T.H.A.G.S.

This year for school, in addition to the standard subjects of study, each hobbitling student also gets to study their own T.H.A.G.S. (Three Honored and Great Subjects - borrowed from the delicious "Wingfeather Saga.").

 

Booookie's THAG is Invention; he is focusing on programming and robotics at first, but other avenues of Invention are also fair game.

Ela's THAG is Form; she is starting with painting but will also be exploring other artistic expressions of Form through the school year.

Seimi's THAG is Place; he is enjoying making and studying maps and other expressions of Place.

Eejee's THAG is Boundary; he enjoys a constant exploration of boundaries, especially exploring beyond said boundaries into the delightful realm of No-No.

Through the Window

Today is the first real day of fall for the residents of Michael Delving, as the Mayor returns to work after a delicious two week vacation.  The hobbitlings are all excited to dive into the new schoolwork in the refreshed school room.

Welcome to the Bathtub!

Seimi and Eejee started taking their Saturday baths together.  This evening, Seimi started belting out his own version of the Guns N' Roses classic:

Welcome to the bathtub!

We've got submarines!

::unintelligible singing::

Sha-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah knees, knees!

I want to watch you scream!  (This line belted out as Eejee was getting his hair washed)

Note: Boookie was reading over the Mayor's shoulder and commented, "It's not AC-DC - it's Guns N' Roses," so the Mayor made that correction.

All Terrain Baby

Here are an assortment of pictures of our All Terrain Baby.  He is a wonderful and mischief-loving baby (for example, the Mayor got this far into the post before having to go rescue him after he became stuck between the crib and the wall as he was attempting to access the "no no drawer" from the back side of the crib).  Below is a picture of him with his favorite toy, his bucket.  He destroyed said bucket with too much love.

Playing on the rock pile with Seimi.  He lost rock pile privileges because those rocks just look too tasty and he can't keep from chewing them.

 Testing out the new gate with Ela, shaking it vigorously until it fell over.

First trip with Daddy to the hardware store to get new rubber tips for the gate.

Being a goofball in his half of the room.  The Mayor and Hobbit Wife installed a fence across the room with a gate to Ela's side.  Eejee notices immediately if the gate isn't latched all the way and will sprint across the room, tear open the gate, and try to get his mitts on as much of Ela's stuff as possible before he gets caught.

More goofball.

Eejee has earned the affectionate nickname of "Chum Bucket" for his eating habits.

We love our wee beast!

Eejee's silliness is something that really must be seen to be believed!