GoPro Slide

I got a GoPro at the clinic for recording procedures and techniques. Ought to be fun for particular clients and for educational purposes. When it comes to techy things, I like to be somewhat on the leading edge. Another benefit is that I can take it home and play around with it, and in this video, Lincoln wore it to climb the playset. The kids are way into GoPro videos on YouTube, and now they can make their own!

In other news, from the ALL BOY file, I walked into the room this evening before story time where Henry was waiting for me to put on his overnight diaper. He was sitting naked, having moved his foreskin enough to expose his penis. He said with a big smile on his face, "Look, Dad, I have a snake in me." I suppose we could also put that in the YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP file. Jenn and I had a big laugh.

Grandma Gates' Birthday

Yesterday we celebrated Grandma Gates' 92nd Birthday! She's one amazing lady, and she'd have to be to carry on the mature conversations that one would have with a good friend like Hope as well as the crazy kid conversations that she has (er, tolerates) with Lincoln, Henry and especially Lydia. (Lydia is in a phase now where any word with an "ooooo" sound in it is hilarious, particularly "dude" and "poop.")

Jenn made the birthday cake, and it was her best yet. A chocolate cake with raspberry buttercream filling and a fondant covering with some beautiful flowers.
Last weekend we visited Grandma Laura & Grandpa Dave and went to the Columbus Children's Theater for a production of The Little Mermaid, Jr. The cast was made up of High School and Middle School students, and we had front row, on-the-floor seats. The kids were way into it, and it brought back all kinds of memories for Jenn of singing the entire soundtrack when she was a girl.
Prior to Sunday's trip to the theater, I had the kids all day on Saturday and we had a lot of fun playing on the playset.