Many! I wish I had a dvd with just some action shots of Spiderman’s thrilling acrobatics, that I could play on a loopback. They should make videos like that for toddlers. Superheroes doing their stunts sans all the violence. Oh, they probably do have videos like that, but I’m not about to go look.
We had a wonderful ferry ride with the family on Tuesday. It was a glorious day. My beautiful boy had the best time with his cousins. It thrilled my heart to see him playing and laughing and having the time of his life. How I wish we all lived closer to each other.
This is called belly wrestling. What a hoot! It’s their version of Sumo wrestling. They lift their shirts and collide bellies, then fall on floor shrieking with laughter.
The flip side to that most beautiful and perfect of days was the mother of all tantrums when it was time to go home. He wrestled against his seatbelt like a king salmon out of water, and howled until his voice was hoarse. He was all sweaty and worked up. It killed me, but I had to keep driving. When we got home, he had a bruise on his shoulder from his thrashing episode. The next morning he woke up and asked where his cousin was. Oh, it broke my heart. I wish they could live with us. It was a jubilant household full of children. I couldn’t stop smiling. Even the small things like seeing their small forms seated in a row, eating their lunch. My heart swells.
