Happy 19-months to Mr. Wito Whoorlito. He’s a catch.
This is how we spent the morning. So, um, maybe this photo would be a better example of Wito’s current age.
“BROWN! BROWN!” Yes, sweetie, it’s brown, but possibly petrified shit. Please refrain from placing in your mouth.
Bonus points for anyone who can tell me what those round, spiky balls that fall from trees are called. SAJ calls them “dingleberries”. Unfortunately, I grew up with an ENTIRELY different definition of a dingleberry, and can’t bring myself to yell, “Wito! Quit eating the that dingleberry!” at our local park.
bethany
March 4, 2008 at 11:29 amHe’s so handsome, Whoorl:) And those look like thistles, to me….cept they fell from a tree, you say? Hmmm, dunno then.
bethany
March 4, 2008 at 11:32 amHAha, i just read the last sentence. I need to stop doing that, i tend to be a skimmer. I dare you to yell that, very funny! And apparently I need to read the other comments before I, myself, comment. So they are gumballs, huh?
amanda
March 4, 2008 at 11:10 amThey are gumballs from a sweetgum tree. Those grow in CA??!! We had them in my yard in SC!
HollyT
March 4, 2008 at 11:29 amYes, gumballs. We have TWO trees full of ’em, and they are the bane of our existence. We’ve taken to calling them “tree urchins.”
whoorl
March 4, 2008 at 11:32 amGumballs? Really? That is a much more pleasant word than dingleberry.
Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah
March 4, 2008 at 11:46 amHis eyes kill me!
slynnro
March 4, 2008 at 12:05 pmI had a friend, last name Sedberry, whom I called Dingleberry. He was always so irritated by this. I could not figure out why- I thought I just made up the word. I didn’t realize until years later why he was so pissed.
Jeana
March 4, 2008 at 12:07 pmWe call them sweet gumballs. Which is a bit confusing, if your child is in the practice of eating gumballs from the candy store, but yes, much more pleasant than…er, the other.
sarah
March 4, 2008 at 12:18 pmhow 3rd grade am i? i read “dingleberry” and started giggling. haven’t heard that for years.
Janssen
March 4, 2008 at 12:21 pmI agree that one ought not to be shouting about “dingleberries” in the park. Your child might be scarred for life, cute though he is.
Susan
March 4, 2008 at 12:25 pmIn my neck of the woods, which is in at least regional proximity to yours in Oklahoma, I was taught they were sycamore balls. But, that makes no sense because they do indeed come from sweet gum trees, which I don’t think are the same thing as sycamore trees? Confusing, no?
Brad
March 4, 2008 at 12:29 pmYeah, we had a sweetgum tree at our last house… and always just called them spikey balls.
Happy 19 months, little man!
LVGurl
March 4, 2008 at 12:31 pmHe totally IS a catch!
Sarcomical
March 4, 2008 at 12:44 pmgah, he really did get the very best of both you and D’s features. FUTURE LADYKILLER ALERT!!!
…nah, i bet momma’s gonna teach wito how to respect all the lovelies. ;)
Sizzle
March 4, 2008 at 12:47 pmHe’s so handsome. Don’t eat the whateveryoucallit, Wito!