Noodle Essay

Here's some background behind yesterday's little photo shoot. Hint: Watch Leafy

"Hey Mom, can we have some leftover plain noodles?"

"Sure, take them onto the porch."

Why does Leafy have such a big handful of noodles?



Why is he attempting to shove two fistfuls of noodles into his face?



You can tell that at this point he's realized his predicament. Too many noodles, too few hands.



Transferring the noodles. (Noodles on the pants!)



Ahhhh. Pile of noodles in one hand, feeding with the other.



Problem solved! (Noodles on the floor!)



(Wiping noodles off the hands onto the floor!)



Just so you're aware, it's pretty awesome to clean cooked pasta off of a marble floor. I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Comments

[#1mama]

Cute is all I can say....love the expressions.

[MsCellania]

Smart 3rd children use both hands to grab a portion, dontcha know...and worry about how to eat it later!
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[#1mama]

I know he was never starved but you would wonder by the handfuls.....Leafy that is. Must of felt that his two older siblings were going to get all the food or something.....very cute!

[Susanna]

your kids are so beautiful and adorable!! ...and this looks like a "game" my kids would be ALL about. We have all tile floor here in mexico, too, and i'm constantly grossed out at the things i'm wiping up!
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[blackbird]

You have the most beautiful (impish) children.
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[Sarah]

Adorable! I am so glad my kid is not the only wiper-of-hands-on-floor child around. She even does it when she is not actually sitting on the floor, like gets out of her chair at the dinner table, kneels down, and wipes away. So gross.

Second place to wiping cooked pasta from marble, must be smooshed-up, stepped on bright yellow saffron rice from the grout between ceramic floor tiles. My idea of heaven. Good thing I'm lucky enough to do it so often.
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[gretchen from lifenut]

My third child (coincidence or character trait?) sees the world as his napkin. And he gobbles. I wouldn't change him for the world, but I should in case the Queen comes for dinner.

Your kids are so sweet and they exude joy in every photo I see of them.
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[laura]

I wonder what a whole handful of food would feel like? Somehow adulthood has distanced me from this impulsiveness.
Darn adulthood.

[Nora]

I'm gonna have to go with MsCellania and blame it all on birth order. But that's not why I'm commenting...I just love the light in this series. You are a great photographer, the light, the subject, the way you would stop and see the humor in this little moment...

[Sharni]

Beautiful, beautiful children! I just stumbled across your blog via another blog - and glad I did!!
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[Mountain]

Oh! So beautiful! I've been mucking around in your archives...I love the evolution of your family. Tons of love!
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