Thursday, August 9, 2012

The Pappy Awards

In an attempt to take our minds off of the hottest summer in the history of my life; here are a list of the winners for the 2012 Pappy Awards to the greatest g'kids in the world:


Best Smirk: WP.  WP has patented his smirk since he first flashed it over 5 years ago.  He now has several variations of his smirk.  Make no mistake, there is no one better at smirking than WP.  2nd place is so far away, it's not even worth a mention.


Best Strut:  WP.  Locked this up early in life.  He displayed how to strut better than he did walking.  Runner Up Jared Henry. 


Most Likely To Trip On A Weeble People:  WP.  Thankfully, I will one day be able to transfer the crown from my head to WP's, though that might topple him over too . . .


Best Past Hurler:  WP.  He gold metaled in this sport.  He regularly took the silver and bronze too.  Thankfully, none of the other kids wanted to compete in this sport of regurgitation.
 

Best Line Leader:  Jared Henry.  Good grief does this young stud know how to corral a line.  No one better.  And dude, if you're not in line; Jared will make sure everyone knows it!


Best Bear Hug: Emma Jo.  Runner up Jack Arthur.  I love how each of them run into my arms, Spaz usually ends hers with a leap, and a squeeze that might take my breath away if I weighed 17 lbs., but with the extra 200, I don't have a problem handling it.  I love their bear hugs.

Best Kisser:  Emma Jo.  Gorgeous lips, perfect pucker, and the best kiss is usually immediately followed by the previously received best bear hug.
 
Flip side for worst bear hug: Jared Henry, runner up Ava Corinne.  Oh my, these guys need work on their hugging skills.

Best Snuggler:  WP.  This little boy inherited it from his Momma, who was a snuggling queen.  Though I've not been able to enjoy many nights of snuggling with WP (he prefers snuggling with his Momma), the ones that I have been to enjoy have been quite memorable.




Best Butt:  O'Mike.  Yes, with O'Mike's baseball swing, his new uniform of the day is quick to catch on in the big leagues as the constant crotch grabbers will finally feel the freedom that O'Mike is displaying.  Of course, if an adult does it, he lands in the Pervert Wing.  When O'Mike was interviewed about it, his reply was simply "It helps me to run faster."

Best Boy Smile: O'Mike.  Runner Up Jack Arthur.  They will suck you into their worlds with their smiles.

Best Current Jock:  Jared Henry.  Lettering in Football, Basketball, Baseball, Skeet Shooting, Swimming, Shot Put, Checkers, etc., this dude knows how to play sports! 

Best Laugh:  O'Mike.  No one is even close for 2nd place.  He's been putting out adult sounding belly laughs since he was 6 months old.

Best Smile / Best Eyes:  Ava Corinne.  Her smile is infectious.  Goodness, you can't help but melt when she is smiling at you, and when combined with her eyes; you've got to be dead not to be moved by what here tandem pairing of smile/eyes will do to you (or me).


Family Most Un-likely To Breed A Black Headed Anything:  Take a look at this group of toeheads.  Good grief, and they are all natural!


Best Sleeper:  Spaz.  No one is even close for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, etc.  She sleeps so much she's got the Top 10 spots zzzz'ed up.  This picture here was quickly snapped in between naps.


Best Swimmer:  WP.  In our pool with a 12" depth, 48" width, and 60" length, WP can do amazing things.  In a regular pool, you would never know he has not had a swimming lesson.  Though for safety precautions, he should...


Best Imitation of Dearth Vader: O'Mike.  The boy hates to wear clothes; we just hope he is not the next magic mike.  At least in this photo he kept his diaper on.  WP reported several near hits as Dearth was navigating blindly around the death star.


Best Hair:  It's a 4-way tie.  Emma has incredible pig tails, and super fine super soft hair.  Ava has the most luxurious thick long black hair (just like her momma), and looks great no matter how it is styled.  WP was the original faux hawk, then O'Mike added his take on the faux hawk, and when they each have a clean shaved boy hair cut ~ dude, their hair looks awesome.


Best Eater:  Ava Corinne.  Runner Up Jack Arthur.  Ava is my pizza buddy, or tostada queen, or donut/cookie hound.  This sweet little girl loves to eat.  She has my nearly insatiable appetite, and has since she was 2 hours old, screaming for more milk!  One of my all time favorite things to do with Ava is take her out to eat.  She loves food as much as I do.  And Jack, he's the only one I know that can eat more grilled hot dogs than I can.  I usually stop at 12, Jack stops at 36.  I hear he has sights on the hot dog championship in NYC on July 4th, 2027.



Best Gamer:  Jack Arthur.  Runner Up Jared Henry.  These boys know their games.  I hear they are both working on a new game App, and if Android buys it, they'll make the whole family rich as they have shared with me that we'll all have a job at Stank Studs.

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And that's it for this years awards.  New categories are forming as we speak.  I have more pics, but apparently I'm about at my upload limit, as they are taking FOREVER to upload, so I will save them for my next post.

I love my boys and girls.  They are growing up so fast.  So, so, fast.  Wow, I must be getting older; that's what my Grandpa used to tell me...



 






  

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Ava Gets Saved!


This is Ava Corinne.  She's always been years ahead of her actual age; physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.

I am very proud of Ava.  Even more so now, as last Friday she prayed with her Momma to receive Jesus into her heart to be her Lord and Savior.  Hallelujah!

Welcome sister.  I Love You with all my heart. 

I love my heritage.

- Pappy