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"Sawyer approves this necklace. He told me, as he handed me the necklace, "Would you mind wearing this necklace? Because when you wear it you look so pretty.""
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Bloody Shirt (not his blood)
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"That mess looks like chocolate but it's not. It's Uncle Colin's blood! Sawyer really brings it when he roughhouses. Lol @jacobalanmckenzie @shelbylynneleafstone @jennna_g "
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Coloring DNA
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"Today's Kenagy Klass lesson: DNA #ilovehomeschooling #sawyer #school #learningisfun"
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Prayer
Tonight Sawyer started our prayer. He thanked God "for our food, for
making us," and asked God "please give me whatever you want" and all
God's children said...
If only everyone prayed and asked for God to give them what HE wanted
them to have!!!
Thank you for the lesson, Sawyer. <3
making us," and asked God "please give me whatever you want" and all
God's children said...
If only everyone prayed and asked for God to give them what HE wanted
them to have!!!
Thank you for the lesson, Sawyer. <3
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Is God in Hell
Somehow we got on the topic of hell and what it is. I can't remember all the parts of the conversation but here are the juicy bits...
Me: I love you Monster. You're my favorite Sawyer.
Sawyer: I love you too.
Me: Hey, do you know who is the only person who loves you more than I love you?
Sawyer: [Knowingly] God.
Me: That's right.
...
...
Sawyer: Is God in hell?
Me: No.
Sawyer: No?! But why not?
Me: Because hell is the opposite of God. Hell must be an awful place... to be without God for eternity...!
Sawyer: What's eternity?
Me: Forever. And ever. And ever.
Sawyer: But how can I stay alive?
Me: On earth?
Sawyer: No, how can I stay alive with God?
Me: Well, you have to accept his son, Jesus Christ, into your heart. You have to believe that he died on a cross for all the wrong things you've done and will do... sin. Once you've accepted Jesus God sends the Holy Spirit to live in your heart and fill you with the power to love those you wouldn't be able to otherwise. [he starts smirking] That's all you have to do.
Sawyer: I don't have to believe... I already believe. [and he happily walks away]
I simply love 5 year old theology. Why do us adults make things so complicated? Kids are vastly more in tune with the things and ways of God. I work to be like my Sawyer these days.
Thank you, God, for the opportunity to be Sawyer's Mommy. No greater joy has there been in my life. You speak to me through him daily and I am working to listen harder and pay closer attention. He makes me laugh and brings tears of joy to my eyes. He makes me so proud and I truly feel that you broke the mold with my first born. I cannot wait to see what You do with my second. Lord help us to guide him in the way he should go and let us not ever minimize the impact you have already had on this world because of him. I love him so much and I know that you love him infinitely more. Thank you for Sawyer. Amen.
Sawyer, Mommy loves you heart! I love the person you are and the joy that you've been to me these 5 1/2 years. You make Mommy's heart smile and I am so proud to have you as my son!
Me: I love you Monster. You're my favorite Sawyer.
Sawyer: I love you too.
Me: Hey, do you know who is the only person who loves you more than I love you?
Sawyer: [Knowingly] God.
Me: That's right.
...
...
Sawyer: Is God in hell?
Me: No.
Sawyer: No?! But why not?
Me: Because hell is the opposite of God. Hell must be an awful place... to be without God for eternity...!
Sawyer: What's eternity?
Me: Forever. And ever. And ever.
Sawyer: But how can I stay alive?
Me: On earth?
Sawyer: No, how can I stay alive with God?
Me: Well, you have to accept his son, Jesus Christ, into your heart. You have to believe that he died on a cross for all the wrong things you've done and will do... sin. Once you've accepted Jesus God sends the Holy Spirit to live in your heart and fill you with the power to love those you wouldn't be able to otherwise. [he starts smirking] That's all you have to do.
Sawyer: I don't have to believe... I already believe. [and he happily walks away]
I simply love 5 year old theology. Why do us adults make things so complicated? Kids are vastly more in tune with the things and ways of God. I work to be like my Sawyer these days.
Thank you, God, for the opportunity to be Sawyer's Mommy. No greater joy has there been in my life. You speak to me through him daily and I am working to listen harder and pay closer attention. He makes me laugh and brings tears of joy to my eyes. He makes me so proud and I truly feel that you broke the mold with my first born. I cannot wait to see what You do with my second. Lord help us to guide him in the way he should go and let us not ever minimize the impact you have already had on this world because of him. I love him so much and I know that you love him infinitely more. Thank you for Sawyer. Amen.
