Sunday, January 31, 2010

miss america and other news...

Last night I had all five of my men watching the Miss America pageant. We didn't intend to watch it as a family-- but once it started we just couldn't turn it off. Ben and Luke couldn't understand why it was a competition and when I explained that the prettiest girl won they thought I was kidding. Looking at it through their eyes, it does seem rather foolish. During the opening number (when all the contestants introduce themselves) Ben saw one of the girls on the screen and said, "Whoa. That girl should go home." Apparently Ben doesn't like blonds who cake on makeup.

I was hoping that someone would announce that most Americans don't have (or know how to use) maps or at least fall down on stage-- but unfortunately it wasn't as entertaining as we wanted it to be. We fast forwarded the "Lifestyle and Fitness" (aka swimsuit) competition but we enjoyed watching the girls in their evening gowns. Miss Virgina came out in a stunning yellow dress. Luke thought she looked like a brown banana. The judges didn't think so.... because she went home with the crown.


It was rough making it to church at 9:00 AM. I really miss our 1:00 PM routine... During Sacrament meeting, I put Simon over my shoulder to burp him and he spit up ALL over my outfit and hair. Why do I even bother getting ready for anything? It was such a crazy thing because Simon has spit up two times in his life... too bad one had to happen in church-- and all over me.

During the Sacrament, Zack couldn't figure out WHO was saying the prayers for the bread and water. He kept looking around and saying, "Who is talking, mom? Whose voice is that?" I pointed to our young Priesthood holders up at the front. Zack seemed relieved and said, "Oh. For a second, I thought it was Jesus talking." That kid definitely knows how to get a laugh.

4 comments:

Jenn said...

Hey, my husband got barfed on today too! However, it was from an 18m old little boy in nursery screaming for his mom!

Gotta love Sundays!

The Morrisons... said...

I was at the pageant (my husband gets free tickets from his work, I wouldn't pay a cent :) I do agree not the most entertaining pageant, but being there made it a little more interesting! I too was hoping for a fall down the stairs...maybe next year :)

Autumn said...

We were driving up I-15 last night and I saw a billboard for the pageant and thought, "I wonder if people still watch that?"...then I thought, "Probably the same people who watch the bachelor" ;)

Brandon and Lindsay said...

I wish you guys were still in our ward so we could sit behind you! It would be nice to laugh at other people's kids, instead of scolding mine for saying things that I actually think are funny sometimes, but worried that people all around me do not appreciate. Oh well, if they don't like it they can sit elsewhere, right?

Oh, and I didn't see the pageant because we don't have cable tv, but my sil said there was a contestant named Lindsay Graham. Too bad she didn't win (or fall, which would've been more appropriate for someone with my name!)