This and That Volume II

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.