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Sunday
Jan042009

You gotta love boys

The New Year's Eve celebration we attended happened to be themed "Love 2009," complete with a strong emphasis on kissing: movie clips of classic kissing scenes on the big screens, a record setting attempt for the number of people kissing at midnight, even very Italian kissing instructions and practice throughout the evening running up to midnight.


All of this was a bit much for the 10-year-old boy with us.  But he had a plan.

Sam: "I hope I can do it."
Us: "Do what?"
Sam:  "I'm going to burp for two minutes straight.  When everyone's kissing."

Well now. It's good to have a goal.

Date01.4.2009 | tagged , | Comment5 Comments

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So funny!! Give him a few years and you'll be hoping he's busy burping.

01.5.2009 | Unregistered CommenterTravelinOma

Oh my gosh. That was the best!
I like Sam.

01.5.2009 | Unregistered Commenterseven smiles

Hee hee. That makes me laugh. I love boys!

01.5.2009 | Unregistered CommenterChristie

Way to go Sam!

01.5.2009 | Unregistered CommenterCrazy Easton Family

Sam would fit in quite nicely around here.

01.5.2009 | Unregistered CommenterBridget

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