfriend, but they have competition with you and Jasper, you and Jasper make a great looking Couple too! I love Madi's art work!; June 15, 2008 at 3:02 PM
A day in the life of the Campbell's said...: aww...how sweet. I know I could post something like that and my husband would never see it either. I think you two look so awesome together and you have th cutest children. What a wonderful little family. Watch out for Maddie's artwork..she could be famous one day!; June 15, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Kendria said...: Gorgeous couple... Both of them. Jasper looks like I remember him... You look very happy! I am glad for that. Gorgeous picture too. What a treasure.; June 15, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Tanya said...: They are just gorgeous.. as are you & Jasper! very handsome boys for sure!!! Did you really say no when Jasper first asked you to marry him??? Girl you certainly don't need to be jealous!!; June 16, 2008 at 1:58 AM
Notaname said...: To Jasper-Keep on doing what you're doing, I agree with your wife, you are great!

Also Ramsey and Ashley do look perfect for each other, and what a fun weekend!!!; June 16, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Sandy said...: Gorgeous!!! Wow, those two are going to make some pretty babies someday!

And hello you and Jasper look like you just stepped out of a magazine. So gorgeous! And you already have pretty babies!! Glad you had a fun weekend in Cali. It's great to get away every once in a while to renew the spirit and remember what made you fall in love.

Love the painting. Isn't it great that kids can be so expressive. I wish I could frame everything that Matthew brings home. My house might look kind of silly though.; June 16, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Jackie said...: Love the pics Jen- including the one Maddie did. That was so cute of you to surprise her and frame it. I'll bet she was so proud.
I'm jealous of your trip to CA. Wish I could just get away for a few days with my hubby!; June 16, 2008 at 11:39 PM
tiffunny said...: Wow - i hadn't realized that all those pics were of Jasper's bro. No wonder you were showing so much of them on your photo blog. They are a gorgeous couple but so are you guys.; June 18, 2008 at 10:42 AM