Frick and Frack

I won't say who's Frack.

This is Soen and his friend Katelyn (see last post). I just wish I had a picture from the other day when wife was picking him up at her house and he was dolled up in a yellow dress. Apparently he was too embarrassed to come downstairs and show off how pretty he looked.

This pic was taken a while ago, before the sleepover. We were having dinner with Katelyn's parents and so when we picked Katelyn and Soen up from school we just brought them both home so they could play a while. Anyway, we walk in the door and Soen immediately wants to show Katelyn his room. So they go running off upstairs while I deal with Sadie who was probably bitching for food. After a few minutes Sadie and I go upstairs to see what the kids are up to and I see them flinging their clothes off. So I say, "Oh whoa whoa! What's going on here?" Not that I'm worried, obviously, that anything lewd is happening. I'm just concerned because Katelyn's parents are coming over in a few minutes and this isn't quite the impression I was hoping to make. So they tell me they're getting dressed up in the outfits you see here. "OK," I say, "Just keep your underwear on."

First sleepover

Soen and Sadie share a dance and more.

Soen had his first official sleepover on Friday night. Soen carpools with a girl in his class named Katelyn and on Friday night we went out to dinner with her parents and had a great time. Anyway, the plan was for Katelyn to spend the night. When we got home (after 10) our babysitter told us they were still awake, which wasn't all that surprising. So, I went upstairs to see what was up. Well, all the lights were on and it was basically a free-for all. i hustled the kids into their beds and turned off the light. Katelyn informed me that she needed a light to sleep. I told her I had a better plan. I went out into the guest room and turned on that light, which is the light we usually leave on for Soen. And I went back into Soen's room to show her how great my plan was. She said, "Mr McCormick that plan doesn't work for me." Oh really? "Yeah I can't see anything." So I asked her how many fingers I was holding up. "Four," she said, correctly. I said, See? You can see just fine. To which she replied, "Wait! Let me do that again."

Anyway, they didn't get to sleep until after 11. At one point I was yelling upstairs "Kids! No more talking, I mean it!" And Katelyn didn't even pause before saying, "Hey Soen..." So I yelled again and she did a wonderful impression of someone who couldn't hear me. Finally I went upstairs and laid down the law, and brought out my ultimate weapon: "Kids! If I hear one more voice you guys loose your TV and treats all day tomorrow." Works every time. Of course Soen is still off his schedule from that night and it will be a few more days before he's finally recovered.

Oh, one last humorous moment: right when we were about to leave to go out for dinner and Katelyn's parents were saying goodbye. They had been a little concerned she would be missing them. But as they were giving her a goodbye kiss, Katelyn said, "Hey mom, don't come to pick me up too early tomorrow so I can play all morning."To which her mom said, "Oh don't worry."

Anyway, not only did we have fun, but I think we really connected with yet another couple. So we're finally building a group of friends. Only took a year.

I love my gay son!

Sadie rides the high country.

So my son seems to have a fondness for the jewelry. I noticed this a month ago when all the kids got prince and princess bags of goodies from someone's birthday party. He got the princess bag and he was as pleased as punch. "Look daddy, a necklace!" Of course, I thought it was hilarious to watch him get all excited about the necklace and bracelet and ring and tiara--especially the tiara. "Look daddy, I look like a princess!" "A pretty princess?" I asked him? "Yeah! LOOK DADDY A MAGIC WAND!" "Woo-hoo!"

Now my parents are down here for the month of March and my Mom has been into making jewlery lately. Soen immediately took to it, making a necklace for Mommy and a bracelet for himself. They're both very nice, actually. Who knows, maybe he's got talent. He certainly can't catch a football worth a damn.

The video was taken a month ago when Sadie was first discovering the joys of riding her brother's horse. Now she's an old pro (although she still can't get up or down on her own.)