Friday, March 28, 2008
Easter Pics
Easter Morn
After his bath....
Lookin' in his mirror...
Eatin' toes and fingers...
Dressed
Dyin' Eggs
In Suits
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Back to Clay
So, I went 6 posts and 10 days without posting something about Clayton, but these videos cannot wait. (I hope it's not too soon, Cristin.) :P
This first video is Wednesday morning (the 26th). Clay got up early and I just put him straight into his swing, cause Jer and I weren't ready to get up at 6am. I got back in bed and the next time I checked the clock it was 7am and I hadn't heard a peep from Clay, so I went to check on him and this is what I found. (Sorry it's so dark.)
That's his glo-worm in his lap - remember those? They still make them. I loved mine.
The story behind the next two videos (both filmed last night) is probably the funniest thing that has ever happened to me. Ever. Okay, so I had been watching Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader before Jer got home yesterday and the dumb guy I was watching didn’t know how to spell "lizard". The question was like 2nd grade spelling and went as follows: "How many "z"s are in the following word?" And then Jeff Foxworthy said "lizard". Well, the guy said it had two z's and locked it in. Of course, it only has one z. I thought he was so stupid and was telling Jer about it when he got home and before I gave away the answer I asked Jer how many "z"s he thought there were in the word "lizard". Now, as a side note, spelling is not Jeremiah's forte - he's more of a math/history person. So, he said, "Are there 2 or 3?" At that very moment Clay busted up laughing, unprovoked by us - he had just been sitting on the bed playing with some toys in front of us. He just thought is was hysterical that his Daddy thought there might be 3 z's in the word lizard. Seriously, he laughed harder and longer than I'd ever heard him. I took these videos right after – he was starting to get tired and gets in silly mood at the end of the day. Enjoy!
So, needless to say, Clay will come to me with English homework and go to his Dad ONLY with math/history/science homework. :) (Sorry, Jer, I had to tell the story!!)
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
AI: Top Ten
Ramiele: Bad/boring.
Syesha: Good/boring.
David Archuleta: Good/not my favorite song.
David Cook: Fantastic!
Kristy: Poop.
Chikezie: Cheesy performance/boring song.
Jason: Good song/boring rendition.
Carly: Terrible song choice for her/she sounded okay on it.
Michael: Awesome!
Brooke: Okay.
See ya next week, Idols!
Which Is Your Favorite Animal?
What is this? Do you know? I didn't, but as soon as I saw it, I knew it was awesome!
Is it a Zebra?
Nope. Is it a Giraffe?
Nope, but they are cousins. This animal is called an Okapi. Check out the link to learn more about them. They are so cool looking! I found them on the San Diego Zoo site while researching what noise a giraffe makes for Clayton. (Which, by the way, is basically grunts and whistles and nothing that I can really imitate.)
Clay's favorite animal is, of course, the Giraffe.
Their tongues are so gross!
My favorite animal is the Red Panda. I just think they are so interesting. And cute!
Jer's favorite is the King of the Jungle: the Lion!
Which is YOUR favorite???
All pictures and information are courtesy of the San Diego Zoo and the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Laurel's Baby
My friend Laurel did end up having her baby on her due date - by C-Section. So, he was born on March 14, 2008 and weighed in at an unbelievable 11 pounds, 7 ounces. He was 21 inches long and they named him Garrison Justen Selman. Laurel promised to email me some better pictures soon, this one is from her phone. I will post the new pics as soon as I get them. He looks like a cutie from here, though! :-)
The next baby to come is my cousin Jamie's who has about a month to go... fun!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Favorite Movies (Be prepared, there are a lot!)
SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
eXistenZ
Gattaca
Ghostbusters I & II
Hook
Independence Day
Labyrinth
The Matrix
Men In Black
Neverending Story
Princess Bride
Return to Oz
Stardust
Star Wars IV, V, VI
Transformers
Wizard of Oz
MUSICALS/ANIMATED/CHILDREN’S MOVIES
Across the Universe
Aladdin (Disney)
Anastasia
Anchors Aweigh
Brave Little Toaster
Bye Bye Birdie
Cars
Chicken Run
Chipmunk Adventure
Enchanted
Finding Nemo
Hairspray
Ice Age I & II
Mary Poppins
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet the Robinsons
Moulin Rouge
Mulan
Muppet Christmas Carol
Newsies
Prince of Egypt
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Robin Hood (Disney)
Singin’ in the Rain
Sister Act II
Sleeping Beauty (Disney)
Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Toy Story I & II
Treasure Planet
CHICK FLICKS/ROMANTIC MOVIES
Bed of Roses
Chocolat
Circle of Friends
Ever After
French Kiss
The Holiday
It Could Happen to You
Keeping the Faith
Love Actually
Music and Lyrics
Must Love Dogs
Never Been Kissed
The Notebook
One Fine Day
Pretty Woman
Return to Me
Sabrina
Sliding Doors
The Tender Trap
Truly, Madly, Deeply
When Harry Met Sally
While You Were Sleeping
ACTION/ADVENTURE MOVIES
Air Force One
American Outlaws
Batman Begins
Boondock Saints
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Indiana Jones I & III
Jurassic Park
The Mummy I & II
National Treasure
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Rush Hour
Three Musketeers (Disney version with Charlie Sheen, Keifer Sutherland, Chris O’Donnell)
Tremors
Twister
US Marshals
COMEDY
A Christmas Story
A League of Their Own
About a Boy
Bandits
Bend it Like Beckham
Better Off Dead
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
Billy Madison
Bridget Jones’ Diary 1 and 2
Bring It On
Clean Slate
Devil Wears Prada
Dick
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Empire Records
Groundhog Day
Happy Gilmore
Happy, Texas
Hitch
Legally Blonde
Mean Girls
Mickey Blue Eyes
Miss Congeniality
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Office Space
Old School
Sandlot
Scrooged
Wedding Crashers
Zoolander
DRAMA
A Beautiful Mind
Amelie
Being John Malkovich
Catch Me If You Can
The Client
Dave
Fight Club
Gladiator
L.A. Confidential
Le Divorce
Life as a House
Life is Beautiful
The Man in the Moon
Memento
Music From Another Room
Punch-Drunk Love
Shawshank Redemption
Stranger Than Fiction
The Talented Mr. Ripley
That Thing You Do
Wonder Boys
SCARY MOVIES
The Game
Hocus Pocus
Monster in the Closet
Sixth Sense
Sleepy Hollow
Wait Until Dark
And by contrast; the most horrible movies of all time (that I've seen):
Alex and Emma
Alfie
Autumn in New York
City of Angels
Closer
Duets
Eye of the Beholder
From Justin to Kelly
Hammers Over the Anvil
Hollow Man
Jakarta
Stir of Echoes
The Watcher
Thursday, March 20, 2008
USU Comic of Yore
(it snowed really bad on the way to school early this morning...)
(but when I got out of class all the snow was gone.)
(all the kids with later classes were walking in the sunshine. I felt ripped off.)
(I think if I had to learn to play an instrument I'd choose the shotgun.)
(and if anyone tried to are that the shotgun isn't an instrument, I'd just remind them who has the gun.)
(feet are a lot like our hands, but they're not as popular because thy're so far away.) (hm.)
(I think the reason we have 10 fingers and toes is in case we get in an accident and lose 9, we can still have one.) (...that's deep.)
(hand rhymes with grand.) (wow.)
PHALANGOSOPHY 101
(i hate Box Elder bugs.)
HOW TO LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT: PART 1
MONDAY:
(how ya doin'?) (fine.)
WEDNESDAY:
(how ya doin'?) (fine.)
FRIDAY:
(hi.) (fine.)
*****************************************************************
I laughed all day about the Box Elder bug one, and if you've ever lived in Logan (especially somewhere without air conditioning) then you will totally understand that one!
Helpful Hint: If you click on the picture, it will open up in a window and enlarge. That makes it easier to see if your screen is small like mine! :-)
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
American Idol Top 11
Opinions:
Amanda: Again, fine for what she does, though Simon is right, she needs to be more versatile.
Kristy: Better than last week, but still very pitchy. Sang the melody wrong. Not impressed at all by her.
David A.: Very good.
Michael Johns: I liked him, but not as much as last week.
Carly: Pretty good, though I didn't like her commentary about Blackbirds...
Ramiele: Not good.
David C.: 7 out of 10
Brooke: Blah.
Jason: I'd give him a B-.
Chikezie: Love the song, don't love him. He is sounding better, though. Most improved.
Syesha: It was just OK for me, weird arrangement, though she sounded pretty good.
Thursday:
So, we were all pretty content with the removal of Amanda from the competition. And again, Kristy was in the bottom 2, so hopefully next week her luck will run out!!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Tip Top
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Brasil Videos
So, I thought I'd add some videos of me and Jo as well. I have nothing else to do at 4am while Clay is eating...
This one is of us doing a little Fresh Prince dancing in our house in São Carlos.
This one is us goofing off in the upper room of the Church in São Carlos. Our most favorite student/recently baptized person, Adriana, was filming. It was part of making her feel welcome as a new member of the Church... yeah. :-) At the end, Jo thinks she hears someone coming - hahahaha!
This last one is us at Dri's apartment. I think Jo was saying goodbye because she had just found out she was getting transferred the next day.
Just a note; I had no idea until the very end of my mission that my camera recorded sound with the movies it made. My family never bothered to tell me, so that's why nothing is ever narrated or whatever. Good times, though.