"Your kids are really funny", I told Mike & Mary last night, "I like them a lot". Mike laughed, and replied "You haven't seen Pterodactyl Baby yet". "What's that? Does he hunch over & swoop at stuff?" I asked. "Oh, no, you'll find out" he promised in return.
We woke up this morning to the predicted bad weather, with fog, rain, and seas that were stacking up wonderfully. After conferring with Mike & Dad (at 0615), we decided to host the Lamson family for another day & night instead of trying to bail them out at 0700. An island is still fun, even in bad weather, it just means most of the fun had to be inside. That is when, after being in the Keeper's Quarters with everyone for the duration of the day, I discovered why Levi is Pterodactyl Baby. Mother of God, can the kid shriek.
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| Cameron climbing the walls, with Levi "Pterodactyl Baby" flying below |
Adjectives fail me when I try to describe that eighteen month old baby shrieking "NA-NA" at the top of his lungs and moving around as fast as his little legs could carry him. I personally lost two pounds chasing him off of the stairs and away from the space heater- if you're trying to imagine this, keep in mind I was only 25% of the adults trying to keep him from damaging himself. In shades of what is to come when Amy & I decide it is time to spawn, our neat little living space was destroyed by a fury of toddler energy, as he squealed in anger/ joy like his dinosaur namesake.
Happily Cameron was much better behaved, only wanting to play Uno and go for the occasional walk outside, which we were more than happy to oblige. Really, despite the foul weather, we had an awesome day. We hung out, ate food, listened to tunes, played Uno, I helped Mike rescue another stranded baby seal (really, I prodded the little guy once with my finger and it was enough to prompt him back into the water), and went for several romps around the island. Now that the kids are down for the count, and we have time to have a couple of libations and write this, we're all happy & exhausted, thinking about tomorrow.....
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