Sawyer, Mommy loves you heart! I love the person you are and the joy that you've been to me these 5 1/2 years. You make Mommy's heart smile and I am so proud to have you as my son!
Hooray for $1 Theaters
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"The big boys went to see Ice Age: Continental Drift in 3D @ the LM dollar theater."
Monday, October 22, 2012
Milo and Sawyer
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"Friends: Milo & Sawyer. Met in Pre-K and still talk about each other. So sweet. @jenpeninlm you threw a fab party for your boy!"
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Lucky To Be A Boy
During night time routine with Jake and Sawyer, Sawyer says:
You know what? I'm lucky to be a boy.
You know why? Because that way I don't have to get pregnant and I don't have to have a baby come out of my private parts. Is that pretty lucky?
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
World of Color @ Disney CA Adventure
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"@ccmogie Thank you so much for making this happen! It was so wonderful to see and hear #sawyer enjoying #worldofcolor! God blesses us w/ children who reopen our eyes, hearts, and imaginations. @mousewait "
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Operation Donut Retreval
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"#sawyer blowing me a #kiss before he and #jake go #bikeriding to the #donut store. #knucklehead. "
Grown Up
I'm just trying to be a grown up and make my own rules.
He told us this as we were explaining why he was going to ride his
bike to the donut store, get a donut, bring it home, eat lunch, and
THEN eat the donut. He wanted to eat the donut at the donut store. :-)
He told us this as we were explaining why he was going to ride his
bike to the donut store, get a donut, bring it home, eat lunch, and
THEN eat the donut. He wanted to eat the donut at the donut store. :-)
Monday, October 15, 2012
A Mommy's Editorial
For the past few days Sawyer has been off and on with asking me about pregnancy. "How do babies come out of their mommy's tummies?" "Does it hurt to get the babies out?" "Aren't you glad you're not pregnant any more?" I've answered honestly and am thankful that one of his questions wasn't "how are babies created?".
All of these questions and more are just precious to me as I step back and observe just how my Big Boy is growing up. I love his mind. I always have. I love how he thinks, what he thinks about, how he articulates his thoughts. It is so much fun to be Sawyer's mom!! Thank you Jesus for this precious gift. He makes my heart so happy and is the second thing to ever make me feel pure joy (his daddy being the first).
He has also taken to giving me massages. Love it! I wrote a post about this earlier you can scroll down to find the entry titled Future Physical Therapist...
Sawyer is growing in his role as big brother as Dempsey grows. We still have to remind Sawyer to be gentle and he struggles with remembering to put his things high enough where Dempsey can't reach them. I know that I'm a mom who LOVES natural consequences but there are just some things where a little reminder can go a long way in saving heartache.
My Monster is still the sweetest, most gentle kid I know. So tender-hearted. Yesterday he let his emotions get the better of him (like we all do from time to time) and he hit me out of anger. I didn't overreact, yell, or retaliate. I simply asked him "Why did you hit Mommy?" He said "Because I am angry." That led him to being put in time out and then sent out into the garden for some child labor time... a.k.a. you-really-need-to-think-about-how-you-treat-your-daddy's-wife time. As he was working in the "rock quarry" I watered the garden. We talked about the incident a little bit here and there. When Jake was done doing whatever he was working on at the time Sawyer and I walked over to him and I told Sawyer "You need to tell Daddy why you hit his wife." I don't know exactly why I chose to word it that way other than it sheds a new light on the way he looks at me... I'm not just his mom, I'm someone's wife... somebody else loves me and values me. I'm sure there's more in that somewhere but that's not the point of this post. Anyway, when Sawyer had to explain the incident the crocodile tears came. It hits him like a ton of bricks and it's all he can do to breathe in between asking for forgiveness and apologizing. It really is a sweet process to watch.
When he's done explaining himself I always offer to cuddle with him. This way we can reconnect and he can talk out his feelings and physically know that I love him no matter what he does. Such powerful moments we, as parents, have the opportunity to embrace. Lots of growing, on both sides, that is possible.
Sawyer is exceptional at being affirming. He is also good at trash talking (thanks to Granddad, my dad). I know it seems contradictory but once you've got a firm grasp of the first one the second one just becomes comical. We just have to shape his trash-talking lingo and make it family friendly in case he does this around people who aren't familiar with it.
He has always been and still is our boundary respecter, rule follower, appeaser. He loves to help, especially when it's his idea. I work hard to make sure that he is not a people pleaser or a yes man. This can be tricky. It's a fine line to walk when you tell a child "life isn't all about you" and then they tend to make it all about someone else. It's okay if that someone else is the Almighty but often times it's not. Jake and I work to talk these things through with Sawyer when they come up.
