Catapults, races, and meatballs!

Jorge and Chico came upon a large wooden fence and were very curious as to what was on the other side.  So Chico got a large kitchen serving spoon and set it up on a rock like a teeter-totter.  Jorge sat in the scoop part, then Chico jumped on the handle.  But Al distracted him and Chico's jump went bad ... Jorge went woooooooooooo through the air, then *SPLAT* into the fence.  So they tried again with a bit more oomph in the jump.  This time Jorge went over the fence and into the yard beyond.
Everyone sat quietly and waited and worried and wondered where he was.   They started talking amongst themselves to see who should go looking for him.  Then he came running back from around the other way with a huge chihuahua chasing him.  Fortunately the dog was tied on a leash in the yard and he got yanked back when he ran out of chain.

They moved on to the next yard.  Chico set up the spoon, Jorge got back in the scoop.  Chico jumped and Jorge went weeeeeeeeeeee up in the air, then down below the fence line.  They waited and listened .... then they heard SPLASH.  This time he landed in someone's pool.  The people that owned it were outside and thought he was "pool junk" and threw him back over the fence.  He did a tuck and roll and landed safely, but wet.  He was too cold to walk home so he sat in the spoon shivering and Chico dragged him home.

They got home and he stripped off his wet coat and cowboy hat.  They couldn't reach to put it in the dryer so they all stacked on top of each other's shoulders to reach.  Then they all sat back and waited. Once the dryer buzzed that it was