Continuing the moments …..
~ All three of us became frenzy obsessed with:
The description from, umm, The Candy Store says, “Crunchy corn and oat rings, filled with graham cracker bits, crispy rice and honey – cholesterol free.”
So SO good. You really taste the cholesterol free. We only wanted to do right by our little niece, looking out for her health and all. Plus, she had some extra bowls, so she is now probably cholesterol free herself.
You know, it’s just all about the kiddos.
~ All three of us also became obsessed with:
ROCKET BALLOONS!!
Which we launched in our house. Which made a huge, hilarious noise. Which made all three of us scream bloody murder. But we just could NOT stop doing it. We are normally so quiet, our neighbors thought something was really really wrong. “No, just rocket balloons … you gotta problem widdat, Jibbly?”
~ The three of us, also obsessive — particularly the Little Peep — about:
WIG OUT!!
Wig Out is one of a cool series of games called 12-minute games, because, well, they only take 12 minutes, duh, and even the most buttery of lumps can find the DAMN time to do that! You may even remain SEATED, spreading the butter nice and thick on the nearest doughy chair if you like.
Anyway, these games are really fun and super easy to play. With this one, you just try to get rid of all your cards first by laying down pairs of weird hairdo people or matching the weird hairdo piles already there. You are racing against the other player in a mad dash free-for-all. First person done yells, “WIG OUT!!”
Piper was great at this game. I was so happy because I know she usually feels left out of the more adult games my family plays when we all get together. This game is for 6+, but I think younger kids with a good visual sense will catch on, no problem. Piper sure did. (This has now turned into a game review. Oh, well.) She actually — legitimately — won the first round we played, threw up her arms and yelled out:
“TACKY!!”
I laughed and she pointed to the game box.
“Well, I fought I was s’posed to say ‘TACKY’!!”
You know, if you look at the woman on the box, she had a point. I don’t think she knew she did, which was why I was giggling so hard. I think I like her declaration of victory even better.
Go check out more of these games here. But also check out Target. I think that’s where I got mine. Definitely gonna get some more because, frankly, I thought it was fun, too.
You called him Jibbly! ROTFL! Father Jibbly! Can’t…breathe…
Wow. Loved reading all of your Piper antics. Anytime you wanna borrow a kid, lemmeno.
You are the best aunt ever! What a fabulous weekend. I just love that little girl.
The g-kids live here, but we don’t indulge her much, b/c we see them all the time and who wants to live with brats?
(Not that Piper could ever be one- she’s too sweet.)
So the out-of-state grandparents provide all the super-fun when they come to visit. A nice balance.
I do let her eat Parmesan cheese directly out of a bowl. Wild and crazy, I know.
Ditto Missy.
I am getting some great ideas for my precious girl, though. Why do Aunties feel the need to jam-pack every single moment with crazy fun? It’s like a contest to see how much fun we can cram into every second. I’m guilty. But I hadn’t thought of some of *this* creativity before. Truly original.
And parmesan cheese out of a bowl is just… inspired.