flap and snap

Yesterday, while feeding my blog addiction, I discovered something beautiful called flap and snap. In the words of the phenomenon's creator (Jason Santa Maria), the idea is that you "let your face go limp, flap your head back and forth as fast as you can, and snap a photo mid-flap." Apparently, it's cathartic.

For most people, the results are hilarious, but Holly's and Nezzie's attempts—due, I'm assuming, to their inherent, off-the-charts cuteness—were disappointingly not at all embarrassing. My attempts, on the other hand, were predictably humiliating, so I've (of course) decided to post them here, for all the world to snicker at. Enjoy.

I invite all other like-minded, public humiliation-seeking bloggers out there to post your own flap and snaps. Let the healing begin.

why i love/hate lost

The timeline of an average Lost episode:

1. Introduction of a new mystery
2. Introduction of a new mysterious character
3. Flashback that gives insight into the psyche of new mysterious character
4. Death of new mysterious character
5. Introduction of another new mystery (possibly in the form of an animal)
6. Resolution of a mystery that no one cares about (examples: why someone has a tattoo, why someone is overweight, why someone is a jerk, etc.)
7. Introduction of yet another new mystery
8. Cliffhanger ending (whose outcome won't be addressed at any point in the next episode)
9. Advertisement for next week's episode promising "The Answers You've Been Waiting For"
10. Sharp pangs of dissatisfaction coupled with an intense desire for it to be next Wednesday already

sisters

Here are the girls sharing the bath for the first time (the water is orange on purpose). Gwen was loving the water and splashing like a maniac. Nezzie was pretty distracted and I couldn't even get her to keep looking at the camera as you can see.

We even have a guest appearance by the swan head peeking into the top of the first picture. This bathroom is straight from the 70s, for those of you who haven't seen it. It's very gilded to say the least, but that's another post.

bummer

This is what we woke up to this morning. As cuddly and beautiful as newly fallen snow is, we were really starting to enjoy the nice Spring weather. Hopefully the strawberries that Grandpa, Grandma & Nezzie planted last week will survive!

charlie and lola

we LOVE these books and this show. it is so cute, and their british accents make it even more charming. we highly recommend them.

rex lee run

Saturday was the Rex Lee Run and Dave, Jon & my Dad all ran the 5K, and I walked/jogged it while pushing the double jogging stroller (thanks for the loan Julie!). Jon ran it in 25 minutes flat, Dave in 26:34, and Dad in 30:13. Dad even came in second place in his age group––pretty good for an old guy, but then we wouldn't expect any less from a marathon runner! I did it in 45:16 and pushed myself too hard. I became violently ill for the rest of the day. I had the world's worst headache, was puking and was severly dehydrated as well. In my delirium I heard the words heat stroke and heat exhaustion being used. Today my shoulder is sore and I can only conclude that while it was a really good workout, in the future I will not push a double jogger in a race unless I have been training with one.

Now Dave is on this running high and is looking for more races to run. I think he should try the half marathon in August that goes up Provo Canyon because that just seems cool, but he thinks he should try a 10K before he makes the jump from 5K to half marathon. I am very proud of him though (gotta give the spouse a shout out here) because he's only been running since January, in the gym on the treadmill. I think that he made pretty good time for a new runner, especially on those hills of BYU that were part of the race. Killer.

audio scriptures

I don't know how new this is (it's new to me) or if they've already announced this in church or conference (sometimes I sleep in church), but I just discovered the church's Church Publications in Compressed Audio Format page.

If you haven't already checked it out, I recommed you take a peek. They've posted audio files (mp3) of all of the scriptures, the last three years of the Ensign, the last four years of conference, all of the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church manuals, Jesus The Christ, and even some music. It's all free—you can stream it (listen to it right from the web page) or download and save the files so you can listen to them whenever on your iPod (or Zune).

kewish blog posts, together at last

Kewish Blog Mash Up

I put together a test page tonight that pulls in and posts chronologically all of the latest blog entries from all of the Kewish family blogs (using those handy RSS/XML feeds that are on all of our blogs thanks to Blogger, WordPress, and .mac). It's very bares-bones at this point, and I'll probably move it to a different location at some point, but if anyone is interested, you can check it out here: Kewish Blog Mash Up.

that crazy kid of ours

It's not uncommon to find Inez doing random things like putting little decorative easter eggs on her toe. I don't know if this is normal since she is our first three-year-old, but she sure is good at it.

front page news

I just noticed that an online personality quiz that I designed (at work) recently made the front page of abc.com. Well, actually, a very tiny promo for the quiz made the front page. Not exactly a major life milestone, but still kind of cool.

happy st. paddy's day

Dave and I are arguing as to whether it should be "paddy" or "patty", and since I'm posting, I'm leaving it the way I think it is. After all it's not St. Patricia's Day, right?

