Star Wars

The little guy walks to school with a friend most days, and they are both obsessed with Star Wars. It's cute. I was walking home from lunch with the kids on Saturday, and they both had sticks they were pretending were light sabers.

My legs and arms were chopped off over and over again, but they kept me safe from all the storm troopers!

Rawr!

The little guy got these two hats a long time ago, but both kids love them. Here they are being dragons together:

They are so funny when they play with each other!

Grrrrrrrowl!

The kiddles pretended to be dragons tonight, then bears, then puppies, then lions. They built themselves a pretty cool cave on the couch!

What a cutie-pie! I mean, what a terrifyingly ferocious creature!

Medical Care

The kids decided I was sick a couple of nights ago. Luckily for me, they have a doctor's kit! They took my temperature several times (it ranged from four to two hundred and six, so I was clearly quite unwell). They also took my blood pressure and gave me several shots in the armpit.

After the last of the shots, they declared that I was all better. What a night!

One Problem

The trouble with pretending to be asleep...

... is that you might end up taking an hour and a half long nap in the middle of the living room floor. What a goober.

Bedtime?

The little guy used the couch cushions to make the baby a bed at the bottom of the stairs. He put two chairs around it so he and I could both sit and watch her sleep.

How sweet? She's a good sport, at least.

Make Believe

The kids get a huge kick out of pretending to be asleep-- I don't really know why. It's hilarious, though, because they are SO bad at it. They giggle with every fake snore.

Weirdos

The little guy used to be a burrito when he got out of the tub. Lately, though, they've both been pretending to be eggs that hatch into puppies. I have no idea where this came from, but it involves lots of barking and giggling.

They are so, so, so strange.

Indoor Beach

The kids set up an indoor beach this weekend-- a construction paper sun taped to the wall, beach towels on the floor, and drinks with straws (!!!). Here they are eating a picnic dinner on the beach!

It's easier to eat yogurt at an indoor beach than an outdoor one.

Food Truck?

While I was cooking dinner the other night, the kids carried their play kitchen into the dining room and got their own dinner together.

They are on top of this mobile-food trend!

Yikes!

I think I'm glad the little guy will be walking to school next year-- look at what he made with Legos after breakfast today! It's a wreck on the interstate. A plane hit a car and the police and a tow truck are on the scene.

There are even traffic cones!

Kind of cool, kind of scary.

Toys, Schmoys

Sometimes I don't know why we bother having a play area full of toys! The kiddos spent a whole evening pretending to be hermit crabs and/or puppies:

Well, the little guy was pretending to be a hermit crab and a puppy. The baby was doing whatever he told her to do.

Mushrooms for Everyone!

Our yard is full of mushrooms-- all different colors-- sprouting all over the place. It kind of adds another dimension to the general "weed" theme we have going.

Anyway, the kids had a blast playing with mushrooms this evening.

They had a whole mushroom family going!

Mimic

The baby has started wandering around with the phone to her ear saying "Hello?" just like her brother used to do. Here she is having a very serious conversation about something.

I love her little dimpled knuckles!

Ninja!

We should probably invest in some dress-up clothes, because this is the little dude's homemade ninja outfit:

I can't even with this kid.

Nosy Nosy Nosy

There are some new houses going up by the playground in our neighborhood. I was curious to see how the construction was coming along, so the little guy and I walked over while the baby took a bath (Eric supervised bath time).

We had a very nice walk-- we even heard two woodpeckers! A couple blocks from our house, the little guy pretended to be asleep so I could carry him home. Lucky me!

Ahoy!

While we were visiting my parents, we spent a nice morning at the Museum of Florida History. One of my favorite parts as a kid was the helm of the river boat, and our kids liked it too! The little guy was busy steering and the baby kept trying to toddle to her death (off the side, down the stairs, you name it).

Puppet Show!

Some nights, the little guy puts on a bedtime puppet show. They are always completely hilarious and bizarre. Here's one act (of three) from tonight:
 And here's a transcript, in case you need it:

(Faint sounds of the FSU war chant, coming from Cimarron, a.k.a. Mr. Southie)

Mr. Southie: Hey! My name is Mr. Southie!

Me: Your name is Mr. Southie?

Mr. Southie: Yeah. Southie is my first name, and Mister is my middle name, and Griff is my last one!

Me: Oh. Well it's nice to meet you Mr. Southie. Can you sing a song?

Mr. Southie: Well, my mom can but I can't.

Me: Oh yeah?

Mr. Southie: I can't sing any, but-- I just can sing Away in a Manger, but I won't do it right now. Bye!

Me: Bye.

End scene. 

Cleanliness

Our daycare has an excellent hand-washing policy, so the baby has been washing her hands in a sink since March. She cruised over to the play kitchen yesterday, and look!

She's washing her hands!

Hilarious!