The entertainer

Our friends are out of town so last night we had their kids over for dinner.  Adam was the line chef and had them assemble their own ham and cheese sandwiches and then he grilled them.

He asked them, "What is the most important thing in the world?"

They hesitated.

He said, "Your mom, but do you know what is second?"

"No."

"Sandwiches."

"What about breathing?"

"OK, maybe that is third."

The kids were giggling and smiling at Adam because he is basically a pied piper.

We had dinner and they jumped on the trampoline and played the piano and played with the typewriter and Horace (he gets almost as much love as any real pet would).  I was thinking it was time to take them home but Adam said, "We've got to play just one game."

He played the game he and Mark made up.  Adam and Mark are whizzes at making up games.  He had Mark demonstrate by lying on his back on the floor.  Adam went upstairs and dropped a pillow on Mark's face.  Adam said, "You have to prove you're a man by not flinching."

The twin 11 year old boys were all over that.

They were delighted and soon laughing and shouting and just having a marvelous time.  Five year old Lucy proved her manhood too and didn't flinch.  (Their 14 year old sister sat sedately on the couch.  Me too.)

Just add making up dumb games that delight everyone to the list of things I love about Adam.