And to top it off, the anchor stole my kid’s chocolate milk
“Tomorrow, you get to go be on television in your Halloween costume while drinking chocolate milk!”
The kids laughed at the notion of being on TV as I broke the news to them of what we would be doing the following morning. Swee’Pea laughed and exclaimed how fun that would be. TheMonk smiled and agreed that it would, indeed, be fun to drink chocolate milk while dressed as a red Power Ranger.
We were invited by a nice woman who I had befriended on Twitter. It just so happened she handled PR for the Got Milk ad campaign. We were invited, along with a couple of other kids – including blogger Mommy I’m Hungry (whose blog I will not read until after I win my weight-lost be because the food on that blog is not good for my will power), to participate in an on-air segment that offered suggestions to parents on ways to enjoy a healthier Halloween. I was told the kids would be drinking milk in the background while the dietician was interviewed.
This turned out not to be the case. Instead, they were at the table coloring and the news anchor, a very nice man named Raoul Martinez, actually expected to engage with the kids. Only one problem. My kids don’t talk to strangers. And it’s not even as if we’ve told them, “Don’t talk to strangers! They’re bad!” No, my kids just don’t talk to strangers. You have to earn their love and affection the old fashioned way, by getting on your knees and begging. Or bribery. That works too.
Anyway, the kids did well as the dietician representing Got Milk explained how a bucket-full of candy will kill you. They sat there and colored like good girls and boy.
Until TheMonk made a run for it. He’s lightning quick and dressed as a Power Ranger only increased his ability to zig and zag. On live television. If this is the beginning of his television career, then I’m thinking comedy might be his genre.
Of course, everyone laughed it off. After all, TheMonk was corralled pretty quickly and the segment went well overall. In fact it went so well that after the segment was over, Raoul came over and took my kid’s chocolate milk. He’s lucky he didn’t get his butt kicked by a muscular Power Ranger or turned into a toad by a cute little witch. Lucky for him I had promised the kids donuts if they did well on TV. Yes, bribery is my method of earning my kids love. Sue me.
Take a look at the great escape for yourself.
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that is just too cute! my boy would have been all up in the camera yapping about Mario Bros or Spiderman. Your kids are so stinking adorable Matthew!
Comment by Trish — October 29, 2009 @ 8:35 am
Sounds like it was a nightmare. poor baby.
Comment by Megyn — October 29, 2009 @ 9:37 am
First of all – the way he gazed longingly at at that bowl full of sugar was hilarious. And I’m trying to figure out why he DID run away? hehe He seemed to do just fine when the guy was getting all down in his face. LOL Totally cute!!!
Comment by Kellee — October 29, 2009 @ 9:41 am
So I thought it was simply adorable that Monk got down and picked up his sister’s paper. And too funny when he took off running. Adorable kids!
Comment by Kel — October 29, 2009 @ 9:54 am
Great video. Your kids are so cute! I think TheMonk was just trying to escape from the evil dietician – she sure took the fun out of Halloween.
Comment by Lori @drlori71 — October 29, 2009 @ 10:00 am
1) Of course the escape was awesome
2) I love how those two women decided they’d better stand at alert just in case he dashed again
3) Dude, the cameraman was on a boat or something, bobbing up… and down… and up… and down…
Awesome TV appearance!
Comment by Kari — October 29, 2009 @ 10:13 am
Matt they are just adorable. And TheMonk can RUN boy! That was hysterical.
Comment by Miss — October 29, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
I think i need to hire a couple of bodyguards/shepherds like that to keep my kids in the same place too.
And I’m not usually a sucker for cute kids, but your kids are seriously cute.
Comment by Dan — October 30, 2009 @ 1:44 am
Think about it…there was a lady telling parents how to hide their kids’ Halloween candy. The Monk ran around and distracted you from that message.
Smart kid.
Comment by Daphne — October 30, 2009 @ 4:59 am
The Monk looked like he was planning that escape for a while. Raoul apparently never learned not to work with kids or animals.
Comment by Darren — October 30, 2009 @ 5:07 am
HA! That’s great (the camera work on the other hand? Not so much!). My kids make people earn them talking to them as well.
Comment by pgoodness — October 30, 2009 @ 5:17 pm
You know I got invited to that. I don’t have any young kids anymore … just teens. Maybe they wanted ME to drink chocolate milk on TV?? Do they know I’m turning 24 on Monday?
Comment by Twenty Four At Heart — October 30, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
Got Jonathan! The woman needed help and he decided to give it to her.
Comment by Grandmother — October 30, 2009 @ 10:39 pm
Oh my goodness! Totally cute! I liked how he wouldn’t divulge his secret, just smiled that winning smile!
Comment by Aina — November 2, 2009 @ 1:15 am
ROFLOL That was so great! I love the smile he had too.
Comment by Julie — November 2, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
Loved that beautiful smile when Jonathan was asked why he ran away!
Comment by Jess — November 2, 2009 @ 3:54 pm