So when we did pumpkins for Halloween, we painted them, rather than carve them. The result was that several weeks later we were able to carve them in half and harvest the seeds. Yes, Big M is wearing surgical gloves. Apparently it was a sterile procedure, but I forgot to read the memo. Subsequently, we also failed to confirm with the patient in which direction we were to bisect the gourd, and are waiting for a malpractice lawsuit from the family of the decedent. But the seeds were yummy after Em roasted them with butter, salt and pepper.
As much as Z likes to go outside and eat dirt, he doesn't like to get caught eating dirt. Yeah, I don't know what to say.
During Big M's Birthday party (involving more than a dozen under 6 year olds and a 7 year old) Em came up with the brilliant idea of playing a Scooby-Doo twist on regular Freeze-Tag dubbed "Zombie Tag" In a recent survey of several 4-6 year olds, there's a 95% chance that I am a "very realistic" or "very scary" zombie. I don't know what the remaining 5% is, but that's statistics for you.
We also had a Scooby Doo piñata for the violent amusement of all involved. I let all the kids take a swing, but studiously avoided anyone making a kill shot until it was Big Ms turn again. The only problem with that was that by the time he had removed the blindfold, all the sugary loot had been claimed by the other meddling kids. So, in good parenting fashion, we (Em and the other moms that were there) imperialistically seized all of the ill gotten gains and socialistically divvied them up amongst the kids equally. Fortunately, no one brought up our current Commander-in-Chief and his governmental tendencies. I didn't want to have to explain the pros and cons of universal healthcare to a bunch of 5 year olds.
So, one of the presents Big M got was a snake. A few days ago, I looked out the back window and this is what I saw. When I asked him what he was up to, he very politely responded: "Here's some snake blood, it tastes really good." A little while later, Em asked him what he was doing: "Mom, I'm eating snake blood and skin. It has a lot of protein and fat. It tastes really good. Well, actually it doesn't taste very good, but it has lots of protein and fat." Of all the idols he could have, I don't suppose that
Bear Grylls is all that
bad. At the very least, maybe he'll be more open to trying new foods at dinner?
Big and Little M had some fun raking leaves in the yard. Big M raked himself a spaceship. Little M is requesting permission to come aboard.
Little M wearing the "Red Haired Monster Wig" from Big M's B-day Party. I'm not sure what I think about this look, I'm used to seeing her with short blond hair. She wasn't too keen on it anyway, so I guess I don't have to worry about her coloring her hair anytime soon. I hope.
Big M on the other hand looks absolutely fab! rocking a Red Hair Monster Wig and could easily fit in with any early 80's-early 90's
glam metal band.
So when we did pumpkins for Halloween, we painted them, rather than carve them. The result was that several weeks later we were able to carve them in half and harvest the seeds. Yes, Big M is wearing surgical gloves. Apparently it was a sterile procedure, but I forgot to read the memo. Subsequently, we also failed to confirm with the patient in which direction we were to bisect the gourd, and are waiting for a malpractice lawsuit from the family of the decedent. But the seeds were yummy after Em roasted them with butter, salt and pepper.
As much as Z likes to go outside and eat dirt, he doesn't like to get caught eating dirt. Yeah, I don't know what to say.
During Big M's Birthday party (involving more than a dozen under 6 year olds and a 7 year old) Em came up with the brilliant idea of playing a Scooby-Doo twist on regular Freeze-Tag dubbed "Zombie Tag" In a recent survey of several 4-6 year olds, there's a 95% chance that I am a "very realistic" or "very scary" zombie. I don't know what the remaining 5% is, but that's statistics for you.
We also had a Scooby Doo piñata for the violent amusement of all involved. I let all the kids take a swing, but studiously avoided anyone making a kill shot until it was Big Ms turn again. The only problem with that was that by the time he had removed the blindfold, all the sugary loot had been claimed by the other meddling kids. So, in good parenting fashion, we (Em and the other moms that were there) imperialistically seized all of the ill gotten gains and socialistically divvied them up amongst the kids equally. Fortunately, no one brought up our current Commander-in-Chief and his governmental tendencies. I didn't want to have to explain the pros and cons of universal healthcare to a bunch of 5 year olds.
So, one of the presents Big M got was a snake. A few days ago, I looked out the back window and this is what I saw. When I asked him what he was up to, he very politely responded: "Here's some snake blood, it tastes really good." A little while later, Em asked him what he was doing: "Mom, I'm eating snake blood and skin. It has a lot of protein and fat. It tastes really good. Well, actually it doesn't taste very good, but it has lots of protein and fat." Of all the idols he could have, I don't suppose that Bear Grylls is all that bad. At the very least, maybe he'll be more open to trying new foods at dinner?
Big and Little M had some fun raking leaves in the yard. Big M raked himself a spaceship. Little M is requesting permission to come aboard. 
Little M wearing the "Red Haired Monster Wig" from Big M's B-day Party. I'm not sure what I think about this look, I'm used to seeing her with short blond hair. She wasn't too keen on it anyway, so I guess I don't have to worry about her coloring her hair anytime soon. I hope.
Big M on the other hand looks absolutely fab! rocking a Red Hair Monster Wig and could easily fit in with any early 80's-early 90's glam metal band.
1 comment:
Lol, I love the snake bit - it's important to know the nutritional pros and cons of any raw animal meat you might be consuming in the wild. And your family is really cute - the picture with the Christmas tree is a keeper (I'm not trying to imply anything by the fact you're not in it, Brian - maybe you could photoshop yourself in). Anyway, we haven't seen you guys in ages it seems, and we miss you!
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