For our anniversary this year, Steph took me to see him perform live last week.  My jaws and my stomach were seriously hurting by the end of the night.

I was very impressed (and excited) that his WHOLE routine was brand new material that I had never heard before, but I was also excited that he came out and did an encore, taking requests from the audience.

He did about 20 minutes from his first ‘big’ CD, which is how I was introduced to him — so of course I’ve been watching his older stuff on youtube all week.

This is one of my favorites. The cartoon drawings are kind of silly, but this is the only video I could find with this skit in it.

Brian Regan on little league:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLUncbZKbs

Or “Why I Usually Don’t Answer The Phone When I’m Home”

Or “Why I’m Happy To Work A 12-Hour Day Today”

You get the idea…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjHQCBhTHGw

We were so excited to get the kids in their costumes and take Josiah trick-or-treating that we didn’t wait until dark.

So at like 6:00, Josiah is in his Buzz Lightyear costume, with long-johns underneath, and Kharis is in her (thick) fleece pumpkin costume.

We took a few photos and tried to kill some time waiting for the sun to go down, but it didn’t take long for Kharis to get really hot in her costume.

So, Steph was trying to help her out with a little “mommy air conditioning”.

So, without further ado:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvs__fWNmME

The Shaving Cycle

This image is shamelessly proudly stolen borrowed from Jon.

I’m guessing the ladies can’t really relate, but this is exactly what I go through every two weeks.

What should the caption be?

(you can find some other posts begging for a caption here)

Josiah was a champ in the hot sun and had a blast, even though he didn’t really understand most of what happened.

Kharis…

Well, I guess she had fun too…

When he was a baby, we started with Baby Einstein videos. Over time, there was a progression from there to Elmo, Sesame Street, and The Donut Man. Then Veggie Tales, concert DVDs (John Mayer, U2, and the folks from Passion are his favorites), and Toy Story.

And that opened the door for most of the other Disney Movies, like Finding Nemo, Cars, and Ratatouille.

Lately, his interest in sports is becoming more focussed, and he likes to watch basketball highlight films and then run around the house like the guys in the videos.

So while I was gone this weekend, Steph decided to introduce him to The Sandlot, which is about baseball.

One of the characters in the Sandlot is a heavy-set, red-head, freckle-face guy named Hamilton, but everybody calls him “Ham”.

So what did Josiah do when he first saw “Ham” on the screen?

He pointed and said, “Dadda!”

Thank you, son. Thank you very much…

Last night, my mom left a comment here on therieslands.com.

First. Time. Ever.

Jesus is coming back soon y’all…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Ggcf28w4A

(you are welcome)

Look at that little double-chin…

This seems like a good candidate.

You go first.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql-N3F1FhW4

If Steph and I end up in a Sienna this summer, then this will have to become our official anthem…

I roll hard through the streets and the cul-de-sacs,
Proud parent of an honor roll student, Jack.
I got a swing in the front, a tree house in the back,
My #1 Dad mug says, Yeah, Im the Mack.