Children

[radegund]

Game yesterday afternoon was running around our local green space being a dizzying series of superheroes (e.g. one called Peter Zoopy, which I think is a fabulous name for a superhero), villains, henchpersons, guards, etc.

Oyster: Now I do an evil laugh, like this - henh henh henh.
Mama: You dastardly villain! *runs away*
Oyster: *gives chase* Seize her!
Mama: You'll never get away with this!
Oyster: Oh yes I will, you big hairy fluff!
Mama: *is reduced to helpless giggling, which allows the villain to catch up - good strategy, that*

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The Feaster is talking a blue streak these days. He can say "tractor" (dada) and "car" (gaah) and "dragon" (dghii) and "donkey" (dahgii), and I'm pretty sure he said "other" (adah) this morning, meaning "other side [i.e. breast], please". When we emerge from the present chaos, we'll put up a list on the kitchen wall, like we had for the Oyster at the same stage.

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They're awfully nice, you know. Here, look, I'll show you:

This is the Feaster, who has discovered Doing Cute. He's fairly competent at it, I feel.


This is not the Oyster. It is an old man who lives in a bush just across from K's house. He often comes to Rue P on holiday.


Here are the two of them on Inch Strand in Kerry at Easter.


This is the Feaster that same day, looking kind of crazed.


And this is the Oyster on the train home from that holiday, doing a strict face, like a king (I think that's an invisible sceptre he's clutching).

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And finally, just because I think this deserves a wider audience (ooh, get me), here's a sticky-tape picture that the Oyster made in our holiday house at Easter. He came up with the technique himself, as far as I know. Giraffe, see?

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[radegund.livejournal.com]

Yes and yes! (Though as I said to biascut, I have to look for the resemblance, mostly O just looks like himself.)