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Regardless of the spelling one thing is certain, my Baboo has an unbelievable fascination with them, ranging from drawing pictures to using the word itself in his 'super secret' Poptropica password (see post title).  I would love nothing more than to be able to take Xaine to see one up close in person... one day I PROMISE I will.  I figure in the mean time, like everything in life, sometimes you have to start small and build up.  Seeing that we don't have any volcano's near by we did the next best thing...
We MADE our own by finally putting that pile of dirt in the backyard to good use.  With our bare hands we sculpted and molded a mountain of explosive potential with a flume so deep one could easily fall in (and Xaine would have had he not trusted his Dadoo's support of him).

A spritz of gray spray paint here and there added the final touches of rock on earth.  Now we wait for an eruption......................... ok it's been way to long (approximately 10sec) and not even a grumble from our creation. 

Time to take matters into our hands......

Never before has such fury been witnessed so closely (Ok..ok maybe fizzle vs. fury would have been a better adjective... but we had fun).  While the earth was left hollow and cracked...

...this experience has left a lasting footprint in my memories which i'm sure will only promote more creativity and adventures in mine and Baboo's future....

The Toothless Wonder

At Xaines age it is not too uncommon to be loosing teeth, but 3 in a matter of a week and a halves time.... give the POOR Tooth fairy a break.

Top Right (3.20.2010)
The absolute test of trusting an older brother shows when he tells you to BITE a nerf ball and you actually do. Xaine apparently trusts his brother. He not only completed the requested task but also sacrificed his top tooth (which was not even ready to come out) while in the process... oh brotherly love.

Top Left (3.31.2010)
Loose enough to move with his tongue from the back the tooth was sure holding on for dear life in the front. That is until it decided to pop right out of Xaine's mouth while he was at school. Nothing like picking up the Babbo and seeing his Full on smile with both top teeth missing and his tooth safe in a zip lock bag (no way is he passing up another chance for a tooth fairy visit)

Bottom Right (4.2.2010)
Being a sentimental freak i do my best to capture as many as Xaines life events. Well looks like I'll be missing some video on the self extraction efforts he did on this tooth. But in the words of my boy 'don't worry Dadoo.. it's ok that we don't have pictures. I have the memories in my head'"

(These tooth loss events are in tribute to Uncle Cootie. The first Toothless Wonder)

Lunch with the 1st Grader

The thought having occurred to me once again (thought bubble) 'Man Xaine is sure growing up fast.. what if one day he doesn't want to spend time with me.. what if the day comes that he requests that I duck down anytime we drive past his friends' (panic attach... breathe breathe)

After Popping that horrid thought bubble, I decided to see about snagging some more quality time with my Baboo by asking if he would like me to join him for school lunch. Much to my joy he accepted.

As lunch time approached I rushed to the Golden Arches and picked up a Mighty Kids meal (after all he is a big 1st grader now) and drove to school. After acquiring my my cool visitor sticker from the front desk i traversed through the maze of corridors and entered the cafeteria. Xaine's class had yet to be released for lunch so i took a seat and waited. I felt like the stinky kid as school as everyone around me soon moved away leaving me alone. (as if that were not enough I had this kid across from me STARING )

Thank goodness the doors opened and in came Xaine. He had a huge grin on his face as he speed walked (no running) over to the table. Not sure if the smile was for me or the fact that he was about to eat: golden nuggets with ranch dip, fries and chocolate milk.

We talked about his day, giggled and even wore the Mighty Kids box as a Viking helmet (yes, i wore it too.. figure if that kid was going to stare I'd give him something to really stare at)

Time sped by and soon Ms. Tinc was rounding up the kids. With a BIG hug I sent him to join his class. (time for me to head home and play with this 2 headed blue dragon toy that came in his meal) :P

'The Rainbow Goblins'

A Diorama Project... in 1st grade???

Man, times sure have changed since my elementary school youth. my curriculum consisted of coloring, napping and enjoying recess. I don't think i could even pronounce 'di-o-ram-a' (way too many syllables. Obviously, Ms. Tinc is not educating from the same book as my teacher for Xaine truly does have a diorama project. The task at hand is to choose a story, write a book report and then decorate all 5 sides of a shoe box with scenes of the characters and show where/when the story takes place.

My boy didn't have to think twice on the book he would use. It had to be his FAVORITE 'The Rainbow Goblins'. the book tells of seven goblins, each one a different colour of the rainbow. They love the taste of colour and have eaten all the rainbows, yet one valley remains where rainbows are still born. The story is of their journey to find the 'Valley of the Rainbow' and eat the last of the rainbows. When they finally reach the valley and attempt to lasso a rising rainbow the flowers flood them with colour, drowning them, out of which a beautiful new world is born. (Yep sounds like a story my boy would love. Thanks Auntie Pasto)

So off to work HE went (we may have had some concept discussions, but Xaine did ALL the work). Utilizing several artistic techniques he created: a Paper Mache cave, Tin Foil lake, Confetti birds/butterflies and even made it so the rainbow could rise...

Hours of painting, pasting and creative juices flowing his project was complete. His face reflected overwhelming personal pride as he carried his work of art through the halls to be presented to his teacher.

On display in the classroom for nearly a month his diorama is once again home, accompanied by a 100% score sheet. Full points on a job well done...

~Roy G Biv (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)

Monday Night Football

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL? (This past Monday night Xaine sure was) His school opened it's doors to students and family to come nosh, socialize and enjoy some good ol fashioned pig skin fun. While I enjoy Futbol, American Football is...well, a sport I have really no clue about (aside from the fact that the Superbowl has some pretty cool commercials). So how/why was my offspring so adamant that we attend this event? I'll tell you why; Jaxson de Ville (the Jaguars mascot) was to make an appearance. This was a totally awesome meet and greet experience in his eyes. An ironic and interesting tid bit of information (for those who do not already know) the house that we recently purchased was previously owned by the in laws of said Jaxson de Ville. In fact, Xaine has not only met but also hung out with Curtis (a.k.a. Jaxson de Ville) in person. However, trying to explain to a 6 year old that he has met the man behind the mask was a hard concept for him to grasp. Not about to disappoint my little man, we piled into the Escape and took a brief ride to the school. Seated with soda in hand and the pre-game show on the theatre size screen, the doors to the cafeteria flew open revealing a 8.5 Paws (about 7 feet tall), 403lbs (not a whisker more) Jaxson de Ville. He sped on his rollerblades around the room several times, riling up the crowd, before finally taking a seat so he could sign some autographs. Like a cartoon flash of smoke, Xaine high tailed it over to Jaxson de Ville. With utter amazement he spelled his name 'X-A-I-N-E'. His face glowed with an ear to ear grin when he was handed his autographed factoid sheet.

'Dadoo, I have my very 1st autograph'.