my day keeps gettin' better and better

there's this couple who goes to our church, mac and betty. they have 3 adorable children and are just an awesome family. betty always has funny stories about her kids...always. jared, the middle one, is the one we hear the most about. some of us have suggested to betty that she start a blog for all these stories so that everyone else can enjoy them too. lo and behold, she listened! her title is hilarious!

i even have my own "jared" story. now, jared is one of those kids who always speaks his mind. it doesn't matter where we are (church) or what we're doing (praying), jared will make his opinion known. a few years ago, when jared was about 4 or 5 i think, we were in church and my dad was praying. i don't remember exactly why we were praying, but dad was starting to get a little long-winded. kelli and i have a plan in place for alerting my dad when this happens when he's preaching, but not when he's praying (aren't we good little pks?). anyway, jared had had enough, and in a voice loud enough to be heard by everyone, he said, "AMEN, PASTOR! AMEN."

that taught my dad to say long prayers, especially when jared's around.

what are you waiting for?! go take a peek...

here are mac and betty's kids at our christmas banquet just last month. cute, yes?