BenSpark Family Adventures

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01215 I’ve always thought of V-8 as an old person’s drink. Salty tomato juice made into Bloody Marys and things like that. V-8 now makes this energy drink and it is one of my favorite things to drink. I call it my old man energy drink.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01214 Oh Hasbro, this is your second try with a LEGO-Like toy. First there was KRE-O and while that was okay for a few Transformers figures it was not as good as LEGO. Now there is this other type of LEGO-Like toy and it is even worse. I got these at Big Lots because they had Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes. I tried building the sets last night and they were terrible. One of the wheel on the motorcycle broke as I attempted to put it into place. It is as if no one even tested these toys to see if they fit together right. Terrible. I was very disappointed in them. Even the little LEGO like figures of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow could not redeem these.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01213 Tonight Allison an I went to see comedian Nate Bargatze. This was her gift to me on Christmas 2019. That was the year that we went and got each other comedy events for gifts and both events got rescheduled. But, Nate Bargatze’s show was rescheduled many times. He was very funny and we had a great night. There was a couple in front of us who were taking selfies and each time they did I was right behind them and I tried to turn my head or something and not be in their photos. at the end of the show I took this photo with Allison and who is behind looking over my shoulder? The guy who was in front of us! He’s turned his head and it looks like he’s peeking over my shoulder. I was trying to take the photo quickly because everyone was leaving the theater and I didn’t have a moment to check and see what was behind me. We got a laugh out of it.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01212 Today was National Super Hero Day. I didn’t do much about it like I have in year’s past. I was looking through many of my old photos when they came up in Facebook memories and I have lots of photos of Eva dressed in Super Hero outfits. It is funny that now she is doing so many cosplays. Tonight should have been another cupcake class for Andy. It was cancelled because the bakery did not supply enough cupcakes. That stinks and he was bummed. So, instead I took Andy and Eva for some ice cream at Dairy Queen. He seemed okay about that but he’s really enjoyed his decorating classes. We try and encourage him to do these classes as often as we can. He has so much fun. I selected the Deadpool super hero because he has a baker’s hat on.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01211 Our local pizza place has an item on the menu called Pretzel Nachos. It was national pretzel day today so I ordered some to try out. They were really good but it was way too much for me so I saved some for Allison and the Kids. If I was to get it again I’d order it for the whole family so we can all enjoy it fresh and not reheated. Although, Andy loved it either way. He was all about the Pretzel-chos.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01210 When we were at the Wicked Comic Con I picked up a bear claw necklace. Eva and I were talking about creating a cosplay character and how this would be a good part of it. I was also looking for something to photograph tonight and trying to catch the detail of the necklace against the bokeh of the lights from my display case of Skylanders toys.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01209 The other day we were talking about a book series that I have been reading about Dungeons and Dragons. In that there is a character named Guenhwyvar. The character is a giant black panther and is the companion of the character Drizzt Do’Urden. The panther’s name means shadow in high elvish. I was telling the kids about it and Andy said that was the name of the van in Onward. The van is named Guinevere after King Arthur’s wife. They sound similar. Last night on my way to work I stopped in at Target and they had a Hot Wheels of the van from Onward. I had to pick it up for my collection.