movie night

well, we had a movie night tonight [we watched the princess bride]. if you missed it, it’s too late now.  if you’ve never seen the movie and if you really want to know what happens, i can tell you the story if you have a couple of spare hours.
just a reminder that youth [...]

deep thought 3

“The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face.”  jack handey
“I don’t pretend to have all the answers. I don’t pretend to even know what the questions are. Hey, where am I?”  jack handey

monitoring the effects of mourning on subject – day 15

ok, this picture caught me at a particularly vulnerable moment, we were watching bambi and that movie is just not fair.  bambi and his mother were just hanging out in the woods, couldn’t the hunter have left them alone together?
[visual effects, makeup and costumes for these pictures by joe plante]

our genius child

you saw it here first.  elena can read.  and right after reading the book she’s holding in this picture she started reading the unabridged version of Les Miserables.  she finished it it a little under four minutes and that was even with a juice break at around two minutes.
[don't believe everything you read]

sports night

here are a few pictures from our sports night on Friday.  yes I realize that these pictures were all taken before or after the serious competition took place, but I couldn’t take pictures while I was sporting it up with everyone.

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all the inspiration you’ll ever need

look at these pictures whenever you need inspiration or want to cry from either joy or fear

yes, these are pictures of chuck norris.  as difficult as it is, you must look away from them after a minute.   it’s for your own safety.

deep thought 2

“If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mister Brave Man, I guess I am a coward.”  jack handey

deep thought 1

“If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is ‘God is crying.’ And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is ‘Probably because of something you did.’”  jack handey

this week’s youth announcements

On Friday [June 22nd], we will be having a youth group sports’ night at the TISA gym from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. It might just change your life.
Also, Tuesday [June 26th], we will have youth group at Joe and Amy’s apartment from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Come on over, we have [...]