Kung Fu Kids

Well, not my kids doing kung fu but they did watch me play Kung Fu Panda for a while. We have been playing one level each day. I've been playing and they tell me what to do. It is pretty fun and I am padding my gamer score along the way.

Emma and I picked the game up at Hollywood Video for $3. At first she refused to play because she said the movie was too scary. Linc hopped right in and picked up the controller. I need to pick him up his own controller. I should buy him a blue 360 one but I want a 2nd for our PS3 and both Target and Costco have packs with a controller and game for only $5 more than the controller. Emma really wants the full version of Little Big Planet as she is pretty much finished with the demo. Sooner or later she got frustrated with him just running in circles and cries of "let me show you how to jump up there" rang throughout the house. Flashback to Super Mario in our house 1989! Only 6 levels left!!!

Just woke up from a nap.

Nothing but school and Carebears for us today. You can decide who did what.

Linc's Naptime

I have a lot of studying this week. No words...only video.

Five Fingers

These are my new Vibram Five Fingers and while it feels good to run in them my family, cat included, are utterly freaked out. Shanna is fine with me wearing them and she understands why I have them but she thinks they are weird. Emma thinks I should only be allowed to wear them at the beach. Linc is disturbed simply due to the fact that they bother his sister. The cat actually runs away from me when I come near her in these.

Apples to Apples

Why do they make it so easy for toddlers to pull the lids off? -Emma after Linc made a mess.

Testing out the new phone

I was playing with my new phone today and Emma wanted me to take a photo of her to show off her outfit.* Linc decided that if she was gonna be in the picture then he was too. Check out that face! He was making his real determined and threatening face. He looks like the cop from Terminator 2. The fact that he is out of focus actually makes him look even creepier like he is a ghost or something that isn't visible until you develop the photo.

After this we went to Toddler Play at the library. Fun was had by most. Emma was fine and she practiced writing. Linc ran around deciding he wanted to play with whatever toys other kids had. I made him give a little girl a turn with a school bus and when she was done and tried to give it back he decided he didn't want it any longer. She was insistent that he take it but he was adamant. He can't really speak so he was just grunting and saying "NOOOOO."She started crying. The mom understood the situation but I think she was a little upset that he didn't say anything. I prompted him to say "No thank you" or "Sorry" but he can't really speak. He actually tried to say "thank you" but she didn't catch it. Oh well. Both kids were OK in the end. After the play session Emma showed him how to jog the trail path around the library.

*Note the dolphin hat.

Homework stinks.

My first real post and it's pretty much nothing. This morning instead of letting the kids watch a few cartoons we played so while Linc is napping Emma could watch a movie and I could study. Lately Linc has been putting a blanket over his head and chasing us. The funny thing is that as long as part of the blanket covers his eyes he figures he is "in costume." This usually results in him waddling a few steps and then stumbling over all of the bunched up blanket. Undeterred, he will get up and chase us for another few steps growling his little growl before falling again.

Later I let them watch a couple minutes of the first Spider-Man movie. They love Spider-Man cartoons so I thought it might be a real treat to see what the "real" thing looked like. Linc was like a deer in headlights. I think Emma prefers the cartoon. The movie is PG-13 so it will be a while until we revisit that DVD. It is amazing how dated the movie looks. We have a 46" LED TV with a PS3 and you can really tell the difference between what is real and what is computer generated. Sometimes I feel like the current HD content looks great on a modern setup but anything from a couple years ago suffers.

And so it begins. I think...

My daughter Emma just finished preschool which means two things. Next year she will be in Kindergarten and for the next three months she isn't in school. She is home with me. I decided to put this blog up as a way to chronicle our Summer together. I currently work nights but by next Summer I hope to have switched careers and be working days which means this may be my last Summer home alone with her. If you know anything about my family you are probably wondering about the missing Linc. I am sure my son Lincoln will show up from time to time but for the most part I expect him to be napping while Emma and I do our best to keep this thing updated. I don't have any plans for this thing beyond getting a post up every weekday. 1 down 2 to go. Hey, it's Wednesday(technically it is Thursday but" today" and "tomorrow" is all relative when you get home from work after midnight) so I figured I could get an actual post regarding our activities up tomorrow and Friday to finish out the week. We'll see you in 12 hours.