Speaking of God... Sawyer is still acutely in tune with Him and it makes me so proud. I love his genuine prayers that include things like "Thank you for making us... thank you for our Wii... thank you for everything... thank you for our planet... thank you for our house... in your Son's most precious name, amen." Oh, brings grown men to tears so you know it's good stuff! He feels deeply the angst of the human condition... I'm just not sure how to guide this gift. So much I want him to do but I'm conflicted because I feel he is too young (certain arenas are just not safe for kiddos). I really should just trust the Lord. I know I won't put Sawyer in harms way and I know he brings great joy to all who encounter him. Therefore, I want more people to encounter him. :-)
Clearly I could go on and on about my Monster. However, I will stop here and save the rest for another Mommy's Editorial. This was fun and I hope it doesn't detract from the Sawyer-ness this blog is intended for... I just wanted to share the Mommy's perspective.
All of these questions and more are just precious to me as I step back and observe just how my Big Boy is growing up. I love his mind. I always have. I love how he thinks, what he thinks about, how he articulates his thoughts. It is so much fun to be Sawyer's mom!! Thank you Jesus for this precious gift. He makes my heart so happy and is the second thing to ever make me feel pure joy (his daddy being the first).
He has also taken to giving me massages. Love it! I wrote a post about this earlier you can scroll down to find the entry titled Future Physical Therapist...
Sawyer is growing in his role as big brother as Dempsey grows. We still have to remind Sawyer to be gentle and he struggles with remembering to put his things high enough where Dempsey can't reach them. I know that I'm a mom who LOVES natural consequences but there are just some things where a little reminder can go a long way in saving heartache.
My Monster is still the sweetest, most gentle kid I know. So tender-hearted. Yesterday he let his emotions get the better of him (like we all do from time to time) and he hit me out of anger. I didn't overreact, yell, or retaliate. I simply asked him "Why did you hit Mommy?" He said "Because I am angry." That led him to being put in time out and then sent out into the garden for some child labor time... a.k.a. you-really-need-to-think-about-how-you-treat-your-daddy's-wife time. As he was working in the "rock quarry" I watered the garden. We talked about the incident a little bit here and there. When Jake was done doing whatever he was working on at the time Sawyer and I walked over to him and I told Sawyer "You need to tell Daddy why you hit his wife." I don't know exactly why I chose to word it that way other than it sheds a new light on the way he looks at me... I'm not just his mom, I'm someone's wife... somebody else loves me and values me. I'm sure there's more in that somewhere but that's not the point of this post. Anyway, when Sawyer had to explain the incident the crocodile tears came. It hits him like a ton of bricks and it's all he can do to breathe in between asking for forgiveness and apologizing. It really is a sweet process to watch.
When he's done explaining himself I always offer to cuddle with him. This way we can reconnect and he can talk out his feelings and physically know that I love him no matter what he does. Such powerful moments we, as parents, have the opportunity to embrace. Lots of growing, on both sides, that is possible.
Sawyer is exceptional at being affirming. He is also good at trash talking (thanks to Granddad, my dad). I know it seems contradictory but once you've got a firm grasp of the first one the second one just becomes comical. We just have to shape his trash-talking lingo and make it family friendly in case he does this around people who aren't familiar with it.
He has always been and still is our boundary respecter, rule follower, appeaser. He loves to help, especially when it's his idea. I work hard to make sure that he is not a people pleaser or a yes man. This can be tricky. It's a fine line to walk when you tell a child "life isn't all about you" and then they tend to make it all about someone else. It's okay if that someone else is the Almighty but often times it's not. Jake and I work to talk these things through with Sawyer when they come up.
Speaking of God... Sawyer is still acutely in tune with Him and it makes me so proud. I love his genuine prayers that include things like "Thank you for making us... thank you for our Wii... thank you for everything... thank you for our planet... thank you for our house... in your Son's most precious name, amen." Oh, brings grown men to tears so you know it's good stuff! He feels deeply the angst of the human condition... I'm just not sure how to guide this gift. So much I want him to do but I'm conflicted because I feel he is too young (certain arenas are just not safe for kiddos). I really should just trust the Lord. I know I won't put Sawyer in harms way and I know he brings great joy to all who encounter him. Therefore, I want more people to encounter him. :-)
Clearly I could go on and on about my Monster. However, I will stop here and save the rest for another Mommy's Editorial. This was fun and I hope it doesn't detract from the Sawyer-ness this blog is intended for... I just wanted to share the Mommy's perspective.
