Oscar Stew

 

It’s been over two years since the last time we did a “one hit wonders” gallery. In the past these posts contained fun/funny/awkward/etc pictures of the kids doing random things that weren’t part of a story. This one feels more like a bunch of mini-stories, all of which we don’t want to forget. Fire away!

It’s graduation day in Brinleytown today (we’ll talk about that soon) but what would graduation mean if you didn’t know where she started? Once upon a time there was a little girl who told the world what she was all about…

Those all look like fun things about Brinley, but did you know she’s also quite a risk-taker? We finally muscled up the courage to roast some brussels sprouts. We actually enjoyed these broccoli-tasting leafy delights. Brinley gave this veggie a thumbs up, which means a lot coming from a 6 year-old!

One of the side effects of eating too many brussels sprouts is hairy spider eyes.

They might also give you the desire to wash your sister while half-naked…Oh the horror!

Deep in the Jungle of Suburbia, some animals have evolved and learned to provide for themselves…

Take this rare horned dwarf elephant for example: The large changes this creature has made make it almost seem as though it is not an elephant at all!

She has shed her horns, grown a longer shaggy coat of fur on her head, and has developed opposable thumbs!

As I approached this mysterious beast with great caution, I could not imagine what other changes might have taken hold. The animal stopped and stared at me for a moment, as if deciding whether I was a meal or a menace…or both!

I quickly discovered that this critter had developed a strong liking for clementine oranges that had drifted from the Island of Corian.

I checked my watch; it was almost noon. There was no reason this wild thing should be sleepy. Had she also become nocturnal? Maybe the clementine oranges were causing some kind of sedative effect?

The eleaphant sighed, belly full and contented, then disappeared back into the jungle…

Self-reliant Rowan is also a high-maintenance girly-girl. Case in point:

But honestly, how do you get nail polish on your forehead, ear, and ankle while painting your toes?

Le Scoob might not have a very big part in this post, but rest assured that this dude is busy! Drew enjoyed family recipe day with our favorite pot o’ gold!

Something else we are really enjoying is being mostly done with our interior painting. The main floor is done, and we even painted the front door! All we have left is the bedrooms…woot!

Hey Mommy! Eleanor’s got something to tell you…shhh, it’s a secret!

Hear ye, hear ye! Eleanor can descend stairs…this is NOT good news.

Hair out, shirt up, socks loose…the boys are sure to notice! Get that hoochie back inside!

Cross the laces, put the bunny in the hole; wrap the loops around the ears…

Loop the loop around the loop and we’ve come to the end…the bitter end…

…Brinley (and Ryan) can now tie shoes. Hooray!

We want an encore! Alright!

The premiere of the big show finally arrived, and these two blonde bombshells arrived together wearing the latest in high fashion…

Hold on a second! These dresses are the same! How embarrassing! Oh wait, they’re not quite the same. See, mine is one of a kind. Mine is too! Oh yeah?! Well, mine is…(sigh)…

Another Sunday, another premiere…and Rowan doesn’t even want to know if Brinley has the same dress…

Like we said, Drew was pretty scarce in this post. But that has a lot to do with him being abducted by aliens. At least they couldn’t scan his brain. See ya Drew!