All parents are guilty of this, we all love to show off our children. I am worst than most in this regard. I am so convinced that my boys are so much cuter and funnier than other children that I’ve felt obliged to write a blog. In my mind, I am providing a public service for those poor souls who can’t experience the daily joys of spending time with my boys [by the way, you’re welcome]. Fact is though, all parents partake in the baby Olympics and most of us try to teach them some party tricks for special occasions.
The best part is that you don’t have to work on anything complex to impress people. Any mundane task is inherently funnier when it is done by a small child and even more so when there are two matching children. A couple of weeks ago I was driving along and Fat Chops starting singing away to himself. It’s not uncommon to see people do this while this stuck in traffic and it’s only mildly amusing unless they have forgotten that other people can see them and they are belting out their favourite power ballad with much gusto. It’s funny when it is done by a small child. It’s even funnier when that small child has his finger up his nose as far as the second knuckle [another all too common sight while sitting in traffic!]
The old reliable that always raises a smile is the cheesy grin. It evolved from when they cut their first teeth and used to scrunch their face up and bare the first buds of their teeth for admiration from Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents. Now it comes out every time that someone points a camera in their direction. It’s far from photogenic but it means that I have lots of material for the slideshow at their 21st birthday/graduation/wedding.
Lately the boys are in a phase of “Monkey Boy see, Monkey Boy do” making them great students for little party tricks. Hannah was watching MTV a couple of weeks ago when Beyonce’s Single Ladies video came on. She was dancing around with the boys and started imitating some of the moves. Before you could say “wannabe”, the boys were waving their hands in the air to show where the diamonds should go. The way that the boys dance gets me every time. They love the music and have some rhythm but they don’t quite have the requisite co-ordination just yet. Instead we get a half squatting position, a nappy being swung from side to side and two little fists pumping the air.
My favourite by a long way is “The Guns”. We were drying the boys after a bath a couple of weeks ago and for no good reason I thought that it would be fun to see if the boys would do the traditional body builder pose and show off their huge arms. I demonstrated first, flexed the biceps and posed. Then I held the boys arms up to see if they would do it. Fat Chops wasn’t too fussed, he is happy enough with the attention he gets for his cheesy grin. Monkey Boy exceeded my greatest hopes though. Not only did he strike the pose but his knuckles went white, he was clenching his fists so hard. The cherry on top was the fact that he gritted his teeth, furrowed his brow and grimaced as if struggling with a heavy weight. I nearly choked with laughter!
Has anyone got any tips for other little tricks I can try teach them? You can comment below or else I can be reached on;
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Adventures-of-Fat-Chops-and-Monkey-Boy#!/pages/The-Adventures-of-Fat-Chops-and-Monkey-Boy/103930629654103?ref=sgm
mailto: fatchopsmonkeyboy@gmail.com
The best part is that you don’t have to work on anything complex to impress people. Any mundane task is inherently funnier when it is done by a small child and even more so when there are two matching children. A couple of weeks ago I was driving along and Fat Chops starting singing away to himself. It’s not uncommon to see people do this while this stuck in traffic and it’s only mildly amusing unless they have forgotten that other people can see them and they are belting out their favourite power ballad with much gusto. It’s funny when it is done by a small child. It’s even funnier when that small child has his finger up his nose as far as the second knuckle [another all too common sight while sitting in traffic!]
The old reliable that always raises a smile is the cheesy grin. It evolved from when they cut their first teeth and used to scrunch their face up and bare the first buds of their teeth for admiration from Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents. Now it comes out every time that someone points a camera in their direction. It’s far from photogenic but it means that I have lots of material for the slideshow at their 21st birthday/graduation/wedding.
Lately the boys are in a phase of “Monkey Boy see, Monkey Boy do” making them great students for little party tricks. Hannah was watching MTV a couple of weeks ago when Beyonce’s Single Ladies video came on. She was dancing around with the boys and started imitating some of the moves. Before you could say “wannabe”, the boys were waving their hands in the air to show where the diamonds should go. The way that the boys dance gets me every time. They love the music and have some rhythm but they don’t quite have the requisite co-ordination just yet. Instead we get a half squatting position, a nappy being swung from side to side and two little fists pumping the air.
My favourite by a long way is “The Guns”. We were drying the boys after a bath a couple of weeks ago and for no good reason I thought that it would be fun to see if the boys would do the traditional body builder pose and show off their huge arms. I demonstrated first, flexed the biceps and posed. Then I held the boys arms up to see if they would do it. Fat Chops wasn’t too fussed, he is happy enough with the attention he gets for his cheesy grin. Monkey Boy exceeded my greatest hopes though. Not only did he strike the pose but his knuckles went white, he was clenching his fists so hard. The cherry on top was the fact that he gritted his teeth, furrowed his brow and grimaced as if struggling with a heavy weight. I nearly choked with laughter!
Has anyone got any tips for other little tricks I can try teach them? You can comment below or else I can be reached on;
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Adventures-of-Fat-Chops-and-Monkey-Boy#!/pages/The-Adventures-of-Fat-Chops-and-Monkey-Boy/103930629654103?ref=sgm
mailto: fatchopsmonkeyboy@gmail.com
I've asked Tamba to post a link to the blog and they kindly agreed as long as I posted a return link so here it is.
Lot's of great advice for parents of twins on there.
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