My Two Oldest
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"Sawyer asked Jake "you wanna take a picture of this?" Click. :-) #sawyer #kamatz #kenagyville #mytwooldestbabies"
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Future Physical Therapist of Some Sort
While Daddy (Jake) was giving brother Dempsey his bath Sawyer offered to give me a massage. I guess this came so quickly to his mind because he knew Granny and Mommy had seen Laura just a few days ago for just that reason. Or he is just that in tune with the needs of women (at such an early age? yikes!). Either way he offered and I accepted.
He told me I could lay on the floor and use a towel as a pillow so I could still see. I got situated and the therapy began.
He ran his hands over my back with such gentle pressure and he kept asking "does this feel good?" I always replied yes because it did... even if it wasn't really doing anything for my muscles it was making my nerve endings happy and it was bonding time with my Monster.
All the sudden there were these thumps up and down my back. Not hard or anything just different than his massage. He asked if that felt good too. It was fine. Then he spent some time scratching my back with his newly trimmed finger nails. Boo for me. Still, sweet moments with my Big Boy.
When we counted down from 13 (arbitrary, I know) he was done. We discussed the session. He showed me how he did those "thumps". He showed me two fists, one stationary and the other gently hitting it. He said, "I did it just like your doctor does" with such a prideful smile on his face. I knew instantly I was going to have to record this and pass it on to Nathan Cowell, D.C..
I don't know if this simply means Sawyer pays attention (to EVERYTHING) or if we have a future physical therapist of some sort on our hands... time will tell.
For now, I will enjoy these moments and work some lessons in a long the way. Oh, and hopefully make a few professionals happy too. :-)
**Note: I LOVE both my massage therapist and my chiropractor so much!!!!!
He told me I could lay on the floor and use a towel as a pillow so I could still see. I got situated and the therapy began.
He ran his hands over my back with such gentle pressure and he kept asking "does this feel good?" I always replied yes because it did... even if it wasn't really doing anything for my muscles it was making my nerve endings happy and it was bonding time with my Monster.
All the sudden there were these thumps up and down my back. Not hard or anything just different than his massage. He asked if that felt good too. It was fine. Then he spent some time scratching my back with his newly trimmed finger nails. Boo for me. Still, sweet moments with my Big Boy.
When we counted down from 13 (arbitrary, I know) he was done. We discussed the session. He showed me how he did those "thumps". He showed me two fists, one stationary and the other gently hitting it. He said, "I did it just like your doctor does" with such a prideful smile on his face. I knew instantly I was going to have to record this and pass it on to Nathan Cowell, D.C..
I don't know if this simply means Sawyer pays attention (to EVERYTHING) or if we have a future physical therapist of some sort on our hands... time will tell.
For now, I will enjoy these moments and work some lessons in a long the way. Oh, and hopefully make a few professionals happy too. :-)
**Note: I LOVE both my massage therapist and my chiropractor so much!!!!!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
A God Reminder
Sawyer came into the kitchen and told me:
You know what's better than saving water?
No. What?
Taking care of the earth.
What made you made you think of that.
God reminded me. Ok, that's all.
You know what's better than saving water?
No. What?
Taking care of the earth.
What made you made you think of that.
God reminded me. Ok, that's all.
Divine Connection
Granny told me about something Sawyer said this morning.
Sawyer was sitting in the chair playing a Wii game. Then he said
Oh, I forgot that word but God reminded me. "Random". Wasn't that nice
of God to remind me?
I love how he gives God the credit! And so freely!!
Thank you Lord for my sweet Sawyer and the lessons you teach us
through him. Amen.
Sawyer was sitting in the chair playing a Wii game. Then he said
Oh, I forgot that word but God reminded me. "Random". Wasn't that nice
of God to remind me?
I love how he gives God the credit! And so freely!!
Thank you Lord for my sweet Sawyer and the lessons you teach us
through him. Amen.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
From Sawyer to My Chiropractor
Monday, October 1, 2012
Last Thoughts At Bedtime
When I tucked Sawyer in he told me "If you need me come get me. If it's hard figure it out yourself... but if you need help get me because I'm good at helping." Love him!!
Halloween 2012 | Sneak Peek
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"Sneak peek of Halloween 2012. Sawyer is ELATED and Dempsey is...... NOT. #picstitch"
I Wish
I just asked Sawyer if he wanted to go to Petsmart. He said sure "if
we have enough money to buy a pet". I said we need to get kitty food
and he says "or dog food for a dog". Lol!
we have enough money to buy a pet". I said we need to get kitty food
and he says "or dog food for a dog". Lol!
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