One of Those Moments

Last night Tara and I went to the Temple with Evan and Alicia. We went to the Jordan River Temple which I think is the only place in West Jordan that's busier that WalMart on a Friday night! We sat down for the 7 pm session (both our Wards' selected session for the month) around 6:45 and we didn't even get in. After waiting around for the next session for 20 minutes we finally got to go on a session. Everything went well and we had a great attendance from our Ward (perhaps it was the change of venue, since we normally go to the Salt Lake Temple). As we headed home Evan told us about the funniest part of the session:

Evan: "Oh I had to tell you all about some guy who was sitting near me. I couldn't believe how loud his stomach was. Every time we stood up this guy sounded like some kind of battle was going on inside him! Man it was amazing!"

Everyone laughing.

Me: (sheepishly) "Um, that was me."

Isn't it great when your stomach goes crazy and you have no where to hide. I will always be known as the guy with the loud stomach on the 7:20 Session!

Confessions of a Basketball Junkie

I came to a sobering realization last night. Not only am I addicted to Reality TV (see Toral! Toral! Toral!), I am also addicted to Basketball. I know, I know this isn't much of a confession to most of you. Those of you you've known me for a long time aren't surprised to know that I love basketball. I mean, a lot of you know that I helped coach hoops at Hunter High. Many of my best friends and I have played basketball for years - that's one of the foundations of our friendship. I've worked scoring Rec ball games since I was 15. And then there's watching basketball on TV or in person; it doesn't matter to me if it's NBA, College (only the Utes!) - last night I even watched a few minutes of a high school game on ESPN 2 (No, I do not watch the WNBA). I know, I need help. I would guess that over the last 10-15 years there have been months where I spent 30hrs.+/week on basketball alone. I'm Sick!!

Last night I reached an all time low in my addiction. I played Ward Ball! Like they say, you have to hit rock bottom before the healing process can begin. The worst part about yesterday was that I actually looked forward to playing all day. The game wasn't until 8 pm, but I was dressed and ready for action at 7 pm! Again, I'm Sick!!!The game went well and the 4th Ward won! We won't talk about how I played; needless to say, my contract isn't in the mail from the NBDL. Oh well, everyone had a good time and there's another game next week. Help me - I'm already thinking about the game and it's 6 days away!!

Family Photo

I don't really have a lot to report today; I just wanted an excuse to use a semicolon and to show everyone our new family portrait. I don't know why we waited so long to have a formal family portrait (perhaps I am simply too cheap), or maybe we were just waiting for the right time to break out our red and black outfits. Whatever the reason, the picture turned out pretty well.

Cah-Cah's Birthday

So, Thursday was actally Coleton (Cah-Cah, as Kennedy likes to call him)'s birthday, but I've realized that celebrating his birthday is a bit like Mardi Gras. Before you know it, you've been partying for a week with people you don't really know in an area of questionable cleanliness. Let me explain. Last night we went to the second birthday party for Coleton this week. This time it was the friend birthday party at the Splash Zone in the Cottonwood Heights Rec Center. Don't ask me how we got invited to the friend birthday party, but let's say it gave me the chance to help herd 15 seven year olds around in 3 feet of water. Of course, let's not talk about the color of the water by evening's end. However, what do you think is going on when there are 15 seven year olds and only 2 bathrooms in the area? Needless to say we tried to keep Kennedy from drinking the water, but it was to no avail!

In spite of the cleanliness issues, the party was a lot of fun. Kennedy loved splashing around in the water and man, oh man, does she love her "Cah-Cah."

Happy Birthday Coleton!

Late Night with Kennedy

Usually Kennedy is a very good sleeper. She has been since she was two months old; however, over the past couple of weeks she's suffered from a cough which wakes her up at night. About 3 am we heard the following coming from her bedroom.

Cough, Cough.

Ba-ba (whimper) Ba-ba

MA-MA (louder cry) MA-MA!

At this point Tara got up to give Kennedy a Ba-ba (bottle) and to help soothe her back to sleep. Here's where my life changed. While Kennedy and Tara were leaving her room, I heard the following.

Cough, cough.

Daddy, Daddy.

For the first time in her life, Kennedy called out for me in the middle of the night. What a moment! She is finally moving from a Mama's girl to a Daddy's girl. To celebrate this monumental achievement I did what any good father would do - I rolled over and went back to sleep.