"popping a wheelie"

One of the best memories at Cherry Hill was made eating lunch at our campground one lazy, sunny afternoon.

The five of us were sitting around the picnic table eating sandwiches and Pringles. We were all tired after spending a day at the waterpark. Zack farted loud at the table and announced it (as if we didn't hear it already) and we all giggled. That sparked a conversation about what we should say when we pass gas. I had been debating what word is "appropriate" for our kids and thought we should take a family vote. We decided it would be cool to come up with our own saying that we as a family could say but others around us wouldn't understand... (from the comments on the blog post some families said, "I shot a bear" or "I heard a duck" etc.) It probably wasn't the best time to talk about it because we were ALL deliriously silly and anything that was mentioned got a big laugh. I honestly can't remember what most of the suggestions were-- but I know that Luke came up with some creative ones.. and Zack kept announcing silly stuff like, "When we fart, we should say 'I HATE you', then know one knows we farted." The boys thought that suggestion was hilarious.

Ben- who is not necessarily quick on his feet or highly creative- didn't say much, although he earned an award for laughing the hardest every time someone gave a suggestion. After lunch was finished, a light bulb came on and he said excitedly, I know! When we fart, we should say....

I popped a wheelie on my Pontiac!

Aaron and I were so shocked... not because he came up with a suggestion, but because it was SO bizarre. We laughed for 5 minutes before asking WHERE that came from (no doubt inspired by Transformers... they know every make/models of cars.)

Anyway, months later, we're still talking about popping wheelies on our Pontiacs... only we're afraid to say the phrase in public. You never know, with four boys, a stranger could easily interpret it as something else. Announcing you farted is probably safer and less embarrassing..