BUT, now I am the Mom and I get to make the rules.
Be afraid.
Really, I figured this holiday was made for my family. We love joking around with each other. We don't mind being a little silly. We appreciate the effort it takes to whip up a neat trick. And, since most of us greatly prefer to be on the giving, rather than receiving, end of pranks, there is no possible way anything we do could go wrong. Right? (Ahem.)
Well, this year I decided to make April Fool's Day an annual Johnson Family day. It was tough because we had returned from Cincinnati late the night before, but we managed.
First up was a breakfast prank. I served the kids "juice" which was jello with a straw in it. Their initial excitement at actually drinking juice (I'm lame and don't buy it regularly) gave way to confusion, and then sudden delight. They thought it was hysterical.
Jello for breakfast is even better than juice, right?
Everett and Ashley finished theirs up quickly. But you will notice that a scowling someone did not think this joke was very funny.
Poor William. All he wanted was to enjoy his juice in peace. He was so upset I'd do that to him, he refused all day long and into the next day to eat any of the extra jello, no matter how many times I offered it to him.
I have a feeling next year might be a little rough for him. I will have to give him the upper hand once or twice.
William did perk up later in the day when the kids laid a trap for Joel. They went for massive quantity over anything intricate.
The barricade worked!
We had cupcakes for dinner. The kids were really excited.
I served the cupcakes with a fried egg.
(Ok, ok. It was meatloaf with mashed potatoes on top, and vanilla yogurt with a canned peach half.)
Everett was thrilled to catch on immediately.
After seeing Everett's reaction, it took Ashley a while to even try her dinner, but she did.
If I remember correctly, William didn't each much of his dinner.
We are already getting ideas for next year! Do you have any good ones?
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