a shirt and a lobster

it all started with a shirt. with a lobster. and it did involve "mr. pinchy" from the simpsons. noah had on the shirt one day and his daddy was carrying him around and i came up to him and started "pinching" him with my hands like a pincer (never had to spell that before!) i swear, we have never gotten a full out belly laugh like that. so we kept doing it and each time, the laughter got louder and then he began to squeal. that day, "pinchy" was born.

noah loves "pinchy" in fact, he knows it by name. i'll tell him "pinchy" while we are sitting together and his eyes open really wide in anticipation. then jim will come out from around the corner running up to us hands in full pincer mode. noah will turn around really fast and "hides" his little head on my shoulders while laughing uncontrollably. i'll make him do it about 7 or 8 more times because noah enjoys it. and i do find satisfication in watching jim act goofy (but when is he not!)

silly, maybe. but we will do anything to make him smile.