Documenting life...: My trouble maker Gap model wanna be

Sunday, September 28, 2008

My trouble maker Gap model wanna be

I'm editing and came across this...how adorable is he?! I'm telling you- he's irresistible for a reason, it saves him way way too often. Like after he's done something naughty and he gets this huge grin across his face and it makes me just want to laugh. Or when he knows he's in trouble so he gently grabs my face and says "I'm so so so sorry Mom, I love you so much" Over and over...melting really. I love you soooo much T!

13 comments:

Emily said...: That picture is absolutely perfect! You are right - he looks just like a model. I need you to come and take a priceless picture of Macy, because I'm still just so embarrassed/mortified/humiliated that she was so terrible at church. Greg said that it was not possible for her to act worse.

But back to you - I love that look on his face! He is adorable! I have a hard time not laughing after he shoots you that sweet, tender look after he's been naughty. We love him at our house too.; September 29, 2008 at 7:54 AM
Bryndie said...: That is adorable. You really need to send that in for a contest somewhere!; September 29, 2008 at 8:28 AM
Christine said...: he looks like Dad!; September 29, 2008 at 8:52 AM
Annette Larsen said...: Total model material.; September 29, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Kristi said...: I LUUUUURVE this picture! What a cutie! My lulle guy melts my heart the same way! I think that is why he is such a stinker - he always gets out of trouble so easy...; September 29, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Jana said...: He's a charmer, that's all there is to it. I can't believe this was just a natural pose for him...he IS such a model! And Christine's right, his mouth at least looks like dad's.
I heart that picture.; September 29, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Sandy said...: Holy cow he is a little gap model and so handsome I just want to eat him up. Do you think he's too old for Emma? hee hee! I'm glad that you are finally getting to edit your own kids pics. I love them and its great to keep up with you all since we live far away!; September 29, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Cherise Davies said...: yup, he looks like dad. haha. that's funny. what a cutie! can't wait to see you guys next weekend !!; September 29, 2008 at 2:46 PM
chelle said...: This could be your dad! He is very cute. Great photographer. m; September 29, 2008 at 3:34 PM
HeatherK said...: WOW Jen what a handsome guy! He has the sweetiest face! I wanna see you. Heidi is coming up for Halloween maybe we can get together then?.... we better! I heard Melinda is in Italy right now.. do you keep up with her?; September 29, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Tanya said...: He is totally the sweetest!! definitely model material! such a handsome young man!!!

love,
t. xxxx; September 30, 2008 at 3:03 PM
tiffunny said...: You already know - but he is just adorable! Love the pic! And love that his cuteness keeps him out of getting into trouble sometimes!; September 30, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Andrea said...: Seriously, this kid belongs in a magazine. I love your how your kids have those big brown eyes with blonde hair. I want to adopt him.; October 1, 2008 at 12:52 PM

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.