Welcome to a video version of Das Not Funny! Friday.
Y'all, superheroes have been a big deal in our house for a long time now. Remember that time Lucas was being a superhero and punched Luke in the junk? That still makes me laugh out loud, no matter how much my hormones are out of control.
Anyway, Lucas waxes and wains between wanting to be a superhero and wanting to be a cowboy, whose cap gun isn't nearly as lethal as his death stare.
The stick horse makes the picture.
Most of the time, the big girls will play "Super Hero Squat" with him. Last week, the older 3 watched something on TV where the superheroes wore masks. It took our superheroing to a whole new level.
I spent a ridiculously small amount of time fashioning the worst masks on the planet. I secured them to my children's heads using elastic headbands. I tied towels and various other fabrics around their necks with hair ties. Clearly I was trying to break every rule of Strangulation Prevention 101.
But my kids were happy.
When Luke called on his way home from work, I asked if he wanted to tell the kids about the new baby that night at dinner. We decided we would, but we wanted it to be in a creative and fun way.
Don't you dare judge us for our lack of creativity. I had about 20 minutes and 12 hands all over me while I brainstormed my heart out. This is what we came up with.... (You may have to view it full screen because I'm a genius and recorded it on our iTouch, not even thinking about it being so stinkin' tall.)
Y'all, superheroes have been a big deal in our house for a long time now. Remember that time Lucas was being a superhero and punched Luke in the junk? That still makes me laugh out loud, no matter how much my hormones are out of control.
Anyway, Lucas waxes and wains between wanting to be a superhero and wanting to be a cowboy, whose cap gun isn't nearly as lethal as his death stare.
The stick horse makes the picture.
Most of the time, the big girls will play "Super Hero Squat" with him. Last week, the older 3 watched something on TV where the superheroes wore masks. It took our superheroing to a whole new level.
I spent a ridiculously small amount of time fashioning the worst masks on the planet. I secured them to my children's heads using elastic headbands. I tied towels and various other fabrics around their necks with hair ties. Clearly I was trying to break every rule of Strangulation Prevention 101.
But my kids were happy.
When Luke called on his way home from work, I asked if he wanted to tell the kids about the new baby that night at dinner. We decided we would, but we wanted it to be in a creative and fun way.
Don't you dare judge us for our lack of creativity. I had about 20 minutes and 12 hands all over me while I brainstormed my heart out. This is what we came up with.... (You may have to view it full screen because I'm a genius and recorded it on our iTouch, not even thinking about it being so stinkin' tall.)
Things I love about this video.
1) The look on Luke's face as I pan the camera around to him, whilst asking him if we have another superhero. In his Type A mind he's thinking, "Woman! We did NOT rehearse this. WHAT SHOULD I DO!?!"
2) At 0:49 seconds in and Aaron and Olivia begin their tirade of questions and attention gainers."Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! DADDY! DADDY! DADDY!!!"
I also love that our other children are completely unfazed by their chaos and continue on with their life, like it's normal.
I also love that our other children are completely unfazed by their chaos and continue on with their life, like it's normal.
3) "MOMMA'S BURFDAY!" Eh, so not everyone hits the mark the first time. Maybe she should change her name to something besides Super Speed.
4) At 1:40 Lucas punches Elizabeth for saying we need another boy. Obviously he's not willing to share his Super Hero status.
5) "Before your Anniversary?" That would be seemingly a good question, except I'm willing to bet she has no idea when our Anniversary is.
6) The yelling to say, "STOP YELLING PLEASE!"
7) The random bowling pin at 2:14 and how I didn't miss a beat. (It was courtesy of Aaron, by the way.)
8) The Ella Goat eating the baby's foot. And her subsequent response.
9) "Do, do, do doot, doot! I'm gonna have........................................" Insert the longest pause ever while she counts her siblings. Almost like she's never counted them all before.
10) "Can I be a big brother again?" Followed by, "Wooooohooooooo! BAM! BAM! BAY-BAY!"
and finally, perhaps the thing that makes me laugh most,
11) "CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE."
If you ever wondered what a typical evening is like for us, this is it. This is real life y'all. REAL LIFE. Perfectly displaying each of their personalities.
Happy Friday!