From the Brain of the J Train

The Murph and a swim party

2009-02-02T19:12:00.002-06:00

1. The pool looks crazy. Loves a noodle.
2. Giving the birthday girl a hug.
3. Giving 3 and 4 year olds the rules. They are hanging on every word.
4. The Murph and Mini-Murph
5. Stormtrooper mask, Batman shirt, Batman cape, Ninja turtle glove, and a cowboy gun
6. Spidey looking sneaky
7. Everybody else wants candy. He got a pow gun, so he was good.
8. Half Spidey/Half Care Bear party. So many kids.
9. The Three Amigos from daycare
10. Hanging out in 6 inches of water.

Bat Main!

2009-01-26T19:21:00.002-06:00

1. Showing off his muscles
2. Showing of his teeth and six pack
3. Testing out the cape to make sure it flies when he runs
4. He's so proud of his Batman jammies that Carol Wells got him.

Sweaters, sweaters everywhere!

2008-12-14T15:10:00.001-06:00

1. Look how good the fellas look. All gussied up. Thanks to Nana for the sweaters.
2. This is the exact opposite. The guy in the vest on the end won the ugly Christmas sweater contest. I was robbed. That is clearly a vest. And mine dominated any way.

Chrimas (spelled right) pics

2008-12-13T12:00:00.003-06:00

1. Hanging at Christmas Place. He went nuts here.
2. Loved the choo choo train. Moments later Jessica was almost run over by the man who did all the decorating. Not a jolly old soul. More of an A-holy soul.
3. B, Santa, and the very purple chair. Does Santa have a purple chair? Is he royalty?

Some wedding pictures and a 3 year check up update

2008-12-05T08:09:00.002-06:00

B went in for his 3 year doctor appointment. It was a full scale deal. Full body poking and proding, BP check, finger stick, urine sample (he dominated that one), and two shots. He was in his Elmo underwear stutting around the doctor's office the whole time like a rooster. He is 41 inche tall and weighs 41.5 pounds. The doctor thinks he will be at least 6'4". I'm gonna get to work stunting his growth so I won't have to look up to him.

1. Happy to be ringing his bell after the wedding
2. The happy couple making hteir entrance. Tony looks like he might be about to crank out the Robot.
3. Giant gloves and hair gel make me sleepy too.
4. Pretty Kaya. Girls sure are different.
5. Making his entrance!
6. Bob's watch. That dollar sign spins.
7. Now this guy knows how to make an entrance.
8. Watching TV with his hero the Murph.
9. Jessica and her boyfriend
10. Bob and the Murph before Bob's head wound that made him put on that suit.

Happy 3rd to B!

2008-11-16T13:39:00.002-06:00

1. Look who picked me up at school! Alf! Remember him?
2. Big suprise that no one cracked their skull in this thing.
3. What Goofy is supposed to look like. Jessica's co-worker made this cake.
4. Uncle Bob gave Brendan, my old hat for a gift. Not sure if that counts as a gift.
5. I thought this was funny. No I didn't kick him in the head. Hard.
6. He doesn't care that a giant anteater is picking him up from school.
7. His motorcyle that is going to kill me or him. Not sure who goes first.
8. Tough guy haircut.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-05T18:05:00.005-06:00

1. Angelina Jolips
2. Supposed to be Charlie Chaplin, I should have just got a monocle and went as the Monoply guy
3. Felt football player in the house
4. Spider Trey? Or is it an old Tony Martin photo?
5. This is a good one
6. A giant lollipop dressed up as a ghost at TWIST CIRCLE!
7. The elusive Jake and the fellas get atacked by a poodle. Hard to get that guy in a picture.
8. Loves him a hoss
9. This slide thing was really tall. About 25 feet.
10. Jake kept wanting to come inside people's houses. Stranger danger!

I had to put this guy on here

2008-09-21T08:29:00.001-05:00

I met a long lost Martin in New Orleans. Nice guy. Kind of shifty.

The latest with B

2008-09-19T12:50:00.002-05:00

1. Don't worry that the number on his helmet and the one on the jersey don't match. It's to throw off the defense
2. QB Sneaky
3. His favorite past time. Spraying water everywhere.
4. Man his feet are growing
5. His big, nasty monster face
6. He loves him some baloons
7. Don't mashed potatoes make you smug?

Hangin with the Thompsons

2008-08-20T15:04:00.004-05:00

1. Madelyne and Brendan have at least one thing in common: A strong dislike of clothes.
2. Sleepy little girl in front of the shadow of a Big Bertha
3. Somebody get the kid a horse for crying out loud!
4. Homemaker Jessica whipped up some homemade Play Doh that was better than the real stuff. Little salty for my taste.
5. The horses and the boy are all tuckered out. How do you like the mixture of camo, baby blue and animal print?

Getting back to July, after some technical difficulties

2008-08-08T09:27:00.001-05:00

1. Jacob is concerned that Brendan is playing with a soccer ball
2. Any Martins recognize this guy?
3. I love technology...
4. Yep he's almost fully potty trained
5. Got himself a scooter until he was run over by the Xterra. But he had his helmet and Crocs on so he was ok.

