Paparazzi Practice

“Can’t you people just leave me alone? I’m trying to have a nice drink with my family, in my own living room! I’m calling the cops! Where’s my elmo phone?!”

The Shortest Distance between Two Points

…is through someone else’s lap.

The Boy played musical baby on the laps of all Momma’s friends from church. And when he wanted to travel, say from Mrs. Amy to Mr. Luke, Mr. Eric was just a passing fancy. Sorry Mr Eric!!

The Boy – Then and Now

Midnight Playtime

Apparently, 12 am is a great time to wake up and play. Here, the Boy is watching Pysch. It’s too late to care about him watching TV! Maybe it’ll put him to sleep.

Wish Momma luck!

Barbara Manatee…

… You are the one for me!!

Mimi and Papa Strat took the Boy, Momma and Daddy to Homosassa State Park, which sounds suspiciously like “Home Assassin State Park” if you aren’t familiar with the area. The Boy saw manatees, a hippo, jumping fish, pink birds, bald eagles, and all other native Florida wildlife.

He also saw non-native wildlife, which was eagerly trying to escape:

Whaddya Mean, 16?!

 

Letting Harper stretch his legs during the car trip to Florida.

Play Time at Kelly Park

Over Memorial weekend, the Boy’s Mimi and Papa Strat took him to Kelly Park in Orange County, Florida. This county park has a great natural spring that flows clean for about a mile and is open to the public to float or swim down. The Boy thought the water was a little too cold for his taste, but Momma and Daddy thought it was relaxing and refreshing.

Momma and the Boy floated down the spring, running into weeds and rocks, and sharing the stream with fish completely unafraid of the human element. Momma and Mimi spent lots of time chatting and catching up. Uncle Jed kept poking Papa Strat while he was trying to rest, pouring cold water on his head and generally jabbing the metaphorical sleeping dragon in the eye.

Auntie LE practiced her swimming and Daddy scraped himself on the rocks, lost his sunglasses and burned himself. Only Aunt Livy stayed home; the spring water gives her hives. But she had a good time too, playing Sims 3 on the computer.

A good day had by all!