Halloween

Halloween 2013 chez StranMcCann

A red hot chili Pepper. Completely unimpressed with his costume.

A Kangaroo and his Joey.

 

A red hot chili pepper and a kangaroo getting ready to hit the streets

Trick or Treaters

A Whoopee Cushion who stayed behind to shell out. Unfortunately, the humour of her costume was lost on the audience at the front door. "What are you, a Popsicle?"

Famous Oscars

Why the name Oscar?

It's a common question his parents get, and really, they don't have much of an answer other than they liked the name. And it met several pieces of naming criteria...

1. You can't shorten it.
2. It is not a hugely popular name, so there won't be 15 other Oscars in his Kindergarten class.
3. It is unique, but not *too* unique. While researching names during the past nine months, Oscar's parents discovered options like "Thunderbolt", "Little", "Horizon" and "Brave". (No offense to anyone reading this who have chosen these names for their offspring.)
4. It's easy to spell, and his older brother doesn't have a problem saying it.

Upon further research, Oscar and his parents discovered there are quite a few famous people that he shares his name with. Perhaps he will follow in their footsteps...

Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, poet and novelist.

Oscar, the Academy Award

Oscar Peterson, one of the greatest jazz artists of all time. 

Oscar Pistorius, South African sprint runner who is a double amputee. Oh, and accused of murdering his girlfriend. Let's hope our Oscar does not follow so closely in his footsteps.

How's Emmett?

One of the most commonly asked questions Emmett and Oscar's parents hear these days is "How's Emmett doing?" Having had his world completely rocked, Big Brother seems to be doing okay so far. For the most part, he seems quite enchanted with his new baby brother. No doubt the fact that Emmett received a a gift of Lego from Oscar upon his arrival helped immensely.

Three-dimensional synchronous diaphragmatic flutter

The only thing more aggravating than a case of out-of-control hiccups is when you hiccup so hard that you throw up in the back of your mouth.

Wait for it...

Anyone seen Emmett?

With all the hubbub surrounding the new baby, many are wondering about his recently-annointed big brother.

Forget Waldo, where's Emmett?

Messing with the autofocus

A fairly serious case of the hiccups short circuits Oscar's visual cortex and temporarily knocks his ocular coordination offline.

Statute of limitations on child labour

Exhausted at the thought of his first shift raking leaves, in 2017 or so, Oscar takes a pre-emptive coffee break: extra-wet latte con panna, haf caf full nipp no whip, with legs.

STST 649: Special Topics in Military and Strategic Studies

MIDTERM I
Section A - Short Answer (20%)
(1)  It is 4:55 a.m.  A newborn baby projectile-poops on change table, wall, Mommy, nightstand, water glass, alarm clock, diaper wipes dispenser, lamp, lampshade, bed, pillow, and carpet.  Discuss whether the infant constitutes an Improvised Explosive Device or a Weapon of Mass Destruction.  Illustrate with examples.

Gobble gobble

Blissfully unaware of the camera, a napping Oscar relives his first Thanksgiving dinner.  It is possible, but at the moment unconfirmed, that Oscar's dad does this when he dreams about bacon.

Nomenclature

For reasons his parents cannot explain, the baby's final short list of potential boy names is comprised entirely of children's pop culture icons.

Ultimately, after spending 24 hours with him, his parents opt for the one that he most closely resembles based on appearance alone:

 

And so, Oscar it is.

O. stranmccannii

On Wednesday, October 9 at 5:57 p.m., a mere 132 minutes after his parents decide they should maybe head for the hospital because maybe those aren't random cramps, out pops... BOY!

Heroic mom and baby are now home with dad and Emmett, and all are settling in to their new lives as a StranMcCann foursome.

Interesting footnote:  With humble apologies to half a million Rogers wireless customers across Canada, apparently high-speed baby deliveries like this generate sufficient electrostatic charge to do this:

Due date

On the younger sibling's scheduled arrival day, Emmett's dad can't help but appreciate the double entendre that is Emmett's shirt.


13:52 MT. No baby yet.

Still pregnant

40 weeks exactly, and Folj'r has made no move to evacuate.

But he/she is quite clear on where the vote should go in the municipal election.

Canadian Tire to the Rescue

One week after the Home Depot debacle, Emmett successfully sources out a race car cart at Canadian Tire, terrorizes the store, and very nearly bounces a self-decapitating Halloween witch off his windshield.