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Vampire Incognito, a photo by BelchSpeak on Flickr. Cartney had a blast trick-or-treating at his friend’s block party last night. It was a sight to behold as almost two-dozen kids trooped as a gang around the neighborhood swarming surprised residents at their doors.
about 1 year ago - No comments
My four-year-old boy asked me why he couldn’t eat candy before bedtime. Without really thinking about it, I explained that the Cavity Monsters would eat the sugar off his teeth and put holes in them. This shocked the boy. “Are cavity monsters good guys?” he asked. He is always concerned with the moral alignment of…
about 1 year ago - No comments
Uncle Rusty had an opportunity to watch all three of his young nephews, and he very quickly had them acting their hearts out for this cute video.
about 1 year ago - No comments
Disaster is Imminent, a photo by BelchSpeak on Flickr. A Lazy Saturday Night. The boy and I are building towers of terror for unsuspecting Lego employees while I rebuild a laptop I had lying around with Ubuntu. My son is telling me about the casualties of his tower of terror. Seems that the bodies get…
about 1 year ago - No comments
Today was really mild in the NOVA area and we had a great opportunity to explore the neighborhood after Cartney’s daycare. We encountered what is turning into a swamp- an area that is no longer properly draining, causing the soccer field to flood pretty badly. Water has slowly receded over the past few days exposing…
about 1 year ago - No comments
The following is a much-delayed and heartfelt thanks to Sabra for a gift that continues to play a large role in the lives of our family: Sorry its been so long wince we chatted or wrote, but I thought I’d update you on the Blue Camel you so kindly sent our son, Cartney. The camel…
about 1 year ago - No comments
Painting a Toy Car, originally uploaded by BelchSpeak. Before bedtime, Cartney wanted to tackle an art project. He had picked up a wooden toy car at an art show and was asking if he could paint it blue, add eyes and a mouth, and paint the wheels. Of course, as a bonus, he gets to…
about 1 year ago - No comments
I have a couple of friends that are terrified at the thought of birds crawling all over them. Cartney shows no such fear. Well, maybe he did get a little freaked when one got on his head. And no one got pooped on, which is awesome.
about 1 year ago - No comments
Summer Stickiness, originally uploaded by BelchSpeak. Summertime is often a sticky thing for a four year old. Yesterday Cartney befriended a playground slug. Convinced it could talk, he carried it four blocks back to the house where he insisted to Mom that he be allowed to keep it in his room. A fight ensued and…
about 2 years ago - No comments
Cartney helped Mom yesterday to make cakes for her cakepops she creates. Here he’s cracking eggs for the cake and there are more than a few accidents.
about 1 year ago
VERY COOL! Great to see y’all yesterday!