We had three special surprises in March. First, Dave's sister's little boy decided he wanted to be baptized into our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (a.k.a. The Mormon church) . They have been inactive most of his life but have recently been coming back to church., and taking the missionary discussions. None of their kiddos have been baptized so we were all really excited when Matthew decided he wanted to be baptized. Which leads us to our second surprise . . . Dave's parents came down for the baptism meaning we got to see them again!
And third, while they were visiting, Dave's cousin, Luke Matheny, happened to be in Austin for a panel for the sitcom Maron. Luke directed several of the episodes. In 2011, Luke won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for his film God of Love. So, we all met up with Luke for dinner. He is the spitting image of a younger version of Dave's dad (with lots & lots of hair). He looks more like Dave's dad than any of the Matheny kids. It is almost uncanny! :) Their mannerisms, etc, were the same too. Wild.
~ Kevin, Katrina, Luke, Halli, & Dave ~
~ The whole gang ~
Taylor is really into all things theater so she was beyond excited to meet him! Dave hadn't seen him since they were in high school and I had never met him so it was so fun to all get together. He's quite the character, that Luke. (If you want to see his Oscar Speech, click here.) He's currently producing his first feature film starring Chevy Chase and Matt LeBlanc. So, not only am I related to someone kinda famous (in a round about way) but I now have the inside scoop on Chevy and Matt! Ya baby.
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