3.17.2014

treasured

The boys, all three of them, have been playing this treasure hunt game.  It seems to involve pirates and leprechauns and gold coins and the occasional marching band cymbaleer.  Tuck sits for lengthy periods of time, drawing maps that depict trails around chairs with four legs and tables with six, past doors with eight glass panes and between toy baskets filled with balls.  Tolliver wanders around making mean pirate faces and loud pirate noises, raising his shoulders and lifting his arms in a way that makes him appear larger than he is, searching for the two xylophone sticks that mark the spot.  Andy pulls a book from the shelf, Pirates Don't Change Diapers, an impromptu read aloud that also serves as a let's-sit-down-for-a-minute opportunity.  Like pirates, the boys have a way of plundering every last ounce of energy we have.  Discarded paper and metal pot lids litter the floor, the room is full of pink cheeks and laughter, lickable fingers and chocolaty lips.  The boys have discovered a small pot of treats, and Andy is off to make another pot of coffee before the next round.

2 comments:

Poppy John said...

Jenni Baby,

Social media tips which you should follow...

1) Never broadcast when you will be on vacation or away from home.

2) NEVER display valuables or how to find them in your house. A...
M-A-P?? You should know better!

L2A

Adam and Vicky said...

Ask Tuck what he thinks of Vanessa's plan to trap a leprechaun -- she dictated the following for him. She would go to the store and buy a plunger and rope. First she would tie one end of the rope to make a small rope circle, also known as a lasso. Next, she would tie the other end of the rope to the plunger and once she sees a leprechaun step in the small circle, she will throw the plunger far away to stick to a tree so the leprechaun will smack his face on the tree. You will never see the leprechaun again.