Finding Bigfoot

A sign that the boys are growing up . . . they bypass shows on the Disney Channel for the opportunity to watch Finding Bigfoot.  It has become their new obsession.  (I foresee some camping trips in our near future).

The other night ,Finding Bigfoot was on right before bed time.  It was getting kind of late so during a commercial we told the boys to brush their teeth and they can come back to watch the ending.  Since the boys were dinking around when they should have been brushing, it was taking them longer than normal.

Dad saw opportunity . . .

* Dad walking into the bathroom

Dad:  Boys, you missed it.  They found Bigfoot!

* The brushing stopped and the look on their face was priceless.  Wish I had the camera handy.

It took Ben a second but by now, they both know Dad’s humor.  They stopped dinking around so that they could watch the last part of the show (just to make sure).  Let the hunt continue . . .

Comedy Styling of Andrew Davis

Judy and I were discussing the jeffnjudy site and I mentioned that I should probably post some stories of Andrew.  The one thing that I noticed is that Ben is the one that usually says the off the wall stuff that I usually post.  I started to analyze why there wasn’t more post with Andrew and it came down to comedy stylings between the two.

Ben’s sense of humor comes from the things he says.  Mom and Dad tend to get a good chuckle from what he says or asks.  These are often easier to post about.  Andrew, on the other hand, his comedy stylings is more physical comedy.  Whether he is dancing or making a funny face, he keeps Mom & Dad smiling.

His comedy is harder to capture in a blog post so instead, I took a peek back at some photos to grab some examples.  Along with the funny faces, funny poses, he also has an infectious laugh that makes us laugh a little extra harder at some of his bits.  Enjoy the comedy stylings of Andrew:

As Seen on TV

One thing that we notice about Ben (and many other kids his age) is how lost they get within TV.  All other senses seem to shut down when their is a TV in the area.  For Ben it doesn’t matter what is on, his favorite cartoon, commercial, infomercial, or even a Mexican soap opera.  Here are a couple examples:

Taekwondo lessons paying off

The boys have recently started with Taekwondo lessons and they’ve come out swinging.  I am proud to say that their first exposure to Karate Kid was with Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita (although they love the Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan version too).  They were so excited to hear about us signing them up for Taekwondo lessons.  Not exactly Karate but close enough for them.  Like other kids trying out new sports, we threw in the disclaimer that this is a trial run and we wouldn’t officially sign them up unless they really wanted to continue.

The first session was great and both boys came home excited.  They were began to eye the “official” uniforms and were asking . . .”when do we get uniforms?”

The trial period was 4 sessions and they loved it from the start.  At the begin of their 4th session, we invested in the uniforms as it was obvious this was something they wanted to pursue with a passion.

A few weeks later we could tell that the lessons were paying off.  In this time period, Andrew had his tonsil surgery.  When the doctor came out to give us an update, she asked,

Doctor:  Does Andrew play soccer?

Mom:  Not soccer but he is in Taekwondo.

Doctor:  That explains it . . . he has a great kick!

Ooops, his self defense instincts must have kicked in.  Hope he didn’t come out of anesthesia kicking and punching

As he was recovering, Andrew was able to sleep in Mom & Dad’s bed so that Mom could monitor him at night and provide the nightly pain medication.  Ben was a bit jealous (even though we did the same thing for him a couple of years back).  Since Dad was kicked out of his spot, he crashed with Ben that night.  In the middle of the night Dad woke up with a jab to the stomach . . . shortly after, a kick to the chest . . . finally waking up wondering what’s going on, Dad stopped the upcoming blow to the face and quickly yelled out:

Dad:  BEN!!! *while holding Ben’s foot, inches from his face*

Ben:  *immediately waking up* oh, sorry dad . . . *rolling over and going back to bed*

In asking about this the next morning, he explained that he had a dream that kids were chasing him at the playground and was trying to kick them when they started going after him.  :D

Definitely getting our money’s worth.

Try Again . . .

Recovery was going well, so we thought.  About a week after the initial surgery, Andrew wasn’t quite himself and had some issues with stomach pain.  As I was driving home, I got a call from Judy . . .

Judy:  ”umm, where are you at?”

Me: “I’m about 3 minutes out.”

Judy:  ”You might want to hurry home, Andrew is spitting up some blood.”

As if I needed an excuse to break the speed limit.  Luckily no troopers on the way home so by the time I got there, Auntie Leslie was on her way to pick up Ben and Judy was ready to go.  Andrew was surprisingly calm.  I think he was handling it better than Ben, as Ben probably remembered his experience.  Off to the Emergency Department . . .