Congratulations to my sister Lisa and my new brother-in-law Tyrel. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple in September and we had the great opportunity to be up there and share that experience with them. It's always fun to go to weddings, particularly weddings for family. The only weird part was that Lisa Davis is now Lisa Clark. I suppose I knew that was coming but it is still weird to not have a Lisa Davis anymore.
On the bright side, Russ is dating a Lisa. My Dad has already dubbed her "LT" - short for Lisa Two. I figure that name is good for at least a little while. But if Russ ever marries a Lisa (I don't want to put any undue pressure on this particular Lisa) I figure her new name should be L2D2 - kind of like Lisa Davis the second, but cooler. Besides, who wants to be named after the NFL's most prominent rusher when they could be named after some deuterium lamp?
Anyway, it has been reported that Lisa and Tyrel have settled into married life quite nicely and it looks like things are going splendidly. As you can see below, Tyrel is a quick study at roles in marriage - we took this picture at McKay's birthday party just two days after the happy couple wed.
The wedding itself was fun. As was the trip up there. McKay got to wear his cool sweater vest, play with Grandpa, and sit in the good chairs.
He also got to repeat his impressive hanging out performance. McKay actually did this the first time we brought him to Grandma and Grandpa's new house in May. He was 7 months old then. So even though it's not quite as impressive to see a kid do this right before his 1st birthday, I think it's pretty cool.
Teri pulled off her first ever practical joke by telling Amy's friend Dane that the new mini watermelons came complete with edible rinds. Dane, apparently forgetting that only horses eat those things, took a big bite. But I wasn't able to get a picture so he graciously took another bite. Kudos.
In closing, Teri and I would just like to wish many happy returns to our sister Lisa and new brother Tyrel. Mazal Tov!
Hi, my name is McKay and this is my first blog post.
Daddy said that he would let me post something for my birthday. But then Daddy got mad at me and took away my posting privilege because I had one too many temper tantrums that day. I looked kind of like this.
But I promised that I would be really good on the way home from Utah and I slept the entire plane ride leaving Mommy and Daddy free to listen to some music and read a book. So, as a reward, Daddy is letting me post. I'm really excited.
I like animals. All kinds really. I even like to get up close to them as long as they don't make any sudden movements or sounds.
I love slides. Going down is fun, but trying to climb up is better. I still haven't figured out how to walk up the slide, but I'm working on it.
I love swings too!
But I'll only go on the big swing if Grandpa takes me.
I don't really like TV. Mom tries to make me watch the Smurfs with her, but I'm just not sold yet. I'd rather listen to Josh Groban, Guster, or Hannah Montana. Of course, who wouldn't want to listen to Hannah Montana?
Well, I better go. Mommy's got some bananas for me and I love my bananas.
We still have more things that we we need to catch everyone up on so here they come.
Boys and their Noise(s)
McKay has recently become aware that all animals make noises and he has been very eager to share this discovery with us. McKay just has one problem. Every animal we see now, be they stuffed, real, big, small, feathered, finned, desert-dwelling, or Antarctic based, they all make the same sound. They all growl. And not just any growl. McKay has a very deep throat based growl that also leads to the expectation of expectoration. Rrrrraaaawwwwr. If I can ever capture him doing it on video it would be worth a post. But noises appear to be the one area where McKay is camera shy.
Davis Family - Bowling Champs 2008
For quite a few years now my family has faced off against the Lang family on December 31 in our annual New Year's Eve bowling championship. This started way back before any of the kids from either family were married. Eventually the Langs went out and bought a "travelling" trophy for the bowl off. Unfortunately, putting travelling in quotations marks is appropriate. In the history of the bowling championship only the Langs have won.
Much of the Davis family bowling problems can be attributed to a lack of personal training by some of our team members. Unfortunately, Lisa and Amy have had a history of bowling like this lady.
Notice that she actually threw the ball into one gutter and then the ball made it all the way to the other gutter without hitting any pins.
Now that members of both families are married, the new spouses have become critical in enhancing our bowling average. We tried to get Lisa to marry this guy, but she fell in love with Tyrel. And despite my prodding about Tyrel's bowling scores, Lisa kept those a secret before she married him. Here's hoping he can beat out Lisa's high - 47.
But it looks like 2008 could be the Davis' year! Teri and I were very pleased that we can up our training regimine because we know live super close to a bowling alley. That and we try to get in at least 2,000 frames a week on the Nintendo Wii bowling game. (For a well-produced and very funny look at a senior citizen Wii bowling tournament, click here.) So watch out Langs - you're trophy may be travelling soon.
Tad & Teri Get Callings
Tad just got out of the Elders Quorum presidency where he'd been for the last 3 years so he was very excited when he got an opportunity to grow in a new way - in the elders quorum presidency. Yup, I kind of feel like the Juan Pierre of elders quorums. (No, not in the sense that I only produce 25% of the time and only in non-clutch situations - although we are similar in the fact that we both need a 5th grader to relay a ball from the outfield into the infield.)
Actually, Juan Pierre has the longest streak of consecutive games played in the major leagues at 434, (see bottom of article for details). I mean, I'm sure there's a Cal Ripken of Elders Quorum presidencies - the guy who long ago spent the 35 years in the presidency in one capacity or another and now holds the record. But I feel like I'm on my way. Truth be told, I'm holding out to be called to the nursery - or the ward flyer maker.
Teri, on the other hand, is excited at the prospect of being in the Relief Society each Sunday. She was called to be on the Enrichment Committee over personal preparedness. Apparently, the Primary tries to snag every new person in the ward and does a pretty good job too. But Teri had made a couple of friends in the Relief Society Presidency and they called dibs. It took them a few weeks to figure out a calling, but Teri is excited about it.
Finally, McKay Loves Music
McKay loves singing and music in general. Regardless of his mood, if you will sing to him he starts to calm down. If you play Josh Groban for him, he's silent within seconds. But finding good McKay songs can be difficult. So, I'll leave you with my personal favorite song to sing to McKay. It's a blast from the past - a song that I loved as a kid - and features two of my favorite childhood heros, Ernie and Lefty the (Crooked) Letter Salesman.
