that freakin jerk cam (aka cammy baby jr). he's won the award like six times straight and frankly it's getting old. his davis-like shenanigans with the nieces and nephew aren't fooling anyone, except the nieces and nephew. so what that he spends more time with them. so what that he throws them in the air, tickles them til they wet their pants, chases them endlessly around the house and takes them on magical pony rides. i swear, if People Magazine published an issue of the 50 nicest guys in the world he'd land somewhere in the top ten. but since i'm being frank, i won't hesitate to say that i'm tired of it. this was suppose to be MY year. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE AWESOME UNCLE!!!
thanksgiving in dallas is always a crazy crazy time. you get the brothers together and forget about it. aside from stuffing turkey in our mouths ("that's the only way to eat a [turkey]" 5 points to the first person who can name the group or song), we went hot tubing, watched movies, played x-box and even stayed up past midnight once. if i'm not painting a clear enough picture of how off the hook it was, just watch mtv spring break and you'll know what it was like.
the highlight of the trip for me personally was losing to my dad in racquetball. twice. by a lot. it's cool cause he's in his 60's and i'm 30. so that makes sense.
a favorite family past time is taking candid photos of each other. because we're all creative, artsy-fartsy types, we prefer a very natural, "i-had-no-idea-you-were-taking-a-picture-of-me" feel to our shots.
exhibit a - the grandparents and grand kids
two things stand out to me in this photo. 1) my brother jason and his wife sarah are producing some very attractive kids and 2) my dad did very well for himself.
exhibit b - date night
i don't love being the 9th wheel to my parents, three older brothers and their wives/fiance. so when we went to the x-mas musical i was ecstatic that madison was my date. she looked amazing and was a great conversationalist. i thought we had had a really memorable night until the following morning when i asked her if she had fun at the concert. she replied, "uh huh. did you go?" no joke.
exhibit c - the family photo
you probably noticed that i look considerably taller than my brothers (no. they're not kneeling). for some reason, lately i've been drawn to girls who are into this height thing. apparently tall is in. so i've been taking growth hormones and am starting to see some favorable results.
anyways, i had a really fun thanksgiving. i love being with the family.
12 comments:
hillarious about your neice and your date. but let's be honest..you are very forgetable.
were you so excited to exhale when that picture was over?
i just laughed out loud in my cubicle, madison is a total trip and you are a hilarious story teller. keep it up, ive got a boring week ahead of me!
Flight of the Conchords
You are way hotter than the night rider. What happened to all those hearts you broke at Ricks College - I wonder if they're still broken? Nicole hooked me up with the Hassel's blog. She is a bloggin' genius. What do you do in NYC? My hubby, two kids, and I are in Boston! He's doing an orthopedic residency here so we'll be here for five years. If you need a place to crash in Boston, our house is open for you.
-Niki (Anderson) Lee (the tall one)
I'd like to thank my nieces and nephew for this prestigious Uncle Of The Year award, and extend a special thanks to my brothers, who by comparison, made me look so good!
Ryan came close, but was disqualified by the academy for spending too much time on the phone and looking in the mirror, primping if you will!
Perhaps Maddie never quite got over being dropped on her head. Who knows...maybe the stuttering would have happened anyways!
Hey Ryan, you might not remember me. I was googling guys from BYU that I knew and came across your blog. My name is Tyler, we were in Mens Chorus together. Sat next to you on the bus ride from Idaho one year. I'm in Dallas now, completing my surgical residency. Drop me a line sometime if you want. epistaxis75@yahoo.com
From the "date night" photo, it looks as if you're finally starting older girls. About time.
cute fam. and sooo fab to see you this weekend. kit and stay cool. have a kick-A summer.
look who i have stumbled onto!?! so great to find you in the blogosphere! looks like you're enjoying nyc again...such good memories of that summer together. i love seeing the pics of your family too, give my best to cameron.
ashley (woodbury)
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