Leprechaun
“What’s for the snack sack today?” “Cheetah!” “We’ve done a cheetah,” I said without thinking. Actually, I wasn’t sure. I looked it up and, sure enough, we had done a cheetah, exactly 13 months ago. “Leprechaun,”...
The Joker
“What should we do today?” “Lightning striking a house.” “I’ve done that once before,” I said. It was our very first Haunted House. I did a search anyway and handed him my iPhone. He looked...
The Batcave
“Can you draw a gem from this book?” he asked me. He had brought home a book of gems from the school library and wanted to me to draw one. “These aren’t good for drawing,” I...
Elephant and Piggie
“What should we do today?” “Elephant and Piggie.” “What are their names?” I asked. He’s a fan of all the Mo Willems characters so I was familiar with the books, but not sure what to...
Dukey and Johnny Freaking Out
We forgot to bring back his library book yesterday, but he chose not to pick anything from it. Instead, he said surely, “Dukey. But this time, freaking out.” We had done Dukey from Johnny Test...
Darth Vader 2
“Another one from the book?” “Darth Vader.” “Also not really a monster, but at least he’s a bad guy,” I remarked. I find it so odd that the “Draw 50 Monsters” book has so many non-monsters in...
Yoda
“Do you want to pick a thing from the book or something else?” I asked him. Turns out the “Draw 50 Monsters” book is full of lots of things that aren’t really monsters. “The book!”...
This eagle looking thing…
“Are we doing another one from the ‘Draw 50 Monsters’ book?” I asked him. He flipped through it some. “This one,” he said pointing, “This eagle looking thing.” “Yeah, okay,” I said looking at the...
Funny Faced Monster
Last night, on the way upstairs, he grabbed the book he had brought home from his school library and said, “I have to show you something so funny!” He was giggling just thinking about it. “My friend and...
Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey
“What should we do today?” “Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey.” That came out of nowhere. He’s never seen Fantasia. I did a search and handed him my iPhone. “Do you remember this, Daddy?” he asked, pointing to...