Christianity Today has posted a list of The Ten Most Redeeming Films of 2006.  Not being the big moviegoer, I’ve only seen one of them. I took Evan to see Charlotte’s Web while Julie and Amy and Andrew went to see Eragon, and it was much better than I expected. 
My favorite thing about the movie:  […]

Andrew at bedtime a month before his 3rd birthday:
Andrew:  “Today at church we talked about grumpy Jesus.”
Daddy:  “Andrew, Jesus wasn’t grumpy.”
Andrew:  “Yes he was…because they killed him…but then he came back alive and he wasn’t grumpy anymore.”
Somehow I don’t believe that’s what they taught him that day in Sunday school.

The Blessing.
Pu Yi Restaurant.
Me, Evan, Amy.  Memorial Day Weekend.
God, can you make the world nice like it was?
(OK, this is an unusual start for a 3-year-old’s prayer, but I must say it is solid.  He recognizes the effects of the fall and looks forward to the promise of a new heaven and a new earth.  […]

Title this one “how close to the line can I tiptoe and not get in trouble?” 

Andrew, when he was 5, eating a hamburger (and lots of cheese) on the patio.  His response when told he could not under any circumstances have any more cheese:

“What if I just open my mouth and some cheese falls in it?”
 

Evan, told this week that he couldn’t play a certain computer game because he couldn’t read:  “Yes I can too read!”
“Really?  Then what does g-o spell?” 
“Rabbit.”
Close.
 

Beginning today, the first Friday in July, I’m going to start a weekly post of some of the strangest/funniest/most random things said by one or all of our three kids either during the current week or over the years.  Given the ZOO home that we live in, I’ve easily got enough material to go til the […]

Today, thankfully, was the last day of our annual Wet’n’wild passes, so we took the kids to what may be my least favorite Orlando theme park.  I haven’t been often, but depending on the day, it ranks either just before or just after a visit to the dentist.  I’m actually waiting to hear back on a […]

13 years ago tonight, we were awaiting the arrival of our first child, Amy.  It hardly seems possible that tomorrow she will be a teenager.  The years go by too fast, and it’s only been recently that I’ve begun to think, “Whoa, she’s going to be off to college in no time.â€?  Scary thought, but […]

…in “Best Quote at the Crawford Home during the 2006 Olympics”:
Andrew, talking about a male figure skater: “Oh, good grief, that dude looks like he’s wearing a one-sie.”
Others are in consideration, but so far the judges like that one. Also in medal contention:
“I hope they fall. They ought not to be so ugly to each […]

Bode Miller’s a terrible role model and the most over-hyped athlete since Ryan Leaf. See Bode’s 60 minutes interview (”I skiied in a competition while I was drunk”) and his Newsweek cover story, ‘Miller Time’ for more on his lousy attitude and poor work ethic if you haven’t followed this story (ie. you’ve been living […]

Jenn W has been so good to us in coming the last couple of weeks and staying with the kids. Julie and I try not to run over her as we race out the door when she gets here. J/k, j/k. But seriously…it’s been such a blessing to be able to go out and spend […]

   
Amy and Andrew love to watch the Olympics. I think it’s just an excuse to stay up late. But we have fun watching it as a family…our newest entry into this family tradition is Evan. He doesn’t make it too late into the evening, but his dance routine is high-larious. Even the Russian judge would […]

Hurricane Charley hit. We had gotten back from Ridgecrest on Tuesday, and paid very little attention to the storm until Friday (the 13th) about lunch, when word began to spread that Charley had taken a sharp turn and was headed straight for Orlando. What a night. Lost power. All of us sitting in the hall […]

Julie and I went to see Cinderella Man tonight. Great story. A shame they had to needlessly use some pointless bad language. But it’s a great story of integrity, love for family, and second chances. Lots of positive messages and chill bump moments. Of course, I knew how it would end–I’ve seen all the Rocky […]

Andrew’s off to camp today. Amy and Evan and I went to Lazy Moon Pizza for lunch. Met some BCMers and Bruce J and some of the creative arts team working on I-Drive this summer. 10 or 15 of us. Evan provided the entertainment when he saw a guy with a mohawk, shaved close on […]