"twin a"

so, a while ago, i posted something about my little "twin b". it was only a matter of time before his identical accomplice, isaac, was similarly written up.

1) isaac was once nicknamed mr. furious after the character of the same name in this movie whose super-power was to become really, really angry. i think we called him that for a month or two when he was a baby, but gave up on it when we realized that it might be mean. accurate, but mean.

2) he might have a flair for the dramatic that sometimes results in family members saying that they "wonder where he gets that from" with their eyebrows raised at me. well, i raise my eyebrows right back. and i'm really good at it because i trained my eyebrows in front of a mirror over a period of months as a young person. so, there.

3) isaac loves jokes. and never gets tired of them. never. ever.

"what does a hot dog say to another hot dog?"

"hi, frank."

4) at the age of 4, isaac nicknamed everyone he was in close contact with, a transformer name. i was "starscream". oh, and people will stare at you strangely in public, if you readily respond to your child when they address you as "starscream". just let them take their mental picture of awesomeness, and move on.

5) isaac makes me laugh regularly. my favorite quotes from this week have been:

"it's a two-bedded toy box trophy room!"- referring to the bedroom that he shares with jacob. 6/20

"it makes my teeth like chips."- on why he doesn't want the windows down while riding in the car. 6/21

"i'm dealing with a lot of tissues."- said in a gruff voice, while upset over having to get ready for bed. 6/24

6) he can't resist a microphone. it could be some kind of addiction. we need to rent out a karaoke bar. should we teach him "i will survive"?

7) for his audition for the wizard of oz, isaac sang/shouted "take me out to the ballgame". i think he really wowed the crowd with his enthusiasm. like, wow.

8) has a based-on-real-life-yet-kinda-imaginary girlfriend named "cindy white-ard". when asked to describe her, he has said that she has brown hair, is pretty, and likes cinderella toys. we think she's based on an actual little girl named sydney, but we can't be sure. we also think that isaac made up her last name with the idea that a color + "ard" = a plausible last name. try that formula for your next alias.

9) loves reading and being read to. has written a few books, one under the pen name, "stef blackard", with the scholastic symbol after the title. he'll probably be published before i ever am.

10) he is thoughtful and loving. he loves to remember people in his nighttime prayers, and has lately begun to incorporate some spanish phrasing into those same prayers. as in, "por favor bless oma." we have these very cute books to thank for the spanish. and i feel very thankful for my own little crumb cake.