I generously let Hadley play hooky from preschool so she could join us. Because I'm nice like that. And also because her carpool buddy is out of town and to have to drop her off and pick her up? Unthinkable.
We had a jolly old time with our friends and then headed downtown to R.E.I. and on our walk. It was a beautiful day, the kids were content and we were going for free pie. Could life really get any better?
Or rather, I should say, "Could life get any worse?" Because guess what: it always can.
The plan was to go to where ABC had parked their traveling Pie Hole promotional bus, grab some pie and then eat lunch at a hip little market in Larimer Square. The problems began not with the pie, but with their free promotional balloons. One would think the acquisition of Said Balloons would be innocent enough.
Until the fights ensued.
So violent were the squabbles that Bode went on a pie strike, refusing to eat. And just as the pies were going to be used as weapons of war, I confiscated Said Weapons and nipped the rebellion in the bud.
Or more appropriately, in the Pie Hole.
Funny, I never knew where that term came from until now.... :-)
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You gotta love the fights over seemingly minor things. We almost had a battle to the death yesterday when I found a nice big goose feather at the zoo. I looked for another, but of course there was only the one.
Can I be your kid?
:-)
great pic.
free pie! how come i didn't know about this? and i love that area, too (confluence park). wish i lived closer.
lol! Better you than me! Hope the rest of your day was better...but it's good blogging material!!
And did you have the despair tinged though, "At least I can blog about this?"
I am loving those glasses!
I want free pie! Yumm... if I promise not to fight over the balloons, can I come next time?
Yum! Free pie! But of course balloons are better, especially if your sibling has one and you don't. :)
Another mystery solved through blogging...aren't you glad you're not quitting?
That's a totally adorable picture! I want glasses like those. This post made me smile because the theme is so familiar: a perfectly wonderful day all of a suddened turned sour by a squabble over the stupidest thing. Bad news: it still happens when they're teen-agers -- that's the stage I'm in right now--and it's not as easy to nip in the pie-hole :-) Which reminds me I want pie and I have one of those spam e-mails for some Pushing Daisies promo. I better check it out!
Thank you for that very educational post about "pie holes". I shall wonder no more :o)
You are so funny!
I chuckled at this whole post but, the part about having to drop off Hadley and pick her up as being, "Unthinkable." really spoke to me on a very personal level ;)
You are living the life ... despite the piehole nipping.
So jealous you have an actual REI store right in your town!
Do I detect a familial trait?
seriously. can't stop laughing. Love it!
and i'm way jealous. I love Pushing Daisies! I want free pie, too! And to kiss Lee Pace (Ned).
Oh, you can see it in her eyes... she's a maniac, maniac!
;)
That's the most adorable pie hole I've ever seen. I hope the pie tasted magnificent.
That is so so cute.
And yes... it can always get worse.
What a little stinker ... you can see that she knows it too. LOVE the picture!!
Question though: was this taken before or after the balloon went by the way side .....
First, that picture is AWESOME. I love shots of them when they're not smiling and perfect...
Sorry your day didn't go as planned!!
Well it sounds like it was a fun day despite the pie hole problems! And the weather here has been just GORGEOUS!!
I'm BAAACK!!
You're a lifesaver. What would I do without you?
The pic is priceless!!!
That is a great picture.
I learned the phrase "pie hole" from my husband. I'd never heard it until my thirties, I don't think.
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