My Favorite Pun

I have to share this. Every time I put a pun in my blog, I remember this joke and can't suppress a smile. Jared's good friend from high school is an awesome joke teller. Every time our families are together, he keeps me laughing. He even sends out an email every week with a couple jokes and an uplifting story. He reminds me of the hymn, "Have I Done Any Good in the World today?" which, by the way, is Jared's favorite hymn. He and Jared used to double date together a lot and plan the least expensive, most fun dates they could think of.

Anyway, here is my favorite pun. I have to tell you, there were two straight days that I couldn't NOT laugh every time I remembered it. Jared got a kick out of just watching me be so silly. It's probably more funny to me :) But nevertheless, I must share it!




A friend of mine entered a pun contest. He sent in ten different entries hoping
one would win, but unfortunately no pun in ten did.




Thanks for putting up with it.

Saturday Cont'd.

The Medical Spouse Association had a closing social - we went bowling!

Yup, that's me. I figure the higher I keep my back leg up, the better chance of a strike. Jace had a ball. No pun intended.

Check this out! They had these nice ramps for the little kids! Lance couldn't wait 'til it was his turn again! Kyle is hanging loose with Grandma Judy's necklace on. It was so nice to have Judy with us for the fun, and to help with the kids -- the kids...where'd Kyle go?

Kyle, you're not s'posed to walk there! Maybe he thought it was a runway.

Saturday

I love Saturdays. It's the only day, besides Sunday, that we have all the kids together, with us, all day. Last Saturday we decided to go on a hike. We took the Bob stroller, mainly for Kyle, Lance hiked most of it himself, and headed up to Red Butte Gardens with some friends. Again, I am so glad we live close to this!

All we need is our fishing rods!

Kyle is checking this one out. I think it jumped out of the water right when I snapped this photo! (click on it to enlarge)

Hangin' with the gecko. Jace picked this one specifically to sit on. He and Gramma Tilton have exchanged a few letters about the gecko that lives outside her house. Someday I think this kid's going to need one of his own! (In a cage, of course).

Elsa and Lance enjoying the cute baby ducks. Can you see them following their mom? They were SO cute!

Erik, Lance, Elsa, and Kyle buddying up inside the children's house.

This concluded our morning outing. Now it was home for quicky naps (for the little ones) and then up again for some bowling!

"The Sun Did Not Shine..."

"... It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold wet day. I sat there with [Kyle], we sat there, we two. And I said, 'How I wish we had something to do!' Too wet to go out and too cold to play ball. So we sat in the house. We did nothing at all. So all we could do was to sit!

Sit!

Sit!

Sit!

And we did not like it. Not one little bit." (Well, maybe a little bit!)
- "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Suess - my favorite book to read to the kids. I find myself begging to read it again, and Lance is like, "No, not again!" We know it so well, we recite it in the van together, finishing each other's sentences.

Kyle kept his post by the window a lot of today. By the way, Lance wrapped him in this blanket while he sat there, and he kept it! So sweet.
Later on, Lance and I were in the bedroom organizing the bookshelf when last I heard from Jared about Kyle was that he was just there by the window, looking out. Poor kid! Next thing I knew, I went to check on Kyle, and he had put himself down for his nap, on the floor, by the window, blanket and all! I was so shocked I forgot to get the picture. So here he is, soundly in his crib once I moved him. That window watching must be exhausting! (BTW, Gramma Tilton made this quilt and pillowcase :O) Thanks Gramma!)

It is hard to believe we had just gone on this hike the day before:

Kyle is singing some more sounds of music in the hills. Lance is obviously having the time of his life. He called this a "special hike". This was our first time venturing this trail. We found this patch of yellow and decided to stop and take it in. Can you believe these flowers?!