Wednesday, October 29, 2008

snake swim

"Hey, it's a nice day today - you guys want to take the kids
for a walk and throw the frisbee around?"



in a heavy southern accent:


upon hearing the word dangerous and forgetting
their original reason of getting in the water (the frisbee)
they plan their entrance and exit strategy.






celebrating their non-snake-bitten-selves


never, ever a dull moment. thanks jake & rebekah
_____may your mouths be ever filled with rot and decay

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hales, that is one of the funniest posts I have ever read. I would know too, because I'm about the funniest guy in the world. I loved Katie's comic book style story telling. Very awesome. Wish I could have been there for it.

adventure knitter said...

that's CRAZY! you couldn't have paid me to get into that water!

Brooke said...

Awesome story! Joey, you're my hero. Katie, I'm glad your not a widow!

Jenny said...

I didn't know you could speak snake! Maybe you can join forces with Harry to defeat Lord Voldemort. Jake would probably come too, as long as you made it sound dangerous enough.

victoria said...

nice. that was worth the wait. I've got the shudders.

Deon said...

Thanks for the GREAT laugh-- love the way you narrated it. Now that your brother is gone, ya'll need to behave. HAAHAHA!

Christie said...

CRAZIES!!! I would NEVER ever do that! Ever! yuck! My kids really enjoyed your sliding video

Katie B. said...

Thank goodness they were swimming politely.

Casey said...

Pah hah! I think the most dangerous thing we did when we visited you was play bocci. Or maybe it was eating the venison burgers of unknown age.
Loved this post. The captions were awsome!
BTW, this is Edith. My computer is so dead it's pitiful. So I'm on Casey's indefinitely.

kate said...

ahahahaha! that's awesome. did me good to hear joey giggle.

Meemer said...

oh my goodness! that made my kids wonder what i was laughing at! they all had to come and see. i love it.

Barowdwngs said...

Yyyeaaahhhhh... love joey, hate cottonmouths. Technically I can do both from the beach. Possibly even from my car - after hearing about snakes.

I'm very particular about the sorts of things I do to risk my life. I stick to eating greasy foods and online dating. I'm not as invulnerable as say Steve Irwin (grim sarcasm)…?

Micaela said...

Wow... That was too funny! Were you guys at Shelby Farms?

Rex said...

I'm glad you didn't get bit, only because I'm in Jake's body fat contest, and there probably is side effects like losing weight if you get bit by one of those critters. You should have made him eat more barbecue. GREAT POST!!!

Weavers said...

You should write comics for the funnies. This is good stuff. I'd keep all the characters but I'd come up with a cooler name for Joey...just kidding. Baby Kangaroo's are really neat.

edith said...

BTW did they ever get the frisbee?

Starley Family said...

Katie that was awesome!!! I don't believe I will be taking a swim whilst visiting you in the future...Well actually maybe with you and Luke, you guys seem to be aware of dangers.

Dave said...

Awesome post there Hales. I just hope you'll save a swim there for me when we come to visit. BTW - who was it who threw the frisbee?

Liz said...

nice work there kates. you're always good for a story!

Every story has a beginning...

Joey and Katie first met in Mr. Hawkes 3rd grade class at Valley Elementary. They became good friends in Jr. High and best friends in High School. Katie wrote to Joey on his mission in Tiajuana and Joey wrote to Katie later on her mission in Tokyo. Years later at the ripe old age of 25, these best friends finally fell in love... or maybe just realized they were already in love. They got married on January 22, 2004.

happy kids

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