Beach trip to see Ma and Pa in Panama City

2008-06-22T14:44:00.002-05:00

1. Had to shine Ma's wheels up a little bit before the circus.
2. The "boon" floated away to the top of the Big Top
3. Brendan loves the high flying ladies
4. His clown buddy
5. Smiley Sr. and Jr. at Margaritaville
6. What's wrong with that luggage?
7. Oh I see now. He actually took a nap in it at one time.
8. Making sure the dogs get enough to eat
9. Watching boats with his wash cloth napkin
10. Not nude, partial swimmy diaper for the experienced eye

2008-06-09T20:20:00.002-05:00

1. Somebody is excited about his new pool
2. Brendan looks a little woried at how hard Jake is driving. Easy buddy you might blow out an O-ring.
3. Rockin out with some torsoless legs
4. Must be following Jake
5. Sunday driver
6. Hangin with Ma and the dogs
7. Look at my hands! Do not notice that I am not wearing any pants.
8. Greaser
9. I'm getting a fake tan. Seriously.
10. Jorts, a Cat hat, and Mater=Country boy

Wii Are Family

2008-05-28T17:26:00.003-05:00

1. Dirty Diapers Big Daddy!
2. I think that mullet is golfing
3. Murph and Mullet race Mustangs. That's a tough car.
4. Lance is coveting Brendan's cheese in the background
5. Putting out the red vibe
6. I think he fell asleep for a second
7. Busted about to do a monster bag jump
8. Still asleep?

Tag

2008-05-10T20:55:00.003-05:00

Some of you who read Katie's blog (currently on hiatus because they now have like 15 kids) know about getting tagged. Basically, you get tagged, you gotta post 6 things that most people don't know about you. Kate got me so here ya go.

1. I have dreams every now and then that I'm back on my high school football team, I'm about to go in on offense, and I can't find my helmet and/or shoulder pads. I have this dream more than once every few months. By the way, I’m 31 and haven’t played football in 13 years.

2. I have an ear thing like Pat’s wife, Kate. I heard a story one time about a guy that woke up and had a cockroach eating his eardrum. I slept with one eye open for a month. I can’t sleep if there is a fly in the room for fear it will get in my ear, lay eggs, and ruin my life.

3. I tried to join the Army Reserves a few years ago (before they started sending all the Reserve units to Iraq) and they lost my paperwork 3 times before I took it as a sign to move on. Thanks Army personnel in St. Louis I owe you one.

4. I count things in groups of 2 and 5 when I drive. I have no idea why, but is started about the same time I started doing personal training. I blame it on counting other people’s reps all day.

5. At one time I thought I wanted to be a mixed martial arts fighter. I trained for a long time, but that all came to an end when I got a black eye a month before our wedding. My teeth owe Jessica one.

6. At one time I wore a deadly combo of a butt cut/mullet and thought I was cool. At my peak, I wore it for my 8th grade school picture along with an Iron Maiden shirt. This actually happened.

By the way, I'm tagging Audra, Jessica, and anyone else who isn't afraid of the 7 people that read this blog knowing that they are weird. You can just post in the comments part. Or are ya yellow?

My birthday gift to you

2008-04-27T20:18:00.002-05:00

1. No wonder I look so mad, I'm clearly going bald
2. I should be mad that I look like I grew a mustache
3. Smug totem pole
4. Stylin and profilin
5. It's art. I have no comment
6. Caught him mid Cabbage Patch

What up cuzzes?

2008-04-09T15:22:00.003-05:00

1. Chillin at the market/ATM
2. Doubled up on the tire horse
3. Looks are so deceiving
4. The man can tickle the ivories
5. Jake cracks him up
6. Prepare for take off...
7. We have lift off...
8. And we jam. I'm trying out for Sports Illustrated's camera man job.
9. The fellas in the multipurpose house
10. I'm a rebel Dottie. An outlaw.

Happy late Easter

2008-04-01T20:21:00.003-05:00

1. The Biblical sandals didn't make it to church
2. Why I wear sunglasses
3. Why Brendan needs sunglasses
4. Getting his game face/man purse on
5. Filler up
6. Eggs? We don't need no stinking eggs.
7. Trey stands on a sand box, Jake climbs on the playground and this kid on the right does his best Martin kid impression
8. Happy fellas on Easter morn

Rough neighborhood

2008-03-10T15:51:00.004-05:00

1. Gangstas in their boots and sweats
2. Gangstas with feet at crazy angles
3. Can't trust anybody, gotta sleep with your hand on your wallet.

Marty Party

2008-02-29T20:53:00.002-06:00

1. Jake can't believe Cairenn and I both got Papa a fire pit.
2. Bab's mullet
3. Brendan showing good lifting technique. Remember kids always lift with your back, not your legs.
4. Partying on top of a gift. Who is that mysterious half face?
5. Papa fell asleep smiling in his chair. Meanwhile, our mystery is solved.
6. Trey auditioning for Home Alone 7.
7. Um, I didn't do it.
8. King of the mountain rocks out.
9. Hitting the sensitive notes for the ladies.
10. Uncle T got a toy guitar too!

If this guy wishes you a happy birthday, alert the proper authorities

2008-02-27T20:22:00.000-06:00

Marty/Papa/Dad hits the big 6-0!

