We celebrated Trevor's birthday tonight, since he'll be at Civil Air Patrol's encampment over the anniversary of the day when his happy introduction to Planet Earth actually occurred.
Somewhere between the time when cake and icecream were dished up and the time when they officially disappeared forever, the boys (Trevor, Seth, and Josiah) got into a lively discussion about birthday candles which left me to wonder what truly goes on inside the mind of an adolescent male:
Josiah: "Yeah, we were at WalMart, looking for birthday candles for you, Trevor...and you know how these things go--you really have to test them to see what kind of product you're getting."
Seth: "Yeah, and some of them were really cool! They burned extra bright, and super long."
Josiah: "Yes! We got the whole candle aisle going at once."
Sis: "Yes, and I bet that store clerk was extra mad for a super long time, too...she probably kicked you out of her store."
Seth: "Um, yes..."
Josiah: "We tried those little tooty horn things, too. You know the kind--the ones they use at parties, and so on? Wow! Some of those are loud. That poor clerk lady..."
Trevor: "I think they make a special new kind of birthday candle now...dy-na-mi-te? Or something like that."
Josiah: "Yeah, it's like...make a wish and blow out your candles. QUICK!!!"
Seth: "And then...Kaboom!"
Josiah: "KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM!"
Sis: "And then...'Where's Cadet Beaty?' or 'Boy, where'd you get that funny frosted hat?'"
Trevor: "But next year...next year, you'd definitely know what to do. 'Um, the candles are burning down. AAAAAAAHHHHH! Everybody take cover! Run for your life!'"
Josiah: "Yeah...'Hit the deck! I've got the fire extinguisher!'"
There was an impressive pantomime which took place at that point which left us laughing helplessly in our chairs...
Goodness, I love having teenage brothers. Life would be so. much. less. interesting. without them. ;-)
Somewhere between the time when cake and icecream were dished up and the time when they officially disappeared forever, the boys (Trevor, Seth, and Josiah) got into a lively discussion about birthday candles which left me to wonder what truly goes on inside the mind of an adolescent male:
Josiah: "Yeah, we were at WalMart, looking for birthday candles for you, Trevor...and you know how these things go--you really have to test them to see what kind of product you're getting."
Seth: "Yeah, and some of them were really cool! They burned extra bright, and super long."
Josiah: "Yes! We got the whole candle aisle going at once."
Sis: "Yes, and I bet that store clerk was extra mad for a super long time, too...she probably kicked you out of her store."
Seth: "Um, yes..."
Josiah: "We tried those little tooty horn things, too. You know the kind--the ones they use at parties, and so on? Wow! Some of those are loud. That poor clerk lady..."
Trevor: "I think they make a special new kind of birthday candle now...dy-na-mi-te? Or something like that."
Josiah: "Yeah, it's like...make a wish and blow out your candles. QUICK!!!"
Seth: "And then...Kaboom!"
Josiah: "KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM!"
Sis: "And then...'Where's Cadet Beaty?' or 'Boy, where'd you get that funny frosted hat?'"
Trevor: "But next year...next year, you'd definitely know what to do. 'Um, the candles are burning down. AAAAAAAHHHHH! Everybody take cover! Run for your life!'"
Josiah: "Yeah...'Hit the deck! I've got the fire extinguisher!'"
There was an impressive pantomime which took place at that point which left us laughing helplessly in our chairs...
Goodness, I love having teenage brothers. Life would be so. much. less. interesting. without them. ;-)
Happy Birthday, Trevor! Love you!
2 comments:
i second that. and i miss you too! save the italian candles for january, okay? :P
LOL. I can just see it...
Love the photo shoot pics! ;0)
Post a Comment