Uncle G

This is the boys favorite video of their Uncle G. At random times of the day, they will just yell,"Action", and start pretending to send rounds downrange. Pretty dadgum cool.

Toys R Us

It's a good place. It's a terrible place.

If you don't have kids with you...it's magical.
If you do have kids with you...it's magical.

If you don't have kids with you and you have to leave...disappointing, but doable.
If you do have kids with you and you have to leave...it's like they have gone straight to hell, and you (The Devil) are going to enjoy torturing them for all eternity by making them leave toy stores.

Toys R Us is a terrible, terrible place.



It's still pretty cool though. Even if I am the devil. Sorry boys.

Pop Quiz

OK hotshot. You have two boys who have obviously been in each others company for far too long. Screaming, fighting, pestering, and otherwise annoying each other. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?!?

A) Separate them. But how?
B) Let them run free in the backyard.
C) Put them both in timeout.
D) Hug them until they are both mad at you instead of each other.
E) Dial 911

You have 15 seconds to submit your answer. Failure to do so will result in a total lack of respect from yours truly. As if that means a dadgum thing.

Tadpoles

It's hot. Water keeps your body from melting. Costco had a big inflatable pool for $40. I had the day off. Rock on.

Square Table Discussion

So, in my younger days I collected some cool posters. Mostly comic book/superhero stuff. After I married my fetching bride, they soon found their way into the abyss of storage. But, oh-ho-ho, what's this? The dudes are finally superhero freaks! I dug deep into the garage and pulled out a big roll of dusty posters the other day and now it's game on.

This particular poster is one with a lot of the Marvel Universe characters. The boys love pointing out the different guys and gals and making up crazy names for them. I found myself getting all geeked out and trying to explain all their superpowers. "Oh, check out Captain America, he was injected with the super-soldier serum in WWII and he doesn't age and still kicks Nazi butt and check out his shield, made from adamantium, when he throws it, it always comes back to him!" The boys just gave me that,"Who asked you?" look and continued their discussion. Not surprisingly, I get that look about 20 times a day around here. And not just from the boys. Oh, just wait until I crack open my comic book collection....

Souper Salad

This place is kinda the high-quality of the low-quality salad bar themed restaurants. It's not ever gonna win an award. Except maybe for passing the state health exam with flying colors. Hopefully. You got your salad, fixin's, wildly underseasoned pasta salad assortment, semi-fresh fruit, soups du jour, questionable taco/sloppy joe meat, cracker bread pizza, rockin' breads in a stay fresh box, and of course the erstwhile soft serve machine and topping bar. It all adds up to culinary mediocrity but the dudes flippin' love it.

Here is a sample of their typical meal at The Soup;

Black Olives
Pepperoni
Cauliflower
Sunflower Seeds
Soup
Salad
Gingerbread
Mommy's croutons
Water
Ice Cream

Give or take a few variations, this is what they always want. Kids are weird. MY kids are SOUPer weird.

"Happy Easter!"

Easter 2006. I am pleased. This was by far the best Easter I have ever had in my 29 years. The boys were psyched up for it. Cindy and I were excited. The world just felt right. We got to spend some real good time with our families. We got to spend some nice quiet time with just the four of us as well. Candy was eaten in moderation. Nobody got hurt. Sweetness and good cheer were the rule, not the exception. And...what's this?? The dudes didn't have one single fight the whole day? Thank you Jesus.

Pictures are available upon request. I am dialing it up right now, and it takes around 4-5 years to post pictures. A remedy is in the works.

Wizard of Oz Medley

This is what we get at supper everynight...and pretty much whenever they feel like breaking into song.

"Hi, Everybody!"

That is Jake talking. We have now entered a new, scary dimension on this blog. The boys will now be giving un-edited shout-outs to all of you on a regular basis. Prepare.

Google Dudes

Go to GOOGLE and type in "Jake and Brady are crazy" and click "I'm feeling lucky". You can't argue with the almighty Google.

UPDATE!!

OK so I guess my instructions were too vague and some of you are a little confused. I'll save you the time. If you follow my instructions, Google will just link you right back to Jake and Brady Central. Now, that I think about it, it's not that amusing but well, yeah..to me it is. Go on about your business.

Top Ten

I always enjoy a good top-ten list. So, I'm gonna try my hand at one here and if it goes over well, who knows. Maybe it'll be a regular space filler. Maybe it'll become an annoying chain e-mail and go all the way around the World and by the time it gets back to me I will only have 20 minutes to e-mail it to 20 friends or I will never find true love/happiness/wealth/friendship/matching socks! I'll take my chances.



Top Ten Reasons to Have Children

1) Everyday you get to wake up as someone's hero. Cape and mask optional.
2) No matter how cool you think you are, your kid will be cooler.
3) You can name the child anything you want. Yes, even that.
4) When's the last time you lost a tickle fight? On purpose. Repeatedly.
5) Baby food is surprisingly tasty. Also, it unstain-proofs, stain-proof fabric.
6) What makes diapers super absorbent? You'll find out! The hard way.
7) You gotta read more books. Even if they are 5 pages long and have no words.
8) Kids will forgive you for almost anything. Even when you can't forgive yourself.
9) Your car has special child safety features you aren't even using. What a waste!
10 You are going to die soon enough. Get busy living for someone else for a change.