Don’t Lean Back

So there he is, minding his own business, and then he leans back just a little too far…

Don’t worry, only thing hurt was his pride.

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Halloween 2021: Trick-or-Treaters

And before we cut to after the trick-or-treating we may as well get them to all pose together for a group shot.

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Halloween 2021: Hungry Like the Wolf

TJ and his girlfriend coordinated their costumes this last year quite nicely I’d say.

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Sibling Screech

Newbie decided to screech int he general direction of the camera as TJ looked on.

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Dilated Dude

TJ has perfect vision, so he doesn’t need to go to the optometrist super often. His time had come though, and the dilation they did on him lasted quite a while… either that, or it was just more frustrating for him because it wasn’t something he has to do as often.

His eyes, after that appointment, are still confirmed to be perfect. Sadly that’s probably near the last doctor’s appointment I’ll need to help coordinate given his age.

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Just… One… More… Turn… (Happy Birthday Civ!)

Welp, thanks for making me feel old…I started playing Civ from Civ II with a demo.

Sometimes seeing how fast I could “beat” the demo (by discovering gunpowder) and sometimes seeing how long I could avoid beating it (by avoiding gunpowder at all costs). Alpha Centauri, a spin-off game, saw a full play-through the night TJ was born because Redflare was in the hospital in a shared room so I couldn’t stay over and be with them.

Too excited to sleep, I spent the whole night from turn 1 to victory playing that game, waiting until visiting hours were available so I could go see them again. Through the years, Civilization games are my default go-to when I’m pinned down holding a sleeping baby. From TJ and Little Miss to Fireball and Potato.

I believe I held Superman while playing Civ IV, for example with Newbie likely sleeping with Civ V and Thunderer while playing “Beyond Earth” (another spin-off).

Hard to believe the game now celebrates its 30th anniversary.

So off we go now, for just… one… more… turn…

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Seamonster

As is usually the case in these local lakes, this one didn’t have any shortage of the weird green seaweed-like plants. TJ made the most of it and gathered up a lot of it to get it out of the way… and make quite the fashion statement.

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Excited Opening

TJ watches on as Superman starts opening his big birthday gift.

I think Superman approves.

Since the gift and his hands are a blur, I”ll just point out that it’s a Nintendo Switch Lite.

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Miitopia Mornings – After Fight Wrap

Don’t forget, there’s a third TJ in the party too, so there are three of him running around at this current moment.

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Water Sisiters

Clearly they weren’t doing any hefty swimming if Little Miss was comfortable keeping her glasses on while romping in the lake, but reglardless they were all having a blast out there.

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