Mayor Mook

Results from our third annual Lagoon trip & Old Timey Picture with Chevy, my former neighbor, and the rest of the fam.

Gidian steals the show on this one. His serious face and long hair make him look like a 17th century son of Mayor Mook.

B'Andra, try though she might, can not look anything but happy, vibrant and beautiful. Her smile sort of ruins the picture, but she's worth it!

The Farchings Family hit the beach

Gidian freeking LOVED the beach. He took one look at the sand, squealed and belly-flopped and started rubbing his hands back and forth. I had to drag him off kicking and screaming.

He loved running away from the waves and letting his legs get wet. I was holding him in the water and wasn't watching and a big wave came in and went over his head. He was ok except that dad nearly lost his grip and it was then that I realized if Bubba were to go under, I wouldn't be able to see him from the foam and sandy water.

I counted myself lucky and ran, not walked, back to dry land never to return without a lifevest for the most precious thing in my life. Ug. It made me sick to think about. Sea water can be a bit slippery, for those of you who don't know.

Anywho, we had a blast. If Gidian didnt' have tubes, he would be a regular fish.

Speaking of fish, Gidian has long known about fish, (he pronounces it Bish). He sees them on FINDING NEMO, story books, acquariums, Sea World, etc.

Well, we were at a restaurant the other night and B'Andra had halibut and asked Gidian if he "wanted some fish?". He screwed his face up and said, "Eat the bish?????".

We started chuckling and he asked again with one eye squinted and his mouth drawn to one side, "Eat the BISH????"

By the third and loudest time, "Eat the BISH????!!!!!) we were crying tears of laughter. He's a funny kid. He was baffled by the concept of eating fish. But B'Andra drove it home for him, "Bubba, do you want to eat Nemo?"

He mysteriously never ate a bite.

TV: Father, Mother, secret lover.

This might be a little rude, but it made me think of dad.
:)

In case you can't read it:

Just so you know.

I never want to live in a vegatative state, dependent upon some machine.

If that ever happens, just unplug me.

Ok.

BB&G do Vegas

I had some training Las Vegas, so I cashed in my plane ticket and drove the family down. We didn't do much, as I was in class for 9 hours and then had an hour of reading and we didn't have much money to spend.

I wish I'd known Mark Taylor lived there, I would have given him a call.

Bubba and B'Andra mostly hung out at the pool. I then joined them when I got out. They had a network of slides that were fun and which Gidian loved.

You can see B'Andra looked like she going to the Academy Awards in her swim suit. She is so damn photogenic. She makes me look like an ogre.

Andrew Taylor's Wedding

There is not much to say about the wedding, as I didn't attend the ceremony. But it was good to see Andrew get hitched and see some family. I will now share some of the moments. As you will have noticed there are a lot of offspring and even more baldness. The only one who doesn't look any worse for the wear is Uncle Dale. I think he is immortal.

Cousin Week 2005

Gidian missed most of Cousin Week 2005, mostly due to the fact that his mastery of the English language precludes proper enjoyment of Shakespears fine works and limits him from delving into the aliteration, allusions and iambic pentameter that permiates the pernicious pennings of the oft-published Poet. At least that is what Gidian lead me to believe. "I don't care much for the works of the Bard and besides, I still poop my pants" (his words, not mine).

The girls were cute, but full-on teenagers. Even little Becca is growing up, but as you can see they are all very cute.

The Cousin Week 2005 Production was funnier than ever. The girls worked on the script, Boo did a little make-up and prop work. You should all see it.

Gidian loved seeing everyone and his new favorite thing to say is, "Hi Boo". Either it is the ease with which it rolls of the tongue, or his infatuation with the boy, or possibly, as I suspect, both.

I brought one of my less nerdy games with me: Pirates of the Spanish Main. You punch out little ships from cards and assemble them and then fight. Eric, Marty, Boo and I played. The girls, for some weird reason, didn't think it sounded fun. Apparently they aren't male, adolescent geeks.

Eric and Marty lasted one game, but their coolness took over and they bailed out. That left Boo and I to fight a majestic battle, the likes of which have ne'r been seen by man nor beast. I made the mistake of having Boo create the armadas as I was taking care of Gidian and he left me quite weak and beat me badly.

Altogether it was a success and Grandma's goal was met in that, "Good times were had by all."