Calvin also came bearing gifts. One my personal favorites is this card Sophia (his sister) made for Haps and Charlotte. We hung it on the fridge and it makes me smile to see such a nice card from Sophia every time I walk into the kitchen.
Showing posts with label Nacho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nacho. Show all posts
July 30, 2014
Nacho Average Cousins
Our nephew Calvin is in Minnesota for about ten days, visiting from San Antonio. He is spending a good chunk of it at Wolf Ridge for a summer camp but will also spend some time with us. Calvin's visit is very exciting for Charlotte. He was here for one night before heading to camp. In the morning he was in the room with Big Nacho and said, "Hey Emily, that's Nacho average cat." Emily laughed and Charlotte overheard that and then she heard Emily retelling the joke to me later that day. So now Charlotte insists we call Big Nacho by his new official name because Calvin deemed it so. So according to Charlotte, Big Nacho is the in the past and from here on out we call him "Nacho Average Cat." And to Charlotte's credit, that is what she calls him too.
Calvin also came bearing gifts. One my personal favorites is this card Sophia (his sister) made for Haps and Charlotte. We hung it on the fridge and it makes me smile to see such a nice card from Sophia every time I walk into the kitchen.
Calvin also came bearing gifts. One my personal favorites is this card Sophia (his sister) made for Haps and Charlotte. We hung it on the fridge and it makes me smile to see such a nice card from Sophia every time I walk into the kitchen.
May 06, 2013
Funny Game
Over the weekend our house was invaded by a few wasps. We are still sorting where the hive is or if we even have one. But we definitely had a few of them in our house. Big Nacho did his best to kill them, but unfortunately I had to step in.
Having a wasp flying around is stressful enough as it is, but when you couple it with Emily's extreme fear of all things that sting, it was pretty easy for Charlotte to realize that something dramatic was happening. I killed the first one in front of her by smacking it off a wall with a towel and then stomping on it. Charlotte looked a little stressed out and very confused as it all went down, so I just told her I was wasp dancing.
Five minutes later she had her blanket and was whipping it around the room and then stomped on the floor and told me she was wasp dancing.
Later that day she was hanging out on her potty upstairs, waiting for the magic of urination to happen, when I isolated wasp #2 in our bedroom next door to hers. So I told Charlotte I was going to go play a funny game in the bedroom (exactly why I said this is beyond me; I think I was just keep from feeling unnecessarily worried). This wasp was way more aggressive than the previous wasp, yet I was stuck with the same dumb weapon, a towel. Eventually I killed the thing but not before madly slapping the wall and blinds with a towel repeatedly.
Today I was making dinner and Charlotte was playing by herself in the living room when she suddenly came running into the kitchen announcing "I'm gonna play daddy's funny game" and then proceeded to smash the cabinets, fridge, and stove with her toy hammer. As an aside, I fantasize about taking a hammer to our cabinets, too. Only with a sledge kind, not a toy kind.
I was able to coax Charlotte into playing the "funny game" one last time for the video but the video does not reflect all the frantic energy Charlotte had when she first came into the kitchen and played the funny game for her own sake and not mine.
Also, I think we need to invest in a fly swatter. Cats and towels are inefficient ways to fight wasps.
Having a wasp flying around is stressful enough as it is, but when you couple it with Emily's extreme fear of all things that sting, it was pretty easy for Charlotte to realize that something dramatic was happening. I killed the first one in front of her by smacking it off a wall with a towel and then stomping on it. Charlotte looked a little stressed out and very confused as it all went down, so I just told her I was wasp dancing.
Five minutes later she had her blanket and was whipping it around the room and then stomped on the floor and told me she was wasp dancing.
Later that day she was hanging out on her potty upstairs, waiting for the magic of urination to happen, when I isolated wasp #2 in our bedroom next door to hers. So I told Charlotte I was going to go play a funny game in the bedroom (exactly why I said this is beyond me; I think I was just keep from feeling unnecessarily worried). This wasp was way more aggressive than the previous wasp, yet I was stuck with the same dumb weapon, a towel. Eventually I killed the thing but not before madly slapping the wall and blinds with a towel repeatedly.
Today I was making dinner and Charlotte was playing by herself in the living room when she suddenly came running into the kitchen announcing "I'm gonna play daddy's funny game" and then proceeded to smash the cabinets, fridge, and stove with her toy hammer. As an aside, I fantasize about taking a hammer to our cabinets, too. Only with a sledge kind, not a toy kind.
