Now I don't think Josh and I will be winning any parenting awards after you read this....but it is really funny!
Josh got these little peppers from the gardener today. I guess they are REALLY hot. Elizabeth was looking through this magazine with Halloween costumes in it and wanted one that was $80. I of course asked her if she had $80 because I wasn't going to buy it. She had been working all day and earned $5 from my mom and had already saved $10...so she had $15. Josh told her if she ate one of these peppers and chewed it for 8 times (because she is 8) he would give her $5. She thought about it for a little while and decided it was worth it so that she would have $20.
SIDE NOTE: Elizabeth is a really good saver, she has saved her money and has paid for her own bike, and DS system! Now how she got the rest of the money for the bike was that she was only short about 10 or so dollars to buy the bike and Auntie Celeste told her she would give her $5 to eat a hot pepper...She ate it, She cried, and we paid for the rest of the bike. She swore she would never do that again....but now she only remembers that she got money for doing it and doesn't really remember the pain it took...good or bad who's to say?
This is after just a few chews. The heat started to burn a bit...believe it got worse!
We let her spit it out after only 8 chews but the burning just didn't stop after it was out of her mouth!!!
We gave her milk to help with the burning...but she said root beer really helps more so she got some of that too.....believe me she started to milk it a little!
Cory and her family came over that night and Josh gave the same offer to Cory's boys...however the price went down to $1.00! Josh was running out of money! The boys jumped on it not really understanding I think how hot the peppers where! This is CAL before the pepper got in his mouth!
First BIT....
He got more serious as the bits went on. He only had to chew 7 times because he is 7!
He ran into the house screaming and ran to the bathroom first to run his mouth under the sink! We ran in after him to get him some milk too.
He earned himself a dollar!
Deacon on the other hand took it the hardest! He cried and asked why no one told him it was hot??? He wouldn't talk to Uncle Josh for a bit and doesn't think that is worth the money....
But he took the dollar anyway!
These photos are awful but I took them with my phone and was running after the kid to catch them on it. Next time I need to be prepared with my camera so I can catch every painful expression....that is if these kids will fall for it again....
You know the Higbee's were probably right when they said Josh wasn't fit to be around children...but he does come up with some good entertainment!
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