Mistaken Identity

I took the kids on a bike ride to our local park yesterday. It was one of those perfect summer days where it seems like a crime to stay indoors.

Anyway, as we rolled into the park, I noticed the playground was covered with kids running and climbing wildly around...so much for an easy going afternoon. We arrived at the playground and Colin and Ash just stayed on their bikes, studying the craziness. Suddenly, a middle-school aged girl pointed at Ash and shouted, "Look at him! He's so cute!"

Her friends gathered around and were shrieking, "He looks like a movie superstar!"

"Who is it he looks like? Oh, I can't think of his name...Jacob!!!! Jacob from the Twilight movies!!!!"

They stared in awe down at Ash, as he looked back at them from his bike with no idea of what was going on.

Later, when we were biking home, Colin said, "Mom, why didn't they say I looked like a superstar?"

"Because they're just silly girls, Col." Always remember that.

PS. I nearly forgot that this particular visit to the park also included a dirty little boy chasing kids around with a dead bird in his hands. Let's just say my reaction was his introduction to the fear of God.