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16 February 2015

Julia Styles


shirt - Kidizen
shoes - c/o Minnetonka
haircut - c/o Mom

Slyly opens Netflix Kids on my laptop and then makes a big production of looking surprised at what she sees the screen:
Julia: oh!
Grace:
Julia: hmm!
Grace: what?!
Julia: wow!
Grace:
Julia: wonder what this is?!
Grace:

Theo and Phoebe start crying during their naps while Julia and I are hanging out and I pretend not to hear for a minute or three ...
Julia: sigh
Grace:
Julia: sigh
Grace:
Julia: eye roll
Grace:
Julia: eye roll
Grace:
Julia: SIGH
Julia: now mom's quiet time is more like mom's CRYING TIME.

One night when Julia claimed she couldn't sleep I told her to think about her birthday wish list until she was able to drift off. I went to bed and woke up a full hour later to her standing thisclose to my face ...
Grace:
Julia: a pig
Grace: what?
Julia: I decided I want a pet pig for my birthday


After I got an unfortunate email about someone in a different class at her school having lice ...
Grace: Julia, please come here so I can look at your hair
Julia: oh! don't worry! my teachers already checked my hair and they didn't find ANY mice.

While the kids were enjoying the fruits of my bi-monthly baking labor ...
Julia: can I please have another cookie? I accidentally ate my first one.

Overheard while Julia and Sebastian were "banging out" in the basement ...
Julia: Well, Bash.
Bash: What?
Julia: You just need to know that girls grow babies in their tummies and boys grow poop in theirs.
Bash: oh.

Recently ...
Julia: can we go to the store today to buy some pears?
Grace: no, Bash is still sick, I'm sorry
Julia: well, I have a great idea
Grace:
Julia: he can just frow up in his hands
Grace:
Julia: ... and then put it in his pockets and no one will see

 
While visiting Simon at work one night ...
Julia: So, where's your friend Neil?
Simon: I think he's busy doing a delivery
Julia: oh, Dad! he's not a mailman!!!

After she caught me watching a little nap time Bachelor and surmised that there were some very sad girls because of the fact that they did not get roses ...
Julia: well ...
Grace: what is it?
Julia: do you think we should just tell them you can buy flowers like that at Costco?

45 comments:

  1. JessicaFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:13 PM

    Haaaaaaa. That last one is the best.

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  2. HollyEliseFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:29 PM

    Oh gosh I just love her.

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  3. Chloe WestFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:36 PM

    "You just need to know that girls grow babies in their tummies and boys grow poop in theirs."
    This is my favorite.

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  4. Carolina CharmFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    But for real, a baby pig isn't too much to ask for. :)

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  5. Rachel // Maybe MatildaFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    omg the pig one!!

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  6. Katie_BFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:43 PM

    I get to excited when you post, especially these ones. This girl cracks me up, can we be friends? I mean she sounds cooler than a lot of 25 year olds I know! Go Julia!

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  7. ClaireFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:50 PM

    She is the best. Boys do grow poop in their bellies.

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  8. Liz/February 16, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    Her outfit is adorable and I can't get over how cute her hair looks on her! Love the Bash can just frow up in his hands, hahahaha! She's too much, that girl!!!

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  9. Natalie | Mrs. Janney |February 16, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    The last two are so cute!! She's a problem solver. :) And it is bad that I am jealous of a 4 year old's hair? I feel like her hair is thicker than mine ALREADY.

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  10. Cheley11February 16, 2015 at 5:06 PM

    I'm totally stealing her "have another cookie because I accidentally ate my first one" line!
    She is one smart cookie!

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  11. Laura Staum CasasantoFebruary 16, 2015 at 5:08 PM

    I don't even... omg. I thought the one about the pig for her birthday couldn't be topped, but... the puke in his hands and then put it in his pockets wins. wow. that wins everything.

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  12. UnknownFebruary 16, 2015 at 5:09 PM

    Okay, this is my new favorite posts of ALL camp posts! Hilarious!

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  13. Grace K.February 16, 2015 at 5:09 PM

    Oh, Julia....these posts make my day. Seriously!!

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  14. Kristin DiCristofanoFebruary 16, 2015 at 5:11 PM

    This is amazing! And how fun to have it documented so you won't forget them :)

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  15. LieslFebruary 16, 2015 at 6:01 PM

    Oh goodness, boys grow poop in their tummies! Too funny!

    Also, I love love love her haircut! She looks so grown up!

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  16. BuddyFebruary 16, 2015 at 6:16 PM

    Oh Julia. You never disappoint!

    Elise

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  17. Meredith {Martha Chartreuse}February 16, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    Haha! Julia should start giving out dating advice!

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  18. Colleen SullivanFebruary 16, 2015 at 6:32 PM

    "do you think we should just tell them you can buy flowers like that at Costco?" seriously laughing out loud! She is so funny!!

