Build a Better Burger

Recently, while dining on turkey burgers, Ruby had her own idea for a delicious combination of taste sensations.

Her brilliant addition?

Toothpaste.

We looked up after hearing Cici gasp loudly to see Ruby squeezing a sizable amount of toothpaste across the top of her turkey burger. We scraped it off, covered it with ketchup, and were good to go.

But Which Goblin Was Richard Dreyfuss?

Two pop-culture references in the same night!

Dadam [reading The Rainbow Goblins]: "Once there was a land that lived in fear of seven goblins. They were called the Rainbow Goblins and each had his own color. . . . Yellow, being the craftiest, was their chief."

Cici: What does 'craftiest' mean?

Dadam: It means he was the smartest. Do you know what 'chief' means?

Cici: What?

Dadam: It means he was the boss.

Cici: Oh . . . yeah, like Chief Brody!

An unexpected tribute to the late Roy Scheider. I think as of today my children are now officially more movie-savvy than I am. . . .

Wrong Movie, Rubes.

Dadam [reading aloud from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]: "'Love's first kiss - ha!' the Queen cackled. 'No fear of that. The dwarfs will think she's dead! She'll be - [scary voice] BURIED ALIVE!'"

Cici [scarier voice]: BURIED ALIVE!

Ruby [scariest voice]: I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!!!!

Should We Be Worried?

As a reward for Ruby's pooping success, we took the girls to the Mall to ride some rides. Here they are on a little train, about to take off. Doesn't it look like they're plotting against their parents?

God Bless You, Cici.

Ruby: Hi, I'm Hannah Montana! Hi, I'm Hannah Montana!

Dadam: Ruby, where did you learn that?

Ruby: At daycare.

Cici: What is she saying?

Dadam: She said, 'Hi, I'm Hannah Montana.'

Cici: Who's Hannah Montana?

As a Matter of Fact . . .

Cici, listening to Carmen on the radio today: Are they singing in French or what?

Dance Report.

Cici's elementary school had its all-school dance last night, and unfortunately Momlissa and I both had previous commitments and weren't able to go. Happily, Auntie Landi and Auntie Sarah were able to come and take the girls, and everyone had a great time, from the sound of it. We'll post some pictures by early next week, but we wanted to share this report from Auntie Landi (note the description of Ruby in the second paragraph):

Sarah, me and the girlies had a great time last night! Inside of 60 seconds Cici was off playing a marathon game of tag with a dozen of her friends, and then Ruby was upset because she wanted to play with Cici. The girls really got to run around and stretch their legs!

We were kept busy because Ruby did not want to be around us. She preferred being around the other kids. A few times she went up to a group of "big" kids and just stood there hoping they would notice her. It was very funny!