April Fool's Fun
This year, Keido seemed to really grasp the fun of April Fool's Day. We did several different tricks, some of which he came up with on his own.
Prank #1 Cotton Ball Cupcakes.
Targets - Dad, Rosa's Family, Uncle Bob, and Aunt Kristen.
Outcomes -
Dad- Boyd came home from work and Keido slyly invited him to eat a special cupcake with him. Somehow, Boyd was able to take several bites before finally sinking his teeth into a delicious cotton ball. His face as he pulled the nastiness from his mouth... priceless.
Rosa's Family - Rosa's husband ended up finding the cotton ball first. Apparently he almost choked. Hmm...Sorry Rosa's husband.
Uncle Bob and Aunt Kristen - We found out the Aunt Kristen is the most polite cotton ball eater out there. She took a few bites, landed the whole cotton ball in her mouth, paused for a moment and looked at everyone one else, then daintily plucked the cotton ball out and put it in her napkin. Unfortunately, Bob saw her and decided not to enjoy his cotton ball as much.
Prank #2 There's a bear on the porch.
My mom and I were discussing what we could do to trick the kids. She mentioned that her dad would always wake them up and tell them that there was a deer on the lawn and they needed to hurry out to see it. When they were all outside, he would shout, "April Fool's." I told my mom that we could tell the kids that there was a bear on the porch. She thought we should say it was an elephant. I looked over at Emi and said, "I bet your listening to all our plans huh?" She looked thoughtful for a second and said, "Oh my gosh, there's a bee on the window."
Prank #3 Watch out! Dragon on the ceiling!
Target - Mom
Outcome - Just after waking up, I walked out of my room, and found paper footprints leading to the kitchen. As I entered the kitchen, I was shocked to find a sign that said, "Watch out! Dragon on the Ceiling!" Sure enough, to my surprise, there was a dragon on my ceiling. Keido came up with this one all by himself.
Prank #4 Tricky Underwear
Target - Dad
Outcome - I sewed one leg shut on Boyd's underwear, and he almost fell over putting them on. Wish I would have seen it. I also sewed the neck of his shirt, which he also put on, but more carefully than his shorts.
Prank #5 No Underwear
Target - Well, let me just tell what happened.
Keido went to the bathroom a few days after April Fool's and came out just beaming from ear to ear. I said, "What's going on Keido?" He whispered, "I have a trick to play on someone. I'm not wearing any underwear." Curious, I asked, "Who are you planning on tricking?" "Aunt Esta!" he exclaimed. I laughed and thankfully he ran off without "tricking" anyone. When it was time to put him in the tub though, I was standing next to him and he pulled his pants off and shouted, "Happy Valentine's!!" I think I'm going to have to keep an eye on him when April Fool's comes around each year.
