Oscar Stew

We had a family feud the other day. I found Brinley in her princess get-up crying her eyes out because Drew wouldn’t marry her. Drew is usually willing to do anything to please Brinley, but marrying his sister was crossing the line. At least that is what Daddy kept saying. It only took me a few seconds to figure out what the real problem was: She didn’t really wanted to get married, she just wanted prince charming to dance with her. Because that’s what getting married is all about, right? Thanks Disney…

Once they started dancing it was hard for me to keep up with them, let alone focus the camera correctly. The only thing I could see were flashes of pink and a gigantic smile on a certain three year olds face.

Brinley was totally over the moon. If you couldn’t tell.

Taking it down a notch…time for the slow dance.

The blushing bride.

And then the real fun began. The whirring and twirling. Around and around, and around again. weeee!

There goes that blurry flash of pink. Makes me dizzy just looking at it.

And they danced happily ever after…

CAUTION: For those with weak constitutions or who become ill at the sight of blood, viewer discretion is advised…

Today we were tooling around town getting errands done, and as a reward for good behavior we decided to stop at Sonic (during happy hour, of course) to enjoy some delicious treats.

Daddy went to “gently wipe” the excess ice cream from Drew’s face, and that’s when it happened: Drew lost his first tooth!

After the victim recovered from the shock, the evidence was recovered and displayed proudly. The jury is still out on whether Daddy will be forgiven of his crime. He claims that the tooth was already loose and that the plaintiff had been wiggling it for several days. We’ll see how generous the Tooth Fairy will be…

The very idea of making money off used teeth caused a handsome gap-tooth smile.

Being in close proximity to Drew caused much concern for Brinley. She went through various checks to verify she would not have to suffer through such trauma as well.

Or maybe she was jealous?

Drew and I have a tradition. Every Tuesday after school we hightail it over to Sonic. It’s perfect because Brinley is at ballet and Rowan is usually sleeping in her carseat. We have a good 30 minutes to sit and hangout before it’s go-time again.

He eats, we look through his Tuesday Folder, check out the notes from his teacher and review his work from the last week.

Just me and him. That doesn’t happen very often these days.

And then it’s back to the rat race. Picking up Brinley, carpooling, homework, and dinner. The usual stuff.

I think it’s a nice break in the week for both of us.