Dragon Dietary Preferences

In this 15-second video, Ben explains why small castles are safe from dragon attacks.

The sound level is a little low in the video, so here is the transcript:

Dragon: "Roar!"

Ben: "...then he says, Hey, Castle! I'm not gonna eat that castle! It looks too small. Because he only eats big castles, and this is a small castle."

Ye Olde Birth-Day Partie

We celebrated Benjamin's 4th birthday over the weekend with a big knight-themed birthday bash.

As the guests arrived, they were given swords, asked to find a magical chalice, sent on a quest to slay an evil, fire-breathing dragon (courageously played by Uncle Andrew in a dragon costume), and recover the treasures of the kingdom.

In celebration of the dragon's defeat, gifts were opened, birthday candles were extinguished, and cake was eaten.

It was great fun for everyone. Except maybe for Uncle Andrew, who, as the dragon, was pummed with inflatable swords and water balloons.

Halloween in September

Last night, I took Ben to one of these seasonal Halloween stores where I bought him a knight costume for trick-or-treating this year.

Ben also has a knight-themed birthday party coming up on Saturday, so, I reasoned, he can get another wear out of the costume during the party.

The thing is, he hasn't taken the costume off since we opened it last night. And while it's funny to watch the neighbors' expressions when they see a 4-year-old knight with us as we walk Zach & Phoebe to school, there's no way this costume stays in one piece until Halloween unless we start limiting the amount of time he can wear it between now and then.

On the plus side, there have been no dragon sightings on our block since Sir Knight Benjamin began patrolling.