THE MOTELY CREW part 2

The Motley Crew in the vestibule of Habanero Grill

Part 2

FRONT LEFT: Alayna, Holleigh

DIRECTLY BEHIND:  Ainsley, Noelle

FRONT RIGHT:  Lilly, the face of Jacob, and Jayden

LILLY

9 YEARS OLD - TEA PARTY

I had Clint's kids because they were on spring break. I spoke for them; it was planned.  For fun Miss Lilly wanted a tea party.  She loves to play scullery maid and she loves to have a tea party.   She set out placemats of paper towels, her little tea cups, and then every bodies else had to come out and play -- the 2 sheep and Toothless and the little brother and the grandma. Of course, we had Jacobs very favorite, 'baghettees! 

Just before she sat down to her plate of noodles, Miss Lilly exchanged her apron and cap for a Queen's crown!   

 

JACOB 

6 YEARS OLD - ARMY MEN

Speaking of green toy army men, Jacob brought his from home to battle me and my own green men which were left here by my son Ian.  The battle field we always lay out in the living room, he on one side of the board and I on the other.  The board is the part of a battle field where all dead men are piled.  

The board was mine when I first got married.  It laid across my lap to do Christmas cards, which at the time with John's family and mine, and no computer emails for greetings, it amounted to around 200 cards.

Then the boys needed a board on which to race their Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars.  One side has an amateurish toddler-like black oval circle with a stickman waving a flag that says "Go".  As the years went by the opposite side has been improved upon, especially by the youngest son who added color, a basic green with yellow passing lines, parking spaces, etc.

Now the grandson, he knows where it resides and can lift it out on his own when his bag of green tanks, boats, barricades and plethora of green army men arrives.

He's naive, young, and shameless.

Jacob tells his sister, "It's okay to beat her her up."  

Ah!  The little bugger is talking about me!

He explains his full backpack he brought from home, "I just pack 'em all up."

Then he adds and I'm looking at a smiling face of confidence.

 "I don't know how, I always beat her."