I was reading some New Testament stories to the boys the other night and Gannon asked if Jesus was going to come back to the Earth.  I said yes and explained to him again about the Second Coming and what the scriptures say it will be like.  He seemed happy at first, but then looked crestfallen.  He sighed, then asked, "Will I have to wear my church clothes??"  He was seriously stressed out by the thought.  There is almost nothing Gannon loathes more than wearing church clothes.  To calm his angst, I told him that Jesus will love him regardless of what he will be wearing.  :)

Living The Dream

Hayden and Gannon have been wanting to go bowling forever, but with Bridger around, it makes going places in public interesting.  So, on Wednesday, I dropped off Bridger at a friend's house and we took the boys bowling.  Oh the excitement.  You would have thought we were going to Disneyland.:)
 Selecting the balls and putting on the bowling shoes were thrilling, of course.  They each got to pick a ball in their favorite color.  However, the lightest ball was 8 lbs, and because of it's heftiness,  neither one of them could get any momentum by swinging the ball back and then forward.  So their technique consisted of setting the ball on the ground and pushing it.  The ball traveled VERY slowly.  But some of the time...pins were hit!  And because we had to wait so long for the ball to go down the lane, the excitement was even that much greater when contact was made.

Gannon was watching the other bowlers intently and he leaned over to me and whispered, "That grandpa over there is SO awesome."  I think he was taking notes on the correct bowling form because when it was his turn, he would push his ball forward and then AFTER his release he would kick his leg to the side, thrust his arm forward and point towards the pins as if he was urging the ball forward on sheer will alone.   Jeremy, of course, schooled us all.  He is such a bowling super star. I think he missed his calling in life.

True Love

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Jeremy suggested that we get family pictures taken to send Christmas cards out this year.  Immediately I was suspicious.  Last year when I scheduled family pictures, it was like pulling teeth to get him to come and even harder to get him to muster up a smile for the pictures.  So when HE suggested a family photo, I knew something was up.  And then it dawned on me...he wanted to send out cards so our friends and family could see Finley...the dog.  Not so everyone can see the boys, or even his adorable wife (tee hee), but so he could show off THE DOG.  I suggested that I take a picture of he and Finley together...perhaps with Jeremy wearing a turtleneck sweater, laying by a crackling fire with the love of his life, Finn, in his arms.  He didn't go for that, but I really, really wanted to.  After I finished laughing and teasing him endlessly, we finally did get a few pictures taken by my good friend, Linnea.  After the shoot, Linnea said that she'd never seen Jeremy's face light up like that.  Again, let me be clear.  He didn't light up for me, his precious wife, but for THE DOG.