That other David. The marble one

Will and Henry have a book called “How Many Elephants in a Blue Whale” which they love.  It’s all about non-standard measurement, and using understandable units of measure to grasp the size and scope of things extraordinarily small and large.  It’s a very cool book, if a little sophisticated.

So one one page, they’re comparing the size of, I want to say, the vatican, to Michealangelo’s David.  They have these little Davids lined up next to a graphic of the Vatican.  Henry was looking at the page, and started jeering:

“Hah hah he has a penis!  I see his penis and his butt!”

Will, sighed, “Henry, that’s a statue.  All statues are naked.  They can’t move and put on clothes.”

The ball

First word

We’ve been wondering if perhaps Charlie was trying to talk a bit, but today at gymnastics there was no doubt. His first word is ball.

Busy days

Unscheduled afternoons are the best.

Robot poop

Henry says robot poop is metal. Will says it’s motor oil. They’re debating this with great sincerity.

The fabulous, fantastical tale of Henry’s missing shoe

Henry got new Keen sandals, oh, two weeks ago. They cost about $40.

One is already missing.

When you try asking Henry where his shoe is you will hear quite a story.

He thinks, variously, that the threw them in a trash can, lost them down a hole(!), or left them in a tree. The tree one is my favorite.

In that one, Henry is outside playing and climbs a tree. His foot gets stuck, and he tries to remove it, but it has also become covered in honey (bees have arrived). Thinking quickly, Henry extracts his foot, jumps to another tree while being pursued by bees, and runs in the house. Leaving his shoe on the battlefield.

I must add that Henry’s penguins think his shoe is in a river. Mer Mer penguin says it’s up on top of a building.

Now I can never eat a peanut-butter sandwich again

Henry kicked Will.

Will retaliates by tearing Henry’s paper towel.

WILL YOU WRECKED UP MY TOWEL! NOW HOW CAN I EAT MY PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH? NOW I WILL NEVER HAVE A PRANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AGAIN. EVER! AGAIN!

(I’m not totally sure why the paper towel is a prerequisite and I suggest getting a new paper towel.)

NOOOO! THIS WAS MY BEST ONE!