give me twenty

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The baby just wanted to try pushups on the plaza ground.

Frida Kahlo: Ninja

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A couple of weeks ago we took a family trip to Philadelphia, in the process getting coveted tickets to the Frida Kahlo retrospective (great--crowded--best not experienced with squirmy small boys). But the boys enjoyed the magnificent plaza in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art much more than anything inside (even though I did try to tell the baby about the greatness of Duchamp's "The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even").

teacups

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The best thing to say about the teacup ride was that nobody vomited. Actually, it was the least strife-filled moment of our Disneyland day.

the pink gun

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This one was a NIGHTMARE at Disneyland until he got the toy he was promised. Resolution: next time, he gets the toy up front, and then we have a decent time afterwards.

MIckey/Obi-Wan

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I hadn't realized until this trip to Anaheim that Disney had arranged a merchandising deal with George Lucas. This Mickey Mouse-as-Obi-Wan -Kenobi doll set me right. Boy #2 just LOVED it, and his brother picked it out for him.

brotherly affection

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Boy #1 continues to be intensely--at times TOO intensely--affectionate and protective toward his little brother. However, Boy #2 is a big ol' bruiser and will be able to take his elder sooner than his elder thinks.

desert museum, tucson

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We took the boys to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson during our visit to their grandfather last weekend. It's a great place, and particularly good for children (albeit children probably a little older than ours). I had to miss the Gila monster demonstration because we had much more important coloring to do.

elmo pop-up

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Boy #2 found the Elmo pop-up toy; Boy #1 shows him how it's done.

brothers

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Boy #1's brother is, as you can see, healthy and big. He could lap his brother in a year.