when you overhear your eldest son giving his last will and testimony to his brothers.
He eventually changed it several times during the course of their Bunkbed Olympics, but I was reading in the living room when I first heard Aidan declaring:
"I leave Bowzer to the whole family. I leave my wii to Sean. I leave my derby car to Nolan. And I want the lava lamp buried with me."
Bowzer is his fish. The lava lamp is a new addition to their bedroom, compliments of Brian's Grateful Dead era.
I got up, looked in, and decided to capture it on video before putting an end to it. Youtube required me to switch the Van Halen song for a new one. One of Aidan's goals for the summer is to learn how to edit video. Don't know how far we'll get with his hour-long version of Perseus vs Medusa, but this was a good start.
Wahoo wahoo wahoo!!! I'm your biggest blog fan...SERIOUSLY!
ReplyDeleteI love your boys and wish we were about 4000 miles closer.
Yay, Stephanie! You are my mama-guru & inspiration. Next time we gather, I'll be bringing a laptop and asking you to help me "slurp" this blog (assuming I don't desert it!).
ReplyDeleteYou & Angie are the only two I've shared the url with so far...not sure if it will go public, but it was SO nice to see your comment pop-up! Come move to Moab, at least for the winter!
Oh, I can't get enough of this silly video Deirdre. Seriously funny with Nolan being put in the closet! I thought about showing it to the kids, but then remembered that we also have a bunk bed and I'm not really up for leaps from the sky ;)
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I showed the video to the kids this morning...they are off to build a pit now. I'm a bit worried as Lotus is very enthusiastic and I don't think he'll agree with watching from the closet ;)
ReplyDeleteHee hee, CeCe! We claim no responsibility for any injuries sustained or years taken off Mama's life by just watching her children jump:)
ReplyDeleteWe've always had a strict "no jumping off" policy, and thankfully they get that it was a rare event. Nolie was content just to jump into the pit from the floor, but I could see Lotus doing the real thing!
I love the comment about not showing the kids followed by the next day's "I showed them"---that's totally me too!