Mom and Dad celebrated their wedding anniversary this evening by going out to dinner with Nigel. They went to a nice Italian restaurant that turned out to be great for kids. In addition to crayons and a paper tablecloth, Nigel was provided a ball of pizza dough to shape. Once formed, the server took the dough back to the kitchen, where the chef topped and baked it to make a pizza to Nigel's specification! (Cheese and olives, in this case.)
Nigel tried some new foods, Mom got some lovely seafood (a rare treat for her), and they all shared an assortment of desserts. While waiting for dessert, everyone made funny drawings on the tablecloth. Dad re-created a comic panel from web comic XKCD that he and Nigel particularly like ("Look, Mom and Dad, warm box is making breakfast!"). Mom started drawing a rocket ship, but it ended up looking somewhat more like a fish, and she dubbed it a "Fishtronaut" - a fish with a rocket engine for a tail, that could launch itself out of the ocean and into orbit. Many silly stories were told about the fishtronaut, and laughter filled the occasion.
No comments:
Post a Comment