Day 77: If You Give a Three-Year-Old Some Gum . . .

. . . you need to be prepared for the consequences, I guess.

Jackson is much like me in that he, apparently, believes it's better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. He had already stuffed two pieces of gum into his mouth when he asked me if he could have a piece.

That's really a pretty clever strategy.

Day 76: A-Hunting Dallin Goes

When he came over to visit the other day, Dallin was anxious to show off his new toy gun, which, admittedly, is pretty cool. It kinda works like a toy machine gun.


Unfortunately, he was also anxious to shoot people with it.

Day 75: Tetherball

Today's photos are also from the aforementioned family trip over to the park from earlier in the week. While we were over there, Luke discovered tetherball for the first time and found that he really enjoyed the game.

I was a little tempted to go all Napoleon Dynamite on him, but the feeling soon passed. It's really a great game and one I hadn't played in a very long time.

Day 74: Pi/Pie Day

Today is March 14, which also, assuming you are one of the many nerds taking part (and I include myself among that group), makes it Pi Day (since, you know, Pi begins with 3.14 and then adds a whole bunch of other numbers afterward).


To celebrate the occasion, we ate delicious pie (get it? Pi/pie) after tonight's mid-singles Institute class. What a great holiday!

Day 73: Monkeys' Uncle

Following our bi-monthly family dinner over the weekend, Dad, Mike, Ben, and I took the kids over to "the park" (aka the playground at Hannah Holbrook Elementary School, located next door) to play. It's the same field and area where I spent many of my own recesses when I was in elementary school a few years back. One of their favorite things to do was to climb across and through these bars.


I'll be a monkeys' uncle, indeed!

Day 72: Feeding the Birds, Tuppence a Bag

Over the past year or so, Mom and Dad have adopted several of the birds who frequent their neighborhood, and by "adopting," I mean "feeding a couple of times each day."

This shot of a group of these birds hanging on the telephone wires outside is about the best I was able to get, as they tend to fly off if you attempt to get close to them.

That's gratitude for you, I guess.

Day 71: The Revenge of Davy Crockett

At today's family dinner, Davy Crockett suddenly appeared, wearing a coonskin cap and armor, and attacked us with his sword.

Of course, it wasn't really Davy Crockett but Jackson, claiming to be Link from The Legend of Zelda, who had come up with an interesting costume choice while in the playroom downstairs. I think he captured the essence of Link - or even Davy - rather well.

Day 70: "Musical Fairy Tale"

Kim captured this photo from last night's Improvables performance in the black box theater at the Davis Center for the Performing Arts. It was taken in the middle of a "Musical Fairy Tale" based on "Jack and the Beanstalk," as Bryan sang part of the story in a Broadway-style tune and Willis and I acted out the chopping down of the beanstalk.

As with many Improv moments, you just had to be there, I suppose.

Day 69: The Life of a Prophet, Part II

Earlier today, I finished reading my latest biography of one of the modern-day prophets. This one focused on President Heber J. Grant, and I found it to be very educational and full of many great stories about this good man who was called as a stake president at the young age of 23, as an Apostle at 26, and then served in the Quorum of the Twelve and as president of the Church for an incredible 63 years, including through the Great Depression and the first two World Wars.
My overall experience reading these books has been amazing. I look forward to completing the next one.

Day 68: The Game Boys

It's not all-that uncommon for the boys and I to spend our afternoons together on this couch, playing the Xbox 360 together.

It's a pretty great way to spend an afternoon, really.