You Be Bowlin'?

Has anyone in your family ever had this haircut?  "From my head to my neck / my greatness is affirmed."  (And did they say that Aaron Keyes has a "Euro Mullet"?  Awesome.)

Dancing Dog

Purely for entertainment value.  Let us know what your kids think of this:

Baby Sunday School

A guest post on Stuff Christians Like gives a funny look at what makes a successful transition to "Baby Sunday School."  This includes:

1. Every question being answered with "Jesus"
2. Having an engaging curriculum, i.e., "slightly less boring than your grandmother's church"
3. Ridiculous expectations, whether for the Bible lesson or craft assembly
4. Horrific performances characterized by nepotism
5. Snack time and potty breaks

Read the full article here.

Dad Life

Hilarious video from Church on the Move, in Tulsa, OK.  Enjoy!

If the video doesn't load, try this.

Swagger Wagon

Just plain funny.

Is That Contestant on American Idol A Christian?

We are participating in a massive "scorecard," through the blog Stuff Christians Like.  Here's how it works -- there will be a list of identifiers, along with a point system.  You can go through your favorite contestant and see how he or she scores.  Check back tomorrow to see the key so that you know what the final score means. 

Each participating blogger will only have part of the scorecard.  You can find the list of all the blogs on the SCL website.  Here are our identifiers:

116. Their cell phone rings and the tone is a MercyMe song  =  +2 points

117. Their cell phone rings and the tone is a Bible verse  =  +4 points

118. They find a way to work in that “Jesus is the reason for the season” despite the fact that it’s April and Christmas was months ago  =  +1 point

To add up your score with over 130 other ideas on this scorecard, visit stuffchristianslike.net.  Let us know how your contestant scores.
 

Olympics

My kids have proven themselves to be incredibly patriotic throughout these Olympics.  Here are some of the main ways they've shown this:

• They always pull for USA in whatever competition is going on.
• If USA is not in that specific competition or race, Hannah pulls for Germany, because she "liked the soda that was from Germany when we went to Disney World."
• If USA is not in that specific competition or race, Elijah pulls for the person from "the country that is closest to the United States" (usually, of course, Canada).
• Hannah wore her red, white, and blue gymnast outfit the other day (her mom's outfit when she was in elementary school), even though there's no gymnastics in the Winter Olympics. Odds are that Hannah accessorized with bright green socks, a light blue skirt, and a pink ponytail holder.
• In true boy fashion, Elijah loves when people wipe out (except for when Americans do it).
• Hannah made a Shaun White figure out of their Lego guys the other day. It consisted of a regular Lego man, with a Lego girl's long brown hair, and a surfboard used as a snow board.
• Mimicking ski jump and other acrobatic events, Sender has been jumping off all sorts of furniture. On second thought, he does this throughout the year.
• Hannah and Elijah are all too eager to stay up an hour past their bedtime to watch more and more Olympics. Surely this is because they're patriotic, not as an excuse to stay up late, right?

But as this Olympics comes to a close, here are some ideas to improve the Winter Olympics for 2014.  My favorites idea: More Rifles.

How have your kids reacted to the Olympics?

--  Joey Espinosa

More Christmas Traditions

Earlier this week, I shared some of our family's Christmas traditions. Here are some from Tyler Stanton's childhood.

-- Joey Espinosa