Confession

I don't like jokes.

Don't get me wrong, I love to laugh and I love a good funny story. But I haaaaate jokes like "A guy walks into a bar...." or "Knock, Knock, etc"

Scott and his family love jokes. It's one of the ways they communicate and kind of a fun thing they share together. Whenever they get together, they tell their latest jokes. So Scott tells the kids his latest kid-appropriate funny joke every now and then, which starts a 20-minute onslaught of,

"Knock, Knock"

"Who's there?"

"Who"

"Who who?"

"What do you think you are, an owl?"

or if Nate's telling the joke

"Orange"

"Orange who?"

"Orangy manker stanker, silly!"

You know what would make this even worse? If Scott and the kids were to tell me all their jokes, while we put together a jigsaw puzzle, while watching "How It's Made" on TV.

And I'd be the only unhappy one in the family.

Gwennie Goose

Also known as Cindy Lou Who who was no more than two:

Gwen likes having her hair done now.

I need to get a picture of what her coif looks like when she yanks her "do" out in the car. It's awesome.

Taking care of her friend Lila, who is the same age as Gwen but considerably smaller. Gwen treats Lila like a baby and Lila obliges her.

Still a constant thumb-sucker.