Bowling with the Boys ... and a friend

Joshua had one of his friends over to spend the night. To start the visit off right, we went to Whitewood Bowling lanes and tried our hand at becoming the next, great bowling sensation. Needless to say, the members of the PBA have little to fear from us.

Here's the vid ( as Jason likes to call them )

Floyd Goes Wild

It was an ordinary day in Abilene, just like it often is in small towns around America. The weather was warm and enjoyable. Family had stopped by for dinner. Everyone was having a good time. Then, it happened. The one things that no ordinary citizen of this small town would have expected: Floyd got wild.

It wasn't the normal kind of wild you might expect from most men. It was the kind that leads most of us to wonder who or what is really in control. How does a seemingly ordinary man suddenly shed all inhibitions and began acting like nobody has seen him act in a very long time?

The only answer can be ... Wii. It was Wii bowling to be exact. And life as we know it will never be the same. There's a sign post up ahead. It is The Twighlight Zone.

Jon-Jon and his friend swimming

Jon-Jon and his friend, Langston, took a few hours out today and went for a swim in the neighborhood pool. Dad is sitting on the sideline watching wishing I was at home sitting under the AC drinking at tall, cool glass of iced tea.

Big Bend Trial Run

Tomorrow morning, we will leave for a week's vacation in the Big Bend National Park. It will be a week full of hiking, good conversations and lots of beautiful scenery. Big Bend Chisos Basin where we will be staying has wonderful weather. The highs for the daytime temperature is in the lower 80's and the lows are around 65.

Even with these great temps, it's still best to wake up early in the morning and get an early start on your hike. In that regard, we thought we'd do a trial run this morning -- that is, we'd get everyone up early to practice getting an early start in the Big Bend.

Needless to say, Joshua didn't make it. He does like his sleep.

Ya'll enjoy the 100+ degree temps here in Abilene this week! ;-)

Boys Night Out

I took the boys up to ACU to run some energy off. They got thirsty and needed a drink so we stopped by the office breakroom and swilled water.

The Bird House in Cedar Gap. Flower on walking trail.

I always enjoy taking pictures of flowers when we go on hikes. I don't know what this one is called but I thought it was pretty.

Two Reasons I Don't Want to Move to DFW

Hey Brenda, This One's For You

James, Katrina and Kaylen Orend came to Abilene for a visit over the 4th of July weekend. Here's a video of a small part of the visit.

Josh Says "Hello" to His Friend in Japan

Joshua has a friend that used to live in here in Abilene for a period of time and has returned to Japan, his homeland. This friend, David T, sent Josh a letter a few months back. Josh decided he wanted to say "Hi" to David T so I suggested a video greeting. Here is that greeting.



By the way, a big "Howdy" from the entire Gibson family to the Tsuneki's!

Indian Jones Movie

I took the boys to the new Indiana Jones movie today, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The highlight of the movie for me was watching the boys eat popcorn that was absolutely drenched in a "butter-like substance" and swill cokes. They were in heaven.

I'd give the movie 2.5 out of 5 stars. It followed the same trend I see in other action-adventure movies these days: trying to explain the great mysteries of life through the Roswell, NM incident in the 1950's. Yep, it all comes down to a bunch of long-headed, big-eyed, no-chested aliens. Its a theme I see again and again in movies these days. It would be nice to have a script that dared to do something different. Besides the recurring theme, there was the usual amount of excessive gore: big red ants crawling in a man's mouth to devour him. I never have gotten used to that kind of stuff. 'Bought scared Jon to death.

I think why I give it 2.5 stars and not less is that in the end its still kind of fun to watch, except the gore and the aliens.

My advice: wait for the DVD. It will be cheaper. And you can use the money to see something a little more interesting or original.