I am unreasonably delighted by this

Look.  LOOK!!



I would seriously like to buy a beer for the F&P engineer who must have been sittin' around in his cubicle one day, and decided to have a bit of fun.

In case this is not immediately apparent for the non-Kiwis, here is a reference.
 

A question and answer session

"Boys, what's a hot water bottle used for?"

Amiri:  "You put cold water inside it and then during the summer it gets hot so you get hot water and it won't interrupt your summer fun."

Arram:  "On a long bush walk, you carry it on your belt and you drink from it."

Boy, are they going to be confused when they discover some hotties in their beds* tonight.

*Oh yes, I am fully aware of the double entendre of that phrase for Americans.  I share it with you so that you can pause and blink for a second, as I did the other day, while discussing kids' bedtime routines with my Kiwi friends over dinner.
   

We had so much fun, we lost track of the time

It was rainy this weekend, so we got all the odds and ends out of the cupboard and did some imaginative play.  Which led to the development of this guy:

The Five-Fingered Hand Fish.

(You kind of had to be there.)

Why yes, I did superglue googly eyes to the backs of my fingers.  What, that's not how you spent your Saturday?
 

Packers vs. Bears

Happy Father's Day to the greatest Daddy and Grandpa.  A man who literally went to the ends of the earth for his kid.  What an amazing role model you are.  I love you, Dad.  Can't wait to see you again.

The old, 'Mom, I need a costume for tomorrow' routine

The children have been reading New Zealand authors recently.  Today, in honour of Margaret Mahy, it's Crazy Hair Day at school! We whipped up a crazy wig for him last night.

There's nothing crazy about this photo, except of course for the intensity of the play that preceded his crash.  I just wanted to include a photo of Arram too.