The first picture is Austin and one of his best buddies Gibby, preparing for a little No Limit Texas Hold 'em poker action. The glasses are to prevent the other players from telling when you are trying to bluff, and the posturing is part of the male psych-out ritual which boys seem to have learned by age 10.
The next picture is of Braden playing in the "snow". Our neighborhood has an annual Holiday party which includes having human-made "snow" dumped on the ground near the clubhouse, one patch for the pre-schoolers to enjoy and one patch for the bigger kids. Here is Braden with a couple of kids on their patch (approx. size 10' wide x 25' long). Please note green plants and grass in background.
Finally, Saturday night we enjoyed our annual Christmas tradition of going to Starbucks for coffee and hot chocolate (5 words: Chai Egg Nog Latte - yum!) and driving around looking at Christmas lights. After a half hour or so, Braden shouts from the back seat "Look Ma-ee - it duh "kay-no". (Proper spelling would be 'cano.) We had him repeat this several times, as no one could figure out what he meant. It was not until several blocks later that we realized he was saying "volcano" in reference to the strings of light people had placed in their yard going from the ground to a tree that looked like an upside-down cone. To him this obviously looked like a volcano, so the rest of the night we all took great pleasure in pointing out the Christmas 'canos in people's yards.
"But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy." - Luke 2:10
2 comments:
Wow, comment deleted - what's that about. The poker picture is priceless - can't wait for another game - guess I may have to invest
in some shades!
I will be watching for 'canos in our neighborhood. How precious are the eyes and reflections of a 3 year old!
How I love my family and these blogsites.
Joy to the World! And is it safe to say "Merry Christmas"!
Mom
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