Run You Through

If you have been around Luke recently then you know--the kid is obsessed with all sports utilizing a ball (more on that later) and sword fighting. Today we talk about sword fighting. (I apologize for the lessons in sword fighting he gives to all your kids.)

Thanks to Mikey's temporary obsession with knights around Halloween, we ended up with two swords for his costume. But Luke will also turn any little thing he finds into a sword. Of course any sort of long pole works best, but smaller things will work, too. Pencils, chalk--my favorite was when he handed me one of two little blue penguins from a Wendy's kids meal and started hitting mine with his.

We are constantly trying to keep the sword fighting at bay (and safe for all kids, walls and electronics in the house.) But there is one thing that has developed that just makes the whole thing too cute to be mad about.

Just once or twice, while Lance was indulging him and his obsession, Lance pretended to get run through with the sword. Shortly thereafter Luke started doing this:
It's the cutest thing I've ever seen. And these videos aren't even his best work. I love this kid.

Under the Table

Tonight we went out to eat at the Training Table with the boys. Half way through eating our food, I noticed Mikey picking at something under the table and then little green pieces on his fingers.

My response: AHHHH! What are you doing?!!! Stop! Stop! Stop!! That is so gross!

I then proceeded to explain to Mikey, while practically ripping his fingers off with a wipe and dumping a whole bottle of sanitizer into his hand, that someone was very, very naughty and gross and put their gum under the table, which is very gross and very naughty, and sometimes people do things that are gross, and someone who was naughty....blah, blah, blah you get the idea, I couldn't stop saying it.

Mikey finally cut in: But there is a LOT. Some are hard. Some are soft.

I just stopped. I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. Lance, on the other hand, knew. He was hiding behind his food laughing so hard I thought he might pass out. Boys!