Survived A Wedding

A went to a wedding.  It was really nice, and we learned a few things.

1. We have to school our faces, or A will ask (loudly) "Why are you laughing?"
2. Church organs with foot pedals are really loud
3. Reception chairs dressed with wide ribbons are an opportunity for veil dancing
4. There's nothing like a party to keep you awake until 11 PM

A behaved well (except for the Poking Incident), and really liked the bagpiper. 

With Cat-Like Tread

The other day, A and I were playing a duet.  I was on recorder and he was on harmonica.  I was playing the overture of the Pirates of Penzance.  A was able to play the orchestra punches in the right place.  By a happy circumstance, the instruments were in tune with each other. 

Hair Cut?

We asked A, "Do you want your hair cut?"

"It will be forever," I added.  "Once it's done it will take a while for it to grow back."

He paused from the top of the ladder where he was pruning the cherry tree.  "Yeah."

"I can give him a trim," I said.

"Uh," said M.  "A, do you want to go to a barber's, or do you want J to cut your hair."

"Trimmers," he whispered.

So the question is, after A turns 3 in a few weeks, does anyone want a lock of his hair?  Or is that too Victorian?

Yelling

A has entered the yelling phase.  Yesterday he fell off of a step and smacked onto the floor.  When I rushed over to help him up he kind of lost it and shouted, "I'll do it MYSELF!"  

I think he thought I wanted to help him down the stairs (I wanted to make sure he hadn't broken a wrist.)  He rushed to the top of the stairs and went down them.  We'll have to work on being more gracious.  

Nautical Art

A says this painting is very good.  It reminds him of the Pirates of Penzance (mostly because it he wants it to be a picture of a pirate).   

A adds that the picture might be "The Vikings of Penzance."  

I think it looks a little like a fish.  But maybe it's a shark feeding frenzy. 

Memorial Weekend

We spent some time with Grandma and Grandpa.  A says it was fun.   Despite taking lots of pictures, only the three I took today came out -- the rest make A look like a strung-out clone of Richard Simmons.  

A wants people to know that "a fleets" is a kind of flower.  It's pink.  And blue.  (I have no idea what what he's talking about.)

I think he'd say more, but he seems to be a little unfocused right now.

Painting

A's been in an art class.  So far painting has been the most enthusiastic project -- at least he learned that red and blue make purple.  I think this is my favorite picture he's painted.