Snow Sharks

Someone was being extra mean to his shark. In the snow.

Christmas Is Going To Keep Right on Going...

Scene: the living room.  J is showing A various holiday cards he's designed.

J: "... so do you like this one (moves to next sample)... or this one ?"
A: "I like them all!"
J:  "But which one is your favorite?  Oh, I like this one.  (mutters under his breath)  Have yourself an Illuminati Christmas..."
A:  "J! J!  Why don't you add red dots to that one and make that lady."
J:  "What?"  (Thinking that it would make one of the shadows look like a cow skull).
A:  "You know, that lady who made the child."
J:  "?  The Virgin Mary?"
A:  "Yeah!  (holds out arms monster-style) You could make make her a zombie!"
J:  "A, we can't make a Virgin Mary Zombie Holiday Card (suppresses laughter) It would be disrespectful."
A:  "Why?"
J:  (Trying not to giggle) "Oh, ask M when he gets home."
A:  "Oh! You could dress her up like the Grim Reaper with a scythe and chase everybody."
J:  "A, that would really upset LGL; it's sacrilegious.---"
A:  "J! J! And then -- (Further description of sacrilegious carnage deleted to shorten time in Purgatory....)

NOVA Pays Off..

Scene:  Post-NOVA watching, pre-teeth-brushing snack time.  The anthropologist has annoyed the United States mason by making the mason and a gang of Egyptian stone masons construct a small pyramid using only mud ramps and stick levers.

A (finishing his snack): What are you going to read to me tonight?

J (walking near the bookshelf): I don't know... (various inappropriate titles flash through his mind) maybe...

A:  "Butt-cracks of the Ancient Past!"

J: (turning and failing to keep a straight face) Um...

A:  (laughing too hard to use a serious-dramatic documentary voice) "Butt-cracks of the Ancient Past!"

J: (like a laughing Centurion from Life of Brian):  N-no.

Photo Dump

There haven't been updates lately, but here are some photos.

First Fireworks

Someone's been saving his money. So M decided that it was time to teach him how to light fuses.

Blowing Up a Balloon

A got to help blow up a balloon. He was only slight disappointed when no explosives were involved.

Meanwhile....

Grandma M rests with some friends.  In the distance, performers are singing, "Clang! Clang! Clang! Went the trolley.  Ding! Ding! Ding! Went the bell..."

C3P0 Would Be Pleased

Scene:  Hollywood Park, Disney World.  Everyone has just exited the Star Tours ride.  Some of the adults are holding their stomachs after the 3D ride.

A (looking up at J with the most sincere face ever):  "J, thank you for taking me on that ride."
J (somewhere between surprised and about ready to fall over from the excessive cuteness):  "You're welcome."
A moves over to the next adult to thank them....

Disney World

 We're back from visiting Disney World with Grandma M, Aunt M, Aunt M and Cousin K, V, and everyone.  The first day we went to the Animal Kingdom.






The second day we went to the Magic Kingdom.  The gravestones outside the Haunted House are musical.






It was fun dressing up as President McKinley when we went to the Hollywood Park.








We returned to the Animal Kingdom on our last day...








... and met a lot of characters.

Lemonade

Scene:  Morning in the home.  We're preparing for a performance.

J (singing):  "You'll be fine, you'll be great, -um- that shining star I talk about is . . . ah"
A:  "Fake!"
J: "Fake? (clutches heart)
M: "You're one smart cookie."

Victorian Screen Time

We visited a local Victorian home filled with cool items and it is surprisingly kid friendly.

Swim Lesson

Model Rocket Launch

Simple Drawing

 It art!

Easter Update

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Whew. What a weekend. We've had more holiday celebrations than since Christmas. Here are some photos.

New Airplane

A has been reading about, um, airplanes.






He really wanted an airplane that would shoot missiles. We didn't get him one.




The plane didn't have any controls, so it made random turns.








Also, it was powered by an electric motor, so it could fly far distances. Really.

Blindsided Again....

Scene:  The living room.  Late afternoon.  A and J are sitting on the couch reading a thank you card.

A:  "...Thank you and warm witches."

J:  "Heh.  (imagines witches in scarves warming their hands over the cauldron)  Actually, bud, that's 'warm wishes.'  But warm witches is pretty funny. (continues imagining warm witches ala Gary Larson and Sandra Boyton.)  How do you think we could keep witches warm?"

A: (channelling his inner Jacob & Wilhem Grimm)  "Put them in an oven?"

J:  "Uh, that's not quite what I was thinking."