Stinky Diapers

Ride 'Em... Tortoiseboy?

We took the Bomber to the zoo this morning in an attempt to wear him out before nap time.  That didn't really work out the way we'd hoped, but we had a great time while we were there.  H and Larry were very serious about checking out the birds:

and H listened attentively while Larry told him all about them:

 

Then H compared his hand to a gorilla's:

and then compared himself to a gorilla:

Then it was time for a ride on a tortoise:

I think he has a bright future as a stunt tortoise rider:

Then an elephant ride:

Waaahoooo!

And finally, it was time to head home.

My Angel Is a Centerfold

H-bomb's preschool made Mother's Day cards (as they have every year since he started there).  His first year they did the traditional footprint rose, but this year they took each kid's photograph and handprints and made a laminated flower.  This is H-bomb's:

Um. Yeah. I guess that's his centerfold pose.  The teacher told me this was the best of the photos she could get of him, but they were all like that - fist on chin, head tilted to one side, arms behind his head - he wouldn't let her take just a plain headshot. Silly boy.

I'm Twinkling As Loud As I Can!

On Saturday, the H-bomb's school had their annual May Day celebration, which is really just an excuse for the parents to see their children do (ostensibly) cute things. The theme this year was "Nursery Rhymes Come Alive" and H-bomb's class sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.  That's always been one of H's favorite songs, and he sings all the time anyway, so I didn't really think much of the fact that he's been walking around singing it at the top of his lungs for the last three weeks or so.   Apparently, though, he was getting ready for his big performance.  And he was ready. That boy can twinkle.

After you're through admiring my child, take a look at the little boy second from the right (your right, not stage right). He was not having any part of this whole twinkling thing. Also, fair warning: the lighting was low and the crowd was unruly, so this movie leaves a lot to be desired in terms of quality. To quote Larry, it's one step above the Zapruder film. (I actually think he was being too kind.)

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star from Stinky on Vimeo.