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  19. The Eyre EffectFebruary 16, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    "You just need to know that girls grow babies in their tummies and boys grow poop in theirs." -- Your kids say the most hilarious things!

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  20. Books_BoundFebruary 16, 2015 at 7:18 PM

    You definitely should get a pig. And I applaud Bash on the equanimity with which he accepted that he would be growing poop in his belly forevermore.

    I'm addicted to Bachelor and it's your fault--you linked to Ashley Jonesy once, and her posts were so hysterical I started watching the show again and now I can't stop. My boyfriend got addicted too. So, thanks a lot! Caitlin's abundance of riches grows unchecked--not only did she get a rose on the show, but she also went to Costco earlier in the season and presumably already knows Julia's source for floral. (Also, I'm Team Becca--Caitlin is pretty entertaining, but she doesn't strike me as someone who could handle Arlington, IA. She'd be a good Bachelorette though!)

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  21. HeatherFebruary 16, 2015 at 8:07 PM

    Please high five Julia for me for the flowers at Costco remark! PS we're having an ice storm and the satellite keeps messing up. During the Bachelor. Which I've never cared about ever before this season. I hold you responsible and think the least you could do is text me with updates. Except I can't remember where I put my phone.

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  22. QuincyFebruary 16, 2015 at 8:26 PM

    That last one is my favorite thing I've ever read! haha!!!

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  23. The HoscheitsFebruary 16, 2015 at 8:47 PM

    Oh, I hope my son is this funny a at 4!

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  24. Jenna@CallHerHappyFebruary 16, 2015 at 8:49 PM

    This is a SOLID Julia Styles. Lessons I learned: I can always just buy myself flowers at Costco and Mike will only ever brew poo in his belly. Got it.

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  25. dianaFebruary 16, 2015 at 8:50 PM

    Hahahahaha...I love hearing kids talk. Even other people's kids. They are usually pretty hilarious.

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  26. UnknownFebruary 16, 2015 at 9:00 PM

    Julia is internet gold.

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  27. TaraFebruary 16, 2015 at 9:14 PM

    Oh Julia. Such wisdom!

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  28. Kayla MoncurFebruary 16, 2015 at 10:11 PM

    Snort laughed my nursing baby awake. Oh that Julia!

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  29. sarahFebruary 16, 2015 at 10:13 PM

    my goodness. ever the realist. at least she knows where to get her flowers if she ever needs them.
    I love her little spice on life.

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  30. JanssenFebruary 16, 2015 at 10:13 PM

    I seriously love her so much.

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  31. MoeFebruary 16, 2015 at 10:14 PM

    Julia is so precious! I always look forward to these posts from you!

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  32. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:00 AM

    She is so hilarious. :) These are my favorites!

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  33. EliseFebruary 17, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    Hysterical! As always. :) I just love her little bob.

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  34. UnknownFebruary 17, 2015 at 11:31 AM

    Ok, so I tried to do the lob on my daughter last night after a frustrating 20 minutes trying to unmat her hair ( she's weird curly underneath and straight on top). It DID NOT turn out as well as your, resulting in my hus bad pulling a couple faces that nearly got him put out the door.

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  35. AlisonFebruary 17, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    Laughing as I read this, though now I'm a bit sad to realize that the sweet little shirt with adorable birds and a double Peter Pan collar is better than anything in my own closet ;)

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  36. KrisFebruary 17, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    Her hair looks so cute!! She's growing up so fast - not a baby anymore!

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  37. MollyFebruary 17, 2015 at 6:02 PM

    Always love these posts! And the last one...too cute!

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  38. Laura PearlFebruary 17, 2015 at 7:24 PM

    When I read posts like this, it makes me wish there was blogging when my boys were little (back in the Stone Age). It's so wonderful that you'll have all of these memories stored forever. It will be so much fun to read through posts like this, years from now. That little girl is such a hoot--and so adorable, too.

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  39. Haven WayFebruary 17, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    Bahaha I think that Julie should totally tell those sad girls about all the available roses at Costco ... smart girl!! :)

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  40. Amy @ Motherhood and MiscellanyFebruary 17, 2015 at 10:32 PM

    "A pig." LOL!! These always make me laugh. And the bird shirt is beautiful! I want one in my size :)

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  41. Ashley CastoFebruary 18, 2015 at 3:55 PM

    Pure gold! That Julia is pure gold.

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  42. UnknownFebruary 19, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    Perhaps she's going to grow up and expect more from her reality TV viewing! Sigh. Eye roll. xx

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  43. LoriUFebruary 19, 2015 at 4:45 PM

    OMG the last one about Costco I really did Laugh Out Loud! She is so perfect!!

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  44. Catholic MuttFebruary 19, 2015 at 7:27 PM

    The last one... perfect!

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  45. marci @ the wallace houseFebruary 24, 2015 at 10:43 PM

    i am DYING. and seriously. can't those bachelorettes just go pick themselves up some roses once they get home?! bahahhaha. i can't wait for this age - she seems so fun!

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