life, liberty, and the pursuit of a big "bang"

this year for the 4th, we did what we normally do. we blew some junk up. except we got a little more creative this time. instead of investing our hard earned "dollas" at the fireworks stand on those cheap cardboard thingamagigs with firecrackers sticking out the back, we took a little trip to the local dollar general. we bought some toy boats, some orange plastic cones, and a few other things:


then we headed to val's for some homemade slip'n slide fun and what else.... that's right, you guessed it (well, some of you probably did anyway)... crawfish. i mean.. 4th of july without crawfish is like bread without butta'

here's some photos from the day:

brandi and taylor acting silly


let the sliding commence-






taylor thought i was a surfboard, apparently


mmmm... crawfish


icky fingers


benji sucking the heads (eeeewww)


val getting ready to bust into that capri sun


dad's still hungry


..... and now... onto the blowing stuff up section of this post..

taylor and her sparkler


fireworks that explode underwater??? um... heck yeah!


matt hopping around in front of a firework that acts like a strobe light


.... and what happens when you strap an artillery shell to a plastic boat??


that's right. ... "kaboom"

you can visit here for more fireworks photos.

and in the words of daffy duck-
"goodbye folkttthhh"

that poor dog

i've been playing around with some lighting techniques lately... now, why would i do this do you ask. (okay, maybe some of you didn't ask.. okay okay.. nobody asked alright! but that's okay because there's no need to ask. i'll just tell you..)

because it's fun, that's why.

well, taylor decided to bust out the slip'n slide the other day and i decided to bust out my flashes -strapped them to the swingset with bungee cords.. attached some remotes, and *voila*.. we had a grand ol' time. until she brought out the dog (that poor dog)... yeah, mackenzie (the dog) was NOT having a grand ol' time. she doesn't like being bathed in the bathtub standing still... i seriously doubt that flying down a strip of plastic at the speed of a galloping pregnant elephant, covered in strawberry soap being held in taylor's death grip thrilled her at all.

anyway- here's a few photos. enjoy.














just 9 more months 'till girl scout cookie season... woohooh.

-4th of july photos on my next post :)

little bit 'o video and a whole lotta humor

a little something to make you laugh.
(and don't be afraid to replay this 43 times- i know i did)..



oh, yeah.. and this too..



and folks, if you haven't yet seen our "wanker report" videos, please check 'em out. this is what matt and i do with time on our hands ((evil laugh))..



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and the other day we visited the the insectarium in new orleans..


you can click on matt's profile and check out other videos he's uploaded.

we're pretty interesting people, if i do say so myself :)