Anyway, Mom made the traditional corned beef and cabbage, which tasted much better than I remember from back when I was a picky teenage girl. We also had green drinks, cottage cheese, and tapioca (Erin, I'm thinking of you because "tap,tap,tap, tapioca" from Thoroughly Modern Millie has been in my head all night!). It was yum.

One movie I love from my youthful days is Darby O'Gill and the Little People. It's a little crazy, but I still love it. And that Sean Connery is easy on the eyes, ladies. Best part about that is that Dave does a stellar impression of Sean Connery. Lucky me. I didn't even need to meet a leprechaun to wish for that.

the many faces of gwen

This a flash slide show I put together (using Holly's lovely photos) of our little Gwen. If you wait a few seconds, you'll see the next photo load.

Gwen is so cute!

picky, picky

How do six month old babies know what tastes good and what tastes gross?

She enjoys pears. She isn't fond of bananas. She likes squash. She despises peas.

She LOVES sweet potates.


P.S. Check out those norwegian blues. Let's hope they don't change.

potty training...the bane of my exsistence

or is it? We've finally had a break through!! And I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is time it will stick.

Okay, before I was able to post this we just had our THIRD accident of the day. They were all very minor and easy to clean up, but still. I expected a bumpy road, but three? In one day? Ugh!

Here is Little Miss Snicklefritz (as Grandpa K. affectionately calls her) bravely holding some worms that she found while planting strawberries with Grandma & Grandpa Kewish. Actually, I'm pretty sure that they found them and put them in her hands, to which she squealed like a girl, and rightly so.

little buttons and a rhino

Inez just came up to me shaking a small container. I asked her what was in it and she replied, "Just some little buttons and a rhino." For some reason, I thought she was pretending, but when I opened up the container, I discovered—sure enough—little buttons and a rhino.

We spent a few minutes spelling our names in buttons, making "button cakes"—which are very similar to birthdays cakes, I'm told—and then singing Happy Birthday to each other (and to the rhino).

Saturday afternoons are so fun when you are a three-year old, or a three-year old's daddy.

girl power and stuff

I'm not sure how and where it started but Inez has started to shout "girl power" while raising a fist in the air. I'm fine with it as long as it doesn't turn into extreme feminism, nazism, or the black panthers.

Having a snuggle with Dave.

Wearing self-applied lipgloss, and waif hair.

my happy baby

i know that i am a gushing mommy that is quite biased, but i really love these pics of gwenie. and she is just such a good baby, and I love it when they get to this stage where they grab their feet, and i just love those lips and those cheeks, and i cannot stop giving her enough kisses and nibbles!! luscious, isn't she?

she loves to jump

Inez Marie Lesue. Serious jump-on-the-bed jumper. She makes me so nervous, but there is no way to stop this one unless we get rid of the beds and start sleeping on the floor. Her new thing now is to jump, jump, jump, land and then ask, "Was that cool Mom?"

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my celebrity look-alikes

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Well, this was fun. Thanks Courtney! I think I'll let Dave do his own.

so nezzie has this doll...

This is "Baby Jesus", one of Nezzie's favorite dolls. She got it from her Nursery leader for Christmas (all the kids did, she got them from the dollar store). It has clothes but Nezzie never wants them on it because her teacher wrote "I love Baby Jesus" on its tummy. And I say "it" because Baby Jesus changes from girl to boy and back again almost on a daily basis.

once there was a snowman

So I have lived in Utah for maybe eight years now and this is the first snowman I have ever built. It was about time we made one since Nezzie has been wanting to make one all winter. Once we got this guy built she just kept trying to give him a hug. It's small and a little pathetic, but he's ours.