David Vienna's Blog, page 160

Sledding in a winter blunderland.

Sledding in a winter blunderland.

@forsakenrandomness tagged me in a Six Selfies post.Searching...

@forsakenrandomness tagged me in a Six Selfies post.

Searching through my photo library, I realized I haven’t taken that many for the past six months or so. Anyway, these aren’t the best, but they’re the most recent. Let’s call this the Hawaiian Shirt Collection. I’m tagging:

@stillswayinganyway
@starkravingdad 
@herblondness 
@fernsfamily 
@robins-nest 
@taylorswift.

Family time at one of our favorite hidden Mexican joints.

Family time at one of our favorite hidden Mexican joints.

2016 is an idiot.

2016 is an idiot.

Turns out, a series of Xmas morning mimosas means you take your...

Turns out, a series of Xmas morning mimosas means you take your kids’ new instruments for a spin, neighbors be damned.

Meh-rry Christmas.

Meh-rry Christmas.

findchaos:Because nothing says “Merry Christmas” better than a...

findchaos:

Because nothing says “Merry Christmas” better than a bloody frosted turd.

Yule log, indeed.

We’re keeping up with the boys’ schoolwork during winter break....

We’re keeping up with the boys’ schoolwork during winter break. Today’s lesson: Extreme Physics.

Testing Out Our New Amazon Echo Device

Me: All you have to do is say "Alexa" and then what you want it to do—give you the weather, play music, tell a joke, whatever.

Wyatt: Alexa, play Black Sabbath.

Alexa: Shuffling songs by Black Sabbath.

Wyatt: What's wrong, Papa?

Me: Nothing... I just have something in my eye.

My Kid: The Jedi Ninja

The boys are doing a winter “Jedi” training camp at the local martial arts studio. It’s basically regular tae kwon do, they just show how focus, discipline, and all of that stuff fit within the Jedi mythos. They’re also training them to use an actual sword fighting technique, though for the camp they’re using lightsabers.

So here’s the thing though. At one point, the kids were all supposed to kick a target. Most got the target set at chest height. Boone and a couple of others got the one at head height. Wyatt, though, kicked a target above his head. The master dude running the studio couldn’t believe it. He later told me Wyatt was one of the most agile kids he’s ever seen and that he even made up his own move combinations that were actually impressive.

Guys, you know what this means? This is going to bring our lightsaber battles at home to a whole new level.