tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post5609123625347662762..comments2023-10-18T09:59:29.185-06:00Comments on still walking and waking: our tremendous four day vacationlorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842669291410075411noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-72852281246734252812011-02-18T00:16:11.564-07:002011-02-18T00:16:11.564-07:00I am glad you guys got some good family time in. M...I am glad you guys got some good family time in. Many days I wish my hubby could be self-employed with a family run business. :) I liked your conversation about simplicity. Every week I tell BJ and the boys, "as soon as we buy our next home, we are getting a good "cup" system going!" You wouldn't belive how many cups my Jesse uses in a day. yikes!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289563598612159717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-23803595004527198402011-02-15T17:17:01.990-07:002011-02-15T17:17:01.990-07:00Like Shana, I see you all over the place when I se...Like Shana, I see you all over the place when I see mama, papa, and baby sized things together!!! This post was amazing. I didn't realize your family time was so squeezed these days =(<br />Great photos! Great stories! I love the meltdown~it's universal, and you description of it was exactly perfect, not too descriptive and not too vague, JUST enough for all of us to go AHA! Been there. And laugh.<br /><br />And the stories with the penis references and potty references? Oh, I've been there a million and one times. Some favorites;<br /><br />Matthew, in a public bathroom inside the stall with me:<br />"Mommy, you hab riddy, riddy, riddy, riddy, riddy big bum!"<br />Thanks kiddo.<br /><br />Ayden:<br />"Mommy, you hab GINA!" And points at my crotch. He did this a lot for a period of time. In public.<br /><br />Riley:<br />"Mommy, you go poop on top my pee! Mommy, you need toilet paper your poop? I get toilet paper, mommy go poop."<br />I have this 'thing' about pooping in public toilets, I HATE it and try really hard to be discreet. Pretty tough with that moment by moment commentary going on.<br /><br />Ayden, on a crowded public beach:<br />"But mommy, HOW DOES THE SPERM GET FROM THE DADDY'S TESTICLES TO THE MOMMYS EGG?"<br /><br />Matthew, sitting in a restaurant;<br />"Mommydaddy why is my penis getting bigger right now?"<br />Fortunately his speech was still so garbled no one else probably knew what he asked, but still!<br /><br />Now this one is my fave, and it's not even my kid:<br />I was walking in Walmart the other day and this kid and his dad were walking behind me. I kept trying to lose them because I had some gas building up but they kept following me until some snuck out. On my high protein diet my farts could kill an elephant. The kid says to his dad,<br />"DADDY, BREATHE! IT REALLY STINKS IN HERE!"melissa v.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14872177586401321895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-65116249480270826872011-02-15T15:25:41.749-07:002011-02-15T15:25:41.749-07:00Now these photos, my friend...are the photos I lik...Now these photos, my friend...are the photos I like to see of you and your fam. Outdoorsy ones because I know how much you love that. And, how cool is that cabin. Totally awesome! <br /><br />I am so very very relieved that you are teaching Miss Zoralee proper hygiene after poopers and so were the others in that restaurant as well! I can't wait to see her comments if this babe really is a boy!!!<br /><br />So, did you decide? Are you going to a simplistic kitchen?<br /><br />And, I thought of you in the grocery store yesterday. How you always have baby, mama and daddy size things. There was a small, medium and large size dorothy lynch salad dressing and I couldn't decide which to get and I thought, "you know, if I were Lori...I'd probably just take a photo of this!"Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650436474376248598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-28500736430015633612011-02-14T16:34:23.687-07:002011-02-14T16:34:23.687-07:00Also: wonderful photos. Also: wonderful text. A...Also: wonderful photos. Also: wonderful text. Also: you have a heck of a lot of fortitude, however much you may or may not feel it. And PS: lately I've been thinking maybe you're a 4, not a 9. Who knows?!tamie mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273116686980623819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-56209053292570771712011-02-14T16:32:58.996-07:002011-02-14T16:32:58.996-07:00So when I started reading this post, I was thinkin...So when I started reading this post, I was thinking about how nice, grounded, normal people like you guys manage to have vacations without things going katywompus like they so often do for me when I'm doing the kind of thing (such as vacationing) that makes me feel extra-pressured not to go katywompus. Then I got to that last bit at the very end about non-fortitude and I just about cried with relief. There is nothing quite as reassuring as hearing that someone you really like and really respect manages to have moments of non-fortitude too, even when everything is so "right" and "perfect" as it looked on your vacation. It's so interesting that I try to hide my own weaknesses, and yet it's so encouraging when others show their own tendernesses.tamie mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273116686980623819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-65110380359814770492011-02-14T12:16:03.681-07:002011-02-14T12:16:03.681-07:00Lori, this was seriously the greatest post I'v...Lori, this was seriously the greatest post I've read and looked at in a long time. I loved it. I felt like I was there, experiencing this really rich, beautiful family time. What a treat<br /><br />There are so many hilarious things I want to comment on, but I can't remember what all of them are, so I'll just go from memory.<br /><br />First, you'd thing those juniper trees would be the opposite, with the boys having the balls. Just sayin'.<br /><br />Secondly, Zoralee's conversations about penises are the BEST! We call Bennett's penis a penis, but I still can't decide how we'll go with the female anatomy. Most of the choices just sound so crude, but the word penis is harmless, cute even. Anyways.<br /><br />These photos were wonderful. They reminded me of all of your Alaska posts from before that had so many great nature shots. Seeing you guys outdoors in the wild just suits you so much. I hope you can find spots like this in North Dakota, so you get more moments like this more frequently.<br /><br />I love you, sis. This was a great post. It did my heart good to read it and look at all of your beautiful photos.Rachel @ Lautaret Bohemiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386970771824268791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-40157322972996964272011-02-13T22:31:39.054-07:002011-02-13T22:31:39.054-07:00One question. Hasn't she learned about "t...One question. Hasn't she learned about "the fellows" yet?Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567450080755137441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-40827397699895370732011-02-13T22:23:20.447-07:002011-02-13T22:23:20.447-07:00What a great weekend! I loved the pictures and the...What a great weekend! I loved the pictures and the stories, and I wish, wish, wish that I could have been at the Cowboy Cafe to hear that conversation. My eyes are still watering from laughing at it. The downside is that posts like this make me miss you guys SO much. Hurry home ♥Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567450080755137441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108221103188891546.post-59309231094174506192011-02-13T21:28:11.322-07:002011-02-13T21:28:11.322-07:00You guys needed this so badly!! We are wishy wash...You guys needed this so badly!! We are wishy washy about using some tax money to take a trip during Spring Break and this post definitely made me swing to a certain side.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498915548747833889noreply@blogger.com