2008-02-22T21:35:00.005-06:00

1. I couldn't decide...
2. So they both made the cut
3. Lance wanted to wish his "weakest link" a happy birthday
4. I even got Nurse Wifey to participate
5. Man, that Jessica is a lucky dame.

Twins x two years= Chunky Cheese

2008-02-17T20:38:00.005-06:00

1. Quit crowdin me rat, I'm trying to drive
2. Straight ski ballin
3. Watch out Jake! He's on ya!
4. Gotcha ya little red!
5. I couldn't get the picture, but Jake blowing out the candles was classic
6. The fellas with the rat
7. Up top in his his cammies
8. Mother and son jet skiing
9. Who is that purple A-hole?
10. Extreme concentration

Bring your Brendan to work day

2008-02-08T18:56:00.000-06:00

1. Hmm it's only a 65 pounder...
2. He lifted this over his head, but he did it so fast I couldn't get it with a digital camera.
3. If you look at his left cheek you can see where an old lady planted one on him
4. He can't decide whether he should do flat or incline bench first
5. Walking on the treadmill while grinning like a possum at himself in the mirror.
6. All right daddy's jacked up fax machine
7. Sell damn it, sell!

Long over due updates on what Big B's up to

2008-02-06T15:58:00.000-06:00

1. I see Jessica has been teaching Brendan how much TP to use

2. Sleeper holt!

3. Brendan with his patented lean move on Eli

4. I don't know why Jessica thought he needed a hurcut

5. Eating around a corner

6. Blake and Brendan getting their hands ready to get something. I can't remember.

7. You know this tough guy loves a sweater. Especially a high neck sweater. I look like a fruity West Point cadet. (This sweater brought to you by the makers of Belsnickle. It all starts with a nickle...)

Brendan's new skills

2008-01-14T19:53:00.000-06:00

1. It takes a talented man to rock a guitar upside down. In Elmo slippers. And Spidey jammies.

2. Uncle T and the fellas get down.

3. He looks like a young Johnny Cash

4. Brendan is almost potty trained. He can almost read a whole book while on the john like a real man.

5. I need to keep an eye on that frog, he looks like he's up to something

6. I'm on you froggy. Watch your six pal.

7. A couple of stogies to celebrate the hair being washed

Merry Marathon Martin Christmas

2008-01-02T15:25:00.000-06:00

1. Had to start this one off with Uncle Tom's "pouch". Bob is thrilled to death, as you can see.

2. Little matching outfits. Me and Bob had the same outfits on too. Weird.

3. Hey Brendan you got a little peanut butter right here. I'll eat it if you don't want it.

4. Vulgar. Absolutely vulgar display.

5. Mary E. plays quietly with the toy, while Brendan thinks of ways to take it and destroy it.

6. Daniel got a pretty good gift here

7. That Jennifer is a lucky lady.

2007-12-26T21:21:00.000-06:00

1. Say cheese Jake. Um, you just relax Trey.

2. Good job

3. One false move cuz and that thing is mine.

4. Smiley heard he will be getting lots of toys ASAP.

5. I have no explanation for the look on my face. Perhaps it is because of Bob's stocking's lack of equipment (not shown).

6. Pretty good hair moment for Trey

7. Nobody gets outta here without sangin the blues

8. May I take your order? (Jessica is working fries in the back)

9. Thank you. Come again.

10. Best buds.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-24T07:31:00.000-06:00

Chilling with an older lady

2007-12-14T13:52:00.000-06:00

1. Our friends Ryan and Susan's daughter, Audrey

2. Superman with a Supercuts haircut

3. Action shot of almost getting shot with a Nerf thing

4. Girls are so nice

5. Not sure what's going on here, but I like the pillow

6. We have never been able to get Brendan in this thing

7. Until he saw Audrey do it. Yes! I've been waiting for this.

8. They's koala in them there tunnels mister

9. Ring around the rosey action photo. I'm like that Dead Eye Dan guy that used to take our football pictures

10. Kids love to play on the Jungle Joe

Ain't no party like a 2 year old party

2007-11-18T12:10:00.000-06:00

1. The fellas eating some hot dogs and chips

2. Pirates of the Caribbean cake

3. Yarrr the traysure is icing

4. Jessica couldn't even watch

5. Which explains how we got to this point. He was still eating cake after all the other kids were long gone. In Martin terms, he was basking in his cake,
6. The little pirate and his 8 foot long sword

7. Buses all around!

8. This may look sweet, but don't let it fool you. Actually it was a pretty sweet form tackle. Hit, slide, wrap up and drive. Textbook head, with a textbook tackle.