I was able to coax Charlotte into playing the "funny game" one last time for the video but the video does not reflect all the frantic energy Charlotte had when she first came into the kitchen and played the funny game for her own sake and not mine.
Also, I think we need to invest in a fly swatter. Cats and towels are inefficient ways to fight wasps.
March 03, 2013
Overheard, exhibit A
Charlotte, talking about the cats.
Points to Nacho. "That a big Nacho." Points to Toonces. "That a little Nacho."
Points to Nacho. "That a big Nacho." Points to Toonces. "That a little Nacho."
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| Cats are weird. |
December 26, 2012
More Christmas
Shoot! Mike posted my cat dancer video before I got to. I had a post all planned, but I guess the early bird (that would be Mike) gets the worm. For your viewing pleasure, here is the video again. Charlotte played with this cat toy more than any other gift.
And, as you can see from Nacho's girth, he could really use the exercise. I see a lot of cat training in his future, courtesy of Charlotte.
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| Have some pride, Nacho! |
November 13, 2012
A Funny Video
A few weeks back (the week of November 4th to be exact) Charlotte went through a three day stretch where she insisted her baby doll (that her Suze got her) wear Charlotte's pajamas. The result was a baby who walked the fine line between looking ridiculous and looking creepy.
Unfortunately I was never able to get a good picture of Charlotte holding the creepy ridiculousness, but then one lazy Sunday morning we were hanging out and she decided all her favorite dolls/stuffed animals should sit on the rocking chair. So hopefully this video does the doll justice. You can also see try to give Pancho his toy even though he is nowhere to be seen and meow at the cat. Like I said, it was a lazy Sunday morning.
Unfortunately I was never able to get a good picture of Charlotte holding the creepy ridiculousness, but then one lazy Sunday morning we were hanging out and she decided all her favorite dolls/stuffed animals should sit on the rocking chair. So hopefully this video does the doll justice. You can also see try to give Pancho his toy even though he is nowhere to be seen and meow at the cat. Like I said, it was a lazy Sunday morning.
October 13, 2012
Discovering Presents
Day two of my gradual release of all of Charlotte's birthday videos. This video is from Thursday. Charlotte is discovering the concepts of presents in this video. As a result, the process is long and drawn out, but some highlights happen along the way.
1. She scolds Nacho for being Nacho, just like I do. She lets the dog in.
2. She sees me filming her with my phone and comes over to it saying "Charlotte" because she wants to see pictures of herself. Right around three minutes I give her the phone. Her first movie she has ever filmed. It's a stupid movie. Boring, plotless, and poolry shot. Mercifully this tour de force is only about five seconds long. Then we look at Nacho being filmed on the phone WHILE looking at Nacho right in front of us and Charlotte's mind explodes. Well if it did, she keeps her feelings close to her vest. If only she could be so stoic when Emily brushes her hair or I give her sweet potatoes instead of squash.
3. One of the presents (from Beth, Justin, and Hannah) she treats like a step and says "big step" as she walks all over it. Like I said, she is still figuring out the concepts of presents.
4. Our house is messy. We should clean it up today.
So the package arrived two days ago, but since Charlotte marches to the beat of her own, slower than Christmas, drummer, she is opening one or two presents a day. All the videos I shot are pretty funny but I am biased. This one is long.... perhaps the kind of length only a father could love. More such unedited videos to come.
1. She scolds Nacho for being Nacho, just like I do. She lets the dog in.
2. She sees me filming her with my phone and comes over to it saying "Charlotte" because she wants to see pictures of herself. Right around three minutes I give her the phone. Her first movie she has ever filmed. It's a stupid movie. Boring, plotless, and poolry shot. Mercifully this tour de force is only about five seconds long. Then we look at Nacho being filmed on the phone WHILE looking at Nacho right in front of us and Charlotte's mind explodes. Well if it did, she keeps her feelings close to her vest. If only she could be so stoic when Emily brushes her hair or I give her sweet potatoes instead of squash.
3. One of the presents (from Beth, Justin, and Hannah) she treats like a step and says "big step" as she walks all over it. Like I said, she is still figuring out the concepts of presents.
4. Our house is messy. We should clean it up today.
So the package arrived two days ago, but since Charlotte marches to the beat of her own, slower than Christmas, drummer, she is opening one or two presents a day. All the videos I shot are pretty funny but I am biased. This one is long.... perhaps the kind of length only a father could love. More such unedited videos to come.
July 06, 2012
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November 15, 2010
Meeting of the Minds
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