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05 January 2015

Conversations with Julia

photos by Mallorie Owens


Earlier this afternoon after I made a cup of coffee for myself ...
Julia: oooo may I have some please?!
Grace: no, not right now
Julia: (walking away) fine, but my teacher did say it's important to hydrate

Every single time I ask Phoebe a question ...
Julia: um, Grace ...
Grace: yes?
Julia: I have to tell you that Phoebe still can't talk


After she pushed Sebastian's bed away from the wall but mysteriously couldn't push it back ...
Grace: what's the deal?
Julia: well ...
Grace:
Julia: well, I guess I just ran out of strong

After Sebastian promised he ate his entire sandwich so that he might snag some ice cream for dessert ...
Julia: and you're telling the truth, Bash?
Sebastian: yes!!!
Julia: (sigh) okay, open your mouth and let me smell your breast

When no one laughed at her made up knock-knock joke recently ...
Julia: that was a joke only for Phoebe, anyway


My cue to ease up on the daytime Gilmore Girls marathoning ...
Julia: (sleep talking in the middle of the night) War-a-lie Gilmore? Is that you?

While Sebastian was sneezing very purposefully in her general direction ...
Julia: (hysterical) he's BLESS-YOU-ing ALL OVER ME.


After Sebastian found a bag of pecans at my grandma's house ...
Sebastian: hmmm what are these?!
Julia: let me see - I can read
Sebastian: okay
Julia: the bag says, "gross nuts"

After Sebastian asked her to read him the children's Bible ...
Julia: Okay Bash but I have to warn you ...
Bash: what?
Julia: everyone dies in this book

47 comments:

  1. BEST Julia post to date...."my teacher did say it's important to hydrate" and "everyone dies in this book" and, and....I laughed so hard at every single one of them! To spend a day with that girl would have me rolling! These pictures are just beautiful too....sweet, sweet girls!!! Oh and hey, what happened to Julia Styles?!!! :)

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  2. Bahahaha! You saved the best for last!

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  3. So awesome. My son used to say, "She can't talk!" EVERY time I would ask my daughter a question when she was a baby. He'd even yell it from the other room. I was slightly insulted that he thought I didn't realize she couldn't talk. ;) And the pictures of Julia (and Phoebe of course) are beautiful!

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  4. How funny, I'm wearing my hair the same as Julia right now!

    Fav, hands down: "everyone dies in this book"

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  5. Everyone dies in this book. I'm obsessed!!

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  6. She is ridiculously adorable, and these pictures!!

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  7. Oh.Em.Gee. I want to read a book of these everyday! The last two are my faves!

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  8. Kids are hilarious. Reading this makes me miss my cousins babies at home (just moved to the States). Julia is a hoot!

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  9. OMG!!! This one is too much! I love that she calls you Grace!

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  10. that picture of her giggling is perfect. frame it. otherwise i will, and, well, that is just a tad on the creepy side.

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  11. These posts are always hysterical!!! I love it.

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  12. The last two. Oh my goodness. My 4 year old is also obsessed with pretending she can read. and "gross nuts" is exactly the kind of thing she would pretend something said. it's like there's something in the water... and only four year olds drink it.

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  13. Sleeptalking about the Gilmore Girls kills me. Well done, J!

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  14. I read a lot of these 'what my children' say posts, but I must admit yours is the funniest. Seems as though Julia has inherited your way with words. :)

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  15. favorite child ever. "i guess i just ran out of strong" - soml, julia. soml.

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  16. So funny! I miss having little kids and listenening to the hilarious things they say. So awesome you'll have a record to look back on.

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  17. She's hysterical. Please send her my way.

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  18. these are aaaalways amazing!! how is she not 16?!!

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  19. If my child does not have funny stories like Julia I may just cry. The last one was the best for sure.

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  20. I love the "Juliaism's"...the perfect way to end the day. Blessings my friend...

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  21. "gross nuts" really got me. Too much fun. Thanks for sharing :)

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  22. I adore these. Love.

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  23. Never ever ever fails to makes me laugh.

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  24. He's bless-you-ing all over me. She wins.

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  25. She is a trip! Part of me can't wait for (my) Sebastian to speak, just to hear the silly things he will say, the other part is telling him Never to grow up!

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  26. These were wonderful to read. I always love your Julia posts! I read them out loud to my husband and then he wanted more, so we scrolled through your archives and laughed for our whole commute home. Such fun. Thank you!

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  27. Bahaha at the Bible joke. She's actually right. But there are some good stories in there, Julia.

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  28. I look forward to your conversation posts! One question, does she actually call you Grace? Because that makes it even better!

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  29. The last one...my fav! She is a peach. Love that baby butterball too!

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  30. She is the very best :) Look how big Phoebe is getting too!

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  31. "I have to warn you everyone dies in this book." Priceless!

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  32. each time i read these is almost gets me closer to the idea of procreation in the hope that i have children have as hilarious as yours!

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  33. Oh man. That Gilmore Girls one made me laugh out loud. :)

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  34. Ah I needed a laugh today! Gilmore Girls and the Bible, classic. Hilarious! xx

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  35. Oh these made me laugh! What an adorable smart cookie!

    xoxo Alice Rose
    lovelyislander.wordpress.com

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  36. She is amazing can I be best friends with her??

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