9. Just a dadgum mess up in there.

Big Number 2 (Not that number 2)

2007-11-15T15:49:00.000-06:00

1. One day old

2. One year old

3. Brendan and his new buddy the koala

4. Little Kanye West changes channels

5. Getting into the cabinets

6. You're trying to watch the Auburn game? You might want to look somewhere else pal.

Gimme yo candy sucka

2007-11-02T20:41:00.000-05:00

1. As if they weren't loud enough, now they got drums and an amp

2. Tony "Paul Shaeffer" Martin had a pretty good Halloween song going

3. A monkey playing drums. Now that's just funny.

4. Tantrums are much funnier when dressed up

5. Uh oh, who's this guy?

6. Yeah, yeah, where's the candy?

7. Brendan has a magic sword

8. You know what's funny? Chewing on things that are toxic.

9. What I like to call a chocover

10. This candy is ok, but what happened to my Agent Orange stick?

Punkin Patch Action

2007-10-27T08:48:00.000-05:00

1. Gotta roll ya sleaves up and get to work

2. Oooooh I'm on a leash like my cuz! (Take a note Whites, it's a boy thing)

3. Those white spots are glare and a few spots where Trey got a little hungry

4. Jake is huge. Look how tiny he makes that stop sign look

5. Brendan wants big, like his Uncle T-Bone

6. Brendan explains the pros and cons of selecting a tiny pumpkin over a gourd

7. Oooooh the excellent portability of the tiny pumpkin really sold me

8. What is that disembodied fingernail pointing at?

9. Why does he want the mutant one?

10. A pumpkin Brendan made. It appears to be doing an impression of Trey.

Tate Farms

2007-10-18T15:25:00.000-05:00

1. In the back of some sort of John Deere Conestoga wagon. No I don't care how you spell Conestoga

2. It really looks like he's driving

3. Remember when they raced those tractors in Footloose? Oh, forget I mentioned that.

4. The little kid on the right is a jerk is all I'm gonna say

5. Pondering time in the sandbox

6. Petting rabbits. Looks like his hat is Photoshopped in.

7. Brendan knows to let sleeping pigs lie.

8. Punkins as fas the eye can see

9. So I like to have a sippy cup. So what? It was dusty and dry out there.

10. Cotton. The fabric of our lives. It's better if you sing that phrase as Aaron Neivel. Also don't care how you spell his name.

ALS Walk and fundraiser at church

2007-10-04T15:10:00.000-05:00

1. Thrilled to meet a service dog while representin' the Methodists

2. Looking at the dogs like how Murphy looks at the Corvette

3. Don't judge us, he gets crazy in wide open spaces

4. Eating popcorn and taking a break from the tether

5. Beating the heat by pouring water on his head

Haircut Part Duex

2007-09-20T15:47:00.000-05:00

1. The results before the process.

2. Whatcha gonna do with those sharp things lady? He was not happy, all he wanted to do was "Eat, eat." His new favorite phrase.

3. they gave him a lollipop and that hair swoop thing that all hair cutting people do. That lollipop became the hairest lollipop ever after Brendan didn't know what to do with it. I think e are raising a neglected child.

4. Eli wasn't big on the haircut either, but he knew how to take advantage of candy.
5. Check us out! We got hercuts! And we get to eat, eat.

Labor Day to take my mind of this nailbiter I'm watching

2007-09-01T22:00:00.000-05:00

1. Cpt. Papa and Ensign Bren

2. Hold me back, hold me back

3. Looks like I have half a mustache

4. Awesome Murphy cake. He's 5 now. That was quick.

5. Poor kid doesn't know how bad his team is playing. On second thought, maybe it's poor me.

6. Don't let that cute fella on the left fool ya. He's nuts and tough as nails.

7. Getcher tickets for the gun show right here.

8. Mezmerized by some lady ducking behind her arms.

9. Elbows on the table are rude, feet are magical.

10. The new, fashionable, halter life preserver.

Mema got him a vacuum cleaner

2007-08-28T14:34:00.000-05:00

I've got mixed emotions on this one. Brendan on the other hand appears to be turning into a devil boy who likes to clean.

It happened. We went to Chuck E. Cheese

2007-08-12T12:42:00.000-05:00

1. Umm, no one told me Chuck E. was a paraplegic

2. No I don't love you and I don't appreciate you saing you love me. I just met you dude. And you're a dinosaur.

3. Help me back this thing up Bob. Am I about to hit Barney? Good.

4. Pretty maids all in a row

5. Holy crap it's a giant rat! (that's the birthday boy Hunter.)

6. Getting his groove on. You know how your moves get so funky, it makes your face look like you smell something bad? Brendan's moves are so funky they got a chain hanging off of them (most of you won't get that, don't worry)

