Camp Patton: fostering the wildest imaginations

11 April 2013

Simon is on a mostly great rotation this month except for the fact that he still has to work some weekends and on certain days of the week he has to stay if any unscheduled c-sections are called before the night team takes over. Last night was one of those nights that he had to stay. Yay. So in an effort to keep the kids out of the basement where Sebastian utilized the slide/play structure thing instead of his diaper and I wasn't about to try and get the kids to, "just stay upstairs for a few minutes while I clean up this pungent waste!" because they wouldn't listen and the whole thing would've been a carnival of fun we went outside on the deck. Run-on sentences aren't my thing - FYI.

Theo and I watched as Julia found a snake that she wanted to catch ...

I showed the clip to Simon expecting him to think it was as funny as I did and ..... and not even a smile crack. I don't know why I think it's exciting enough to share with you but look out because I'm in share mode and I'll be uploading a clip of Theo sleep-smiling in a minute because I know strangers love watching those types of things.

Anyway, when I finally heaved myself and Theo out of the patio chair I found this ...

bright bulbs R us and we'll be here all day.

37 comments:

JessicaApril 11, 2013 at 10:23 AM
I watched the video, then scrolled down...and legitimately LOL'd. like actual out loud, not just "lol."
UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Well, I laughed - out loud and everything! This is so great, Grace. :)
AnneApril 11, 2013 at 10:29 AM
I love the idea that the snake was going to come when called. But heck, if I were a snake (or even a stick) I'd have been over there pretty quickly with that provocation. Julia and her sidekick are the cutest.
sayin' i love youApril 11, 2013 at 10:30 AM
I love hearing Julia´s voice..so cute!!! "I just want to cash you snake". Keep the videos coming!!
KKApril 11, 2013 at 10:31 AM
so cute!! "I want to catch you!"
AngieApril 11, 2013 at 10:31 AM
Crackalackin' up! Lady J is sure making leaps and bounds in the vocab dept. even if she maybe struggles with animal identification. Tell Jay Leno to catch a nap. Maybe then he'll chuckle.
CorinneApril 11, 2013 at 10:54 AM
Oh my gosh that's too funny! At first while watching the video I was thinking how brave she is and how adorable it is that she wanted to 'catch it' AND how brave you were. Because if anyone mentions a snake around me I flip out and run as fast as possible in the opposite direction.

Then I saw the picture and I died laughing. At least you can say she has an amazing imagination! ;)
ColleenApril 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Seems like Jay Leno is jealous of Jimmy Fallon :)
Faulkner's RanchApril 11, 2013 at 11:10 AM
HA! She's a hoot. BTW, totally dying over the comment right above this. Poor jealous Simon!
Lauren T.April 11, 2013 at 11:28 AM
I was concerned about the snake catching so I had to watch this on my iPhone (boo blocked youtube at work) and was relieved about the gate haha. Also glad it was just a stick. Wish we had a deck that could be gated instead of a patio...although J would really be sad if we put a gate OUTSIDE too
AshleyApril 11, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Heee! "Come heeeeeeeeeere!"

The snake has the magic powers to disguise itself as a stick! Wow!
JDApril 11, 2013 at 11:29 AM
That's so cute!! Love hearing Julia talk!
ann.April 11, 2013 at 11:46 AM
thank you. day made.
LindseyApril 11, 2013 at 11:51 AM
That was....AMAZING. I certainly LOL'd and truth be told I had to wipe a few speckles of coffee off the keyboard. Thank you Grace and Julia for providing me with a giggle first thing!
KrisApril 11, 2013 at 11:52 AM
Just chalk it up to excellent imagination and preted that someday she'll write great works of fiction and support you in your old age.....!
Sarah April 11, 2013 at 12:03 PM
Oh my gosh! I probably laughed for a good five minutes, especially at bright bulbs R us!
Simon's clearly tired, because that was funny.
AnonymousApril 11, 2013 at 12:05 PM
Hahahaha I LOVED this! So funny.
k8teApril 11, 2013 at 12:06 PM
hahahhaa! too funny! :)
SarahApril 11, 2013 at 12:33 PM
I love the clapping to get the snake's attention. Also, hearing her little voice makes me want another girl which is absolutely insane of me. Please post a video of her not being cute now.
KathleenApril 11, 2013 at 12:53 PM
bahahahahaha! Love this! Thank you for sharing!
wonderchrisApril 11, 2013 at 1:55 PM
So good...the come here snake game could have gone on for hours. I love it.
RachelApril 11, 2013 at 2:02 PM
Hahahahaha I am dying. Thanks for sharing!!!
Prof. HannahApril 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM
He didn't think it was funny? How stern!
UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 2:32 PM
So cute...she wants to hold a snake! =)
Meg BowmanApril 11, 2013 at 3:10 PM
This is hilarious!!
UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 3:34 PM
Hehe, oh my goodness! The CUTEST!
Michele ChronisterApril 11, 2013 at 3:47 PM
Haha...I love it! Two year olds have the craziest imaginations, don't they??
Rachel April 11, 2013 at 3:59 PM
Are pet stick snakes the new thing, like how pet rocks were for us?
charrisonsdApril 11, 2013 at 4:08 PM
This is great - you are so lucky you were there and able to record this. Did you know it was a stick all along, or are you just a really brave person?
UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 4:42 PM
I have not stopped laughing!! I love Julia so!! She was so patient and very encouraging to the snake to come and join her and Sebastian in the fun house. I showed my son the video and now he is laughing hysterically. He reminded me of the time he "caught" a garter snake in our backyard in Maine. He was three. he proudly brought the wriggling creature to the back door to show me. I screamed my freaking head off and he was confused. Why did I not like his new "friend"? My husband laughed about that for weeks! I would have preferred Julia's kind of snake...thank you very much for the trip down memory lane.
Julia for President!!
Jenna@CallHerHappyApril 11, 2013 at 7:09 PM
"I just wanna touch you!"
JennaApril 11, 2013 at 7:44 PM
This made my day! Oh I love her!
LisaApril 11, 2013 at 7:46 PM
Ha! That is the cutest video. I love how kids can be distracted/ entertained by the simplest things. :)
UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 8:14 PM
hahahaha
UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 8:34 PM
seriously....SO CUTE! I love her little voice. And a 2.5 year old girl who WANTS to catch a snake and is persistent about it? Um, she's my hero. My azz would have been running for the door (if it were real, of course). Love that little J! Thanks for sharing...it seriously made my lousy day! :)
CourtneyApril 11, 2013 at 9:02 PM
Best video ever! HAHA.
Lauren Peters BlogJuly 23, 2014 at 5:17 PM
"I just want to touch you!" I'm dying. And maybe crying a little. Maybe.