Foddrick

Yesterday we were heading out to a wedding and this is one of the rare times that I wear a suit. Campbell was impressed so he said "Hey Dad, you look smiffy". Harrison corrected him in the way that only older siblings can and said "No Campbell, its sniffy".

Campbell and Harrison were wrestling on their new trampoline, when Harrison exclaimed "OK. No more wrestling!". Campbell who had enjoyed the upper hand retorted with "Just because I'm better than you!"

Overheard during a car trip
Harrison:"Bon Voyage Me Hearties"
Chris and I cacked ourselves.

One morning, Christine was busy trying to prepare Campbell for school when I decided it was time for "Wrestling Time". At the mere mention of this, Campbell swung into full wrestling mode, and before I knew it, despite my earnest attempts to prevent it, Campbell had genuinely pushed me off the bed. I landed with an undignified thud on the floor. I got up, defeated, licking my wounds, and Campbell victoriously cried out "Ding! Ding!". He was ready for round two!

My children were coming to grips with the tragic death of the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. Harrison said through his tears, This is the saddest thing I've ever seen on National Nine News.

RIP Steve, we all loved you.

I told Harrison that When I had my first computer, it didn't have a mouse.
He responded with That's because you were in the olden days.
Nice!

Harrison is quite the weet-bix eater and he was examining the box we bought during the height of Australia's Soccer love-in. Recently he has upgraded from 2 to 3 weetbix, and feeling pretty proud of himself, we he exclaimed Wow! Does he eat nine?. If nothing else, Tim Cahill will inspire Harrison to eat more weet-bix.

Chris, the kids and I all went to Seaworld yesterday and had a great day. We took advantage of the offer to get season tickets at half price, so hopefully more days like this will ensue.

It was late it the afternoon, and we were ready to go home. The kids had just had their first ride on the pirate ship and we pretty hyped up from that. So it follows that on the way home, the kids wanted a ride on the carousel, which as you can imagine, it a pretty big comedown from the pirate ship.

The kids lined up by themselves, as they were tall enough to ride without adult accompaniment. In due course the boarded the ride, and the fun began. Campbell was riding the horse like it was a real horse, rocking up and down and hanging off the side. This drew the ire of the twelve year old, or at least she looked twelve, who was controlling the ride. Several times she asked Campbell to sit down, but he just ignored her. I even went over to address Campbell to little avail.

This is a quick congratulatory note to my children, who have finally mastered the art of riding bicycle. After a couple of month hiatus where the bikes became very unpopular due to the removal of training wheels, the kids were inspired by the neighbourhood kids who rode without training wheels. They just jumped on their bikes and they could ride. Campbell was a classic. He rode in total disbelief saying "I'm doing it! I'm doing it!"

This of course means that Chris and I can get bikes too now, and hopefully enjoy some family rides in the summertime.

All parents out there, are no doubt aware of the "Silence" game. If you are not a parent, here is a brief rundown.

• Normally played in the car
• Normally played when kids are talking a lot or being annoying
• Requires more than 1 child to work
• The "winner" is the child who stays silent for the longest

This has worked well for a few months for us, until today. Harrison, who plays far too much RTS for a 5 year old piped up during the game.
"Excuse me, can I please pause the game for a minute ?"

Here endeth today's lesson on the perils of technology.