7. Showin off the Thomas wrist band.

8. He was running in place hard. Like a maniac, maniac. He was dancing like he'd never danced before.

9. Hunter and Brendan chlling on the stage

10. A lady's hand, Brendan, Jessica, and Jessica's guns on full display

Brendan and friends

2007-08-08T16:46:00.000-05:00

1. Mema made him eat so much he passed out

2. Brendan and Eli one a wonderful adventure through CoCo the Collossal Colon

3. Eli shows Brendan how he likes to nap on the Lance statue

4. Shirt? Check. Crocs? Check. Hose? Check. Pants? Not so much.

5 Brendan and Eli practice to be fireman. Fireman who suck fires into vacuum cleaners.

Random moments in life

2007-07-28T21:48:00.000-05:00

1. Brendan and his buddy Bryce play with a tent

2. They couldn't fir Smug in between Little and Guy and his shirt

3. You dogs mind if we play through?

4. Brendan rollin on dubs. Maybe just one dub.

5. Old Peter Rabbit thought Lance had lost a step. Old Peter Rabbit learned different.

6. Who's got crazy hair and two thumbs? This guy!

7. Brendan's buddy Eli putting the Vulcan nerve pinch on a shovel

8. Plumb tuckered out

9. Brendan Wonder tickling the ivories. Say you. Say me. Is that even Stevie Wonder? It's late.

Lake House Trip

2007-07-22T19:12:00.000-05:00

1. Why does being on the water make you so hungry you have to eat with a giant spoon?

2. Not quite as hungry as before.

3. Loading up

4. Captain Papa and Ensign Brendan

5. That water looks BUMPY! (Brendan's word for the weekend)

6. The boat in it's home.

7. Where's my reaching sticks? I needs to drive.

8. Getting a little shuteye

9. Who's in there?

10. Old Tree Head and Wind Face

More vacation

2007-07-10T20:13:00.000-05:00

1. What would you do for a Klondike bar? He looks absolutely nuts here.
2. We audition for a boy band video
3. Grandma and the poster boy for sunglasses
4. Grandpa helps save the ice cream from melting onto the ground
5. Happy/sleepy vacationer

Hot day at the zoo

2007-07-04T17:15:00.000-05:00

1. The closest I have ever been to a giraffe. I dunked on him right after this picture.

2. Riding a motorcycle on a safari. Flushes the old cheeks.

3. Walking away from the petting zoo. I may look a little shaken because a sheep tried to rip my arm off after I sampled his wool coat.

4. I call this "Monkey with Corn".

5. Nobody has ever looked like a bigger tourist. If only he had a camera around his neck and a fanny pack around his waist.

6. Award winning shot from Jessica. I think she riled the lioness by poking it with a stick.

7. The gun show and the goat show are both in town.

8. Two legged man in an ass petting contest.

Happy 35th Anniversary to Kayro and Skull!

2007-07-01T08:17:00.000-05:00

1. Self explanatory

2. Are we finished here? I gotta shave before church.

First Haircut

2007-06-30T12:54:00.000-05:00

1. Outside the barber shop where it all went down.

2. Brendan and his barber

3. Looking down like a true professional.

4. What is this guy doing to me?

5. The final product. No more mullet.

Panama City 2007 (I would have airbrushed this title if I had that kind of budget)

2007-06-23T21:21:00.000-05:00

1. Brendan rides his pet killer whale to safety away from the pale monster.

2. The floaty suit killed me. Hilarious looking.

3. Look at those abs! Kid is ripped. Not from eating whatever it is he appears to have gotten into. This doesn't look like an authorized snack.

4. Somebody's gotta mow the welcome mat.

5. Jessica, as a trained marine biologist, knows that if you cover a whale's eyes they will do your bidding.

6. So ready to go swimming, Brendan stands on his head. (stupid computer, I didn't ask for this)

7. His new ride from Grandma and Grandpa.

8. Oh cabana boy can you adjust my umbrella, ella , ella?

9. Brendan reads the morning paper by osmosis.

10. Brendan caught in mid-leap from porch. Little frog.

Home life

2007-06-09T10:48:00.000-05:00

1. Learning to eat yogurt with a spoon. Scoop on face, scoop in mouth, scoop on face, scoop in mouth...

2. An aerial view of the carnage. Old cup hand.

3. Lance does not appreciate a nearly naked toddler loving on him.

4. He's pretty buff for a kid isn't he? Clean livin and yogurt eatin

5. Honing his art skills with crayons (non-toxic, washable, unoffensive crayons only) and stars.

Backyard boy

2007-06-05T20:26:00.000-05:00

1. It happened too fast, but he pole vaulted over the fence with that stick. Amazing.

2. Doing a little paver hiking

3. I believe the shirt covers it

4. The new toy. Gotta ride with your feet up if you are tall for your age

5. Putcher foot in the tank boy! The shadow looks like he is falling off

6. Getting sprinkled

7. Running away from the sprinkling

8. Posing just out of sprinkle range

9. And he's off again

10. Kindlin wood, oh kindlin wood

Back by popular demand

2007-05-25T13:11:00.000-05:00

1. He loves him some Lance

2. Practicing his gentle pats on Lance

3. I don't want to brag, but that is one good picture

4. Muscling a chair for himself

5. All this hard work has made my cheeks flushed. And my hair crazy and wispy.

The garage sale bandit

2007-05-22T15:06:00.000-05:00

As you can see, I am now a super hero. I am known for my red face and white mask around the eyes. My secret power is a bulging jaw that looks kind of disturbing.

The big city

2007-05-21T15:35:00.000-05:00

1. The Excalibur from afar

2. The MGM as you can see

3. New York, New York

4. That famous sign that tells you to drive careful that I almost wrecked getting a picture of

Rehearsal dinner

2007-05-21T15:30:00.000-05:00

1. Jessica getting her baby fix

2. The happy couple and parents

3. Dessert choice A

4. Dessert choice B (I take pictures of important things only)

More Bad Vegas Pictures

2007-05-21T15:24:00.000-05:00

1. Our rental car. A VW Passat. Very nice

2. Mike's wife's Mini Cooper. Not built for people over 6 feet tall.

3. Got socks? This vending machine does.

4. You're calling me from where?

5. Jessica and I after a rough night out on the town.

Back in bidness. Many terrible Vegas pictures to come

2007-05-20T20:36:00.000-05:00

1. There's something on the wing of this plane! I'm not crazy! (what you've never seen The Twilight Zone movie? Go get it some time)

2. Jessica protecting a tiny dog from the oncoming shadow

3. This just struck me as funny

4. Crazy light show on Freemont Street. Pretty cool. The screen is about 150 yards long and hangs over your head about 30 feet.

5. The famous Malboro Man guy and these two albinos I know

Stuff happnin

2007-04-29T14:10:00.000-05:00

1. Gimme that gatorade. No, I had the conch!

2. Hey Buddy, who's golden toed sock is that right there?

3. Wanna read some books with me?

4. Brendan's buddy Eli,Bizarro Brendan. Eli is tan, dark eyed, dark haired, easy to carry, and very calm. Exact opposites

5. Well you see I like to read 'em and then throw them on the floor. Wanna try?

Whole lotta boys

2007-04-25T16:57:00.000-05:00

1. Harder than you think to get them all in the same picture

2. Jacob practices his instrument while...

3. Trey perfects his rocking out sneer

4. Jacob is able to puff out his throat like those frogs to intimidate attackers

5. We don't even need light bulbs with these pale fellas. In the background, Jacob is obviously puffing up.

Amatuer vet

2007-04-23T15:26:00.000-05:00

1. Let's do this!

2. Calm the beast down first to gain his trust.

3. Then and only then can you check under the hood.

4. Finish up and watch some TV in some vulgarly tight shorts.

Happy Easter (Easter is brought to you by the token fruity holiday outfit)

2007-04-08T13:39:00.000-05:00

1. Maybe if I close my eyes and get a wide base this outfit will go away.

2. I will now knock myself in the head with this super hard saddle shoe. As soon as i figure out who's crazy pants those are behind me.

3. Hello? Weather Channel? It's going to be how cold?

4. Hello? Is this the Child Abuse Hotline? I'm in short pants and it's 30 degrees some get me.

5. (whispering) He's right behind me, I can't say any more. Just come get me.

The Hunt

2007-04-07T20:19:00.000-05:00

1. Walking in, sizing up the competition. Bunch a chumps.

2. Warm up with some pushups and "worms".

3. All up in the middle of a plethora of eggs. Primo real estate.

4. Carefully loading his precious cargo. Best Easter basket there by the way . Thanks Grandma.

5. Finish off with a few sprints towards electrical plugs.

Whistle while you twork (that is the way I meant to spell that)

2007-04-02T19:44:00.000-05:00

1. Brenfir. Master of the Pan Flute

2. Whoo wee this one's gonna cost ya mister. Ya done went and got your Guiness coil burnt slap out.

3. Welp, I'ma get started. I'll see what I can do with this cloth wrench. Could you go ahead and make sure my crack is showin before I get started?

Picture now with a lemon fresh smudge!

2007-04-01T13:14:00.000-05:00

1. I'm goin crazy over here!

2. The answer to the question, "Where's your belly?"

3. Skilletlicious

4. L'il drummer boy

5. Just brings tears to his dad's eyes.

Walk in the park

2007-03-25T15:11:00.000-05:00

1. You gotta have a wide base to properly look at a duck. In case they charge you. No jokes about "Put it on my bill." intended.

2. Takes a real man to pull off baby blue in the park. The fish was giving us the finger so he was blurred out.

3. They's babies growin' on trees!

4. Strolling along

5. That is some pale skin boy.

The side effects of eating meat sticks too fast

2007-03-24T15:35:00.000-05:00

1. Stage one- Cramming

2. Stage two- Celebrating

3. Stage three- Polishing

4. Stage four- Scraping your face on concrete and wearing manta ray shirts

Happy Birthday to YOU Mema!..... and Benito Juarez!

2007-03-21T04:12:00.000-05:00

Benito Pablo Juárez García (IPA [be'nit̪o 'paβ̞lo 'xwaɾes gaɾ'sia]) (March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian who served five terms [1] (1858–1861), (1861–1865), (1865–1867), (1867–1871), and (1871–1872), as President of Mexico. For resisting the French occupation, overthrowing the Empire, and restoring the Republic, as well as his efforts to modernize the country, Juárez is often regarded as Mexico's greatest and most beloved leader. He is the only full-blooded indigenous national to serve as President of Mexico.

I live to educate.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

2007-03-18T19:26:00.000-05:00

1. The ladies listen to the shirt

2. Brendan likes his Irish ducks in a row. No reasonable explanation why the dog is there. My guess? He knows a guy.

3. Come out ye Black and Tans!

4. He gets this glazed over look when he chews his ducks. Like when you see a lion eating a gazelle or a dog chewing on a bone.

5. We've got Fritos! And one of us has a terrible haircut!

Breakfast time

2007-03-10T20:05:00.000-06:00

1. When you got your hands full ya got to drink your milk somehow.

2. Beauty mark

3. Hold on, gather around. I've got a toast. (get it?)

Mommy's out of town. Uh oh.

2007-03-03T21:45:00.000-06:00

We had a full day this Saturday. Before going to Papa's Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, we had to run 25 sprints with sharp scissors. Ate flapjacks. Napped. Woke up and went sraight into our mumblepeg exercises. No that is not a plastic hand, nor is it a cadaver's hand. I'm pale, ok? Lay off. We had a quick snack, poured out some liquor for our homies (as we do every Saturday) amd then we were off to check out some Flyball with Grandma and Grandpa. Came home. Napped. Woke up and worked on our Wet Willies from a wet dog nose. You have to be really disciplined to smile through that. We later went to Dreamland, but the carnage was so severe it would not be right to put it PG blog.

Always lead with your head

2007-02-24T20:06:00.000-06:00

We started boxing lesson this week. He has mastered headbutting the tub and faceplanting the pebbles on the playground.

Papa's Birthday Party (Papa not pictured because he is not a baby)

2007-02-24T09:19:00.000-06:00

1. Jake is stunned by the flying bandit monkey. A very rare species.

2. You know how sometimes you get a wild hair? Trey has a head full of them.

3. Jake opening wide. Trey being consoled in the back.

4. Brendan doesn't like the papparazzi capturing his gravel cut face. (It gets worse later on in the week)

5. 3 normal sized babies and a freakishly sized one with a tiny half head. Jake is calling Weekly World News for a cover shot of the big baby. "Man Baby With Tiny Head Found in Alabama!"

Lake house relaxin

2007-02-19T08:44:00.000-06:00

1. You gotta layer up when the wind comes off the lake

2. Lance's new lake friend and one of the finest knee caps in the continental US.

3. Sometimes you let the reverb do the singing.

4. Putting on his performance face. The judges gave him 3 stars.

5. Smug Martin and son.

One stop shopping on Valentine's Day

2007-02-18T15:05:00.000-06:00

First he breaks your heart and then he sweeps it up for you. Sometimes he has to sit down from all the sweeping. And apparantly drooling.

Dr. Higginbotham goes to Vegas

2007-02-15T17:31:00.000-06:00

Here's a funny story from Mikey about his fiance's dealings with Mr. Las Vegas. It uses technical vet talk(such as frew frew) so be ready

I've got a funny story from Las Vegas. Andrea has been treating Wayne Newton's dog for the past few days. The dog is really jacked up and may kick off in the next day or so. But that's not the point. She talked to him today on the phone before the dog went to surgery and he started getting all broken up over the little thing. Bear in mind it is a little 6 pound white Maltese (frew frew dog). Well, after the surgery, Wayne wanted to come by and talk to her about how things went and the recovery. So he walks in wearing a baby blue "World's Best Dad" shirt and really short shorts!! As if she wasn't nervous enough, he had to throw in the distractions!

Just thought I would give you a nice mental picture.

Pirates=babies in Martinland

2007-02-12T17:39:00.000-06:00

1. Two smiling MAM's

2. Some lovely lady and her pet bird.

3.Mmmmm cake

4. Trey sporting a candle hat

5. Jake and Brendan with swords. In a suprise no eyes were put out.

Arrr me twinnies turned 1, the scallywags

2007-02-12T17:14:00.000-06:00

1. Brendan sporting a party favor and playing with my new glass eye. You didn't know Brendan was 1 inch tall and I had blue eyes did ya?

2. A floating head amid a sea of hats without heads. Seems like a match made in heaven.

3. Jake contemplating why people seem to love Spode so much. Then he wishes he had a Spode cookie tray. Be patient me laddy...

4. Jake getting down with some cake. The name of my latest single too.

5. Trey said he has an eating problem. One mouth, two hands is the problem. He appears to be handling the situation like a champ though.

Solving the biting problem

2007-02-09T09:51:00.000-06:00

We don't want to get kicked out of this day care that Brendan loves so we came up with this solution. I didn't even think he knew what Chianti and fava beans were.

Somebody report a fire?

2007-01-31T15:33:00.000-06:00

Fireman need to be ready to roll at any time. They just put their fire suits over their puppy jammies when they have to go. There's a lot of downtime, so it's good to have toys like softballs and wrenches to eat while you wait on the call.

Dean, Brendan, and a lot of wagon action

2007-01-28T17:10:00.000-06:00

Brendan didn't like to share his wagon so the only way to keep him happy was to let him walk Lance. Dean is Jennay's son and Jennay is Jessica's friend (for those that don't know). The last picture is one of the few wagonless shots. I also believe it captures Brendan goosing Dean.

The Root of Jessica

2007-01-25T16:15:00.000-06:00

The Root of Jessica is my new name for Brendan. Here he is in his overalls that stay strapped in on one side. That's why he looks like a midget member of NKOTB (you know who I mean, well most of you do). That third picture looks eerily like a man about to flag a book(if you don't know what that means you don't want to know) and then the fifth looks like a man that just did.

New suede shoes

2007-01-17T19:56:00.000-06:00

Well maybe they're not suede, but they are new and blue. In the first picture he is loving the new shoes. and my watch.

Christmas in January

2007-01-08T17:00:00.000-06:00

1. Now I can take a dump in a box and guarantee it's...(little Tommy Boy for ya)

2. Cell phone and car keys make Brendan a happy boy

3. Umm, am I allowed to open this?

4. My gosh I'm stuffed in this thing

5. Get me out it's cutting off my circulation. What do you mean, too bad you look cute in it?

TV repairman

2007-01-08T16:36:00.000-06:00

Had a little trouble with the TV the other day. They sent this little fellow out to help. As you can see by the crack hanging out the man is a professional.

More Kelleytown action

2007-01-02T10:21:00.000-06:00

1. Baby's head + solid wood table at forehead level=Goose egg

2. Those are some tall kids

3. Where Brendan gets his pimpin tendencies

4. You think he's up to no good?

5. One of the few civil gift openings.

Kids everywhere

2007-01-01T17:39:00.000-06:00

1. Ryder enoys standing and jumping off of presents, everyone was shocked that a son of Brandon's would do something like that.

2. His Mimi called his little outfit gangsterish you be the judge.

3. Tell me that's not the sweetest thing you've seen this year.

4. The little boys in a rare moment of standing still.

5. Hmm, can you tell there is a difference between boys and girls? It's the Hulk himself(please refer to Kaya's picture and then back to Murphy's)

Mover and a shaker

2006-12-27T13:47:00.000-06:00

1. Playing a mean Hovik in his new white chair

2. Hello?

3. I need my bifocals, who is that calling me?

4. Always, always, always floss

5. Straight up gangsta

A few Christmas shots

2006-12-27T13:35:00.000-06:00

1.What you never seen a man ride a zebra side saddle before?

2. Bath toys, sweet.

3. Jake and some mysterious red pants (also a shadowy Trey)

4. Tired camo baby

5. Vulgar display and those pants again (also the headless Santa is back! Can you find him?)

The old stocking picture (clean version)

2006-12-24T23:03:00.000-06:00

Awesomeness

2006-12-22T19:22:00.000-06:00

1. Have you been injured in an auto accident? Gotten injured on the job? Had a GI situation at Ryan's? Let the law firm of Johnson, Belsnickle, & Belsnickle represent you.

(Pictured from left to right: Brendan "White Shoes" Johnson, Jake "Smug" Belsnickle, and Trey "Shocked and Sleepy" Belsnickle)

2. I want the conch! Who beheaded Santa? (look closely Jessica)

3. "Look at Uncle Bob! Why are his pants down? Is Smug throwing up?"

4. Do I need to explain his name?

5. White Shoes and his conch.

Hugh Hefner Jr. at home

2006-12-20T17:20:00.000-06:00

Look to the cookie!

2006-12-17T15:18:00.000-06:00

Look at this specimen that my parents got for me. On the downside my vomit streak is over.

Winter time blues

2006-12-13T18:38:00.000-06:00

Man wants to ride in a wagon in December, man's got to bundle up. Except when it turns 60 degrees like it has recently. Does he remind you of anyone from a certain Christmas movie? Here's a hint. "He lay there like a slug. It was his only defense." Tough one huh?

Ole bren and Old Saint Nick

2006-11-29T19:52:00.000-06:00

Brendan just walked right up to the old man and climbed up. He was fascinated with Santa and all his ways. He had the hiccups so this picture is about as close as a smile as you're gonna get. Pretty good Santa down there at the old Park Place Mall. He does good work. His purple chair threw me off a little, but a solid beard and some excellent Santa moves gives him an 8.4 in Santa rating. Not too shabby.

Watching a little tube in his jammies

2006-11-25T18:21:00.000-06:00

Having a little finger food. Get it? Hilarious.

File under C for cute.

2006-11-25T18:19:00.000-06:00

Umm no DHR he is not in a filing cabinet drawer

Iron Bowl

2006-11-25T18:15:00.000-06:00

Wins make Brendan happy. Somewhere there's a 5 year old Alabama fan who only knows defeat and that makes Joe happy.

Happy Birthday!

2006-11-15T04:13:00.000-06:00

It's hard to believe, but Brendan turns 1 today. He's come a long way, as you can see.

More B Day

2006-11-12T13:32:00.000-06:00

1. Jake and Weezy enjoying some party favors

2. Jake looking like he had a rough day at the office. He's got a black eye and looking for solace in a rib (shout-out to Murphy). Remember Jake the sweetest meat is closest to the bone, ask your PaPa

3. Worn down by the party

4. Brendan and Jessica in the middle of a vulgar display. Brendan's riding Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) from Cars if any of you are up on that movie

5. Tell me that isn't a sneaky partying machine

First Birthday Party!

2006-11-11T17:55:00.000-06:00

Heck of a first birthday party here at the old Circle M Ranch. We had Elmo out the wazoo, pizza, ribs, double fisted corn for the birthday boy, and cake all up in the face. He got a bunch of toys, books, and clothes. More importantly he got the boxes all that stuff came in, which he likes the best. He also got a wagon that was crammed full of babies (with one front rider trying to eat the wagon). I think they were pushing the 250 pound limit on that thing, those boys are thick. And as you can see he properly mauled his cake as is baby tradition. His mother's OCD was put on a choke chain for about 10 minutes to complete the process. We were all real proud of her. There was about a million pictures taken so I will have to make several postings.

A difficult job

2006-11-08T04:07:00.000-06:00

Ever try to get a baby to smile and a dog to sit still at the same time with a digital camera? Good old pumpkin knows how to get it done. Just after this picture Brendan ate all the leaves in the backyard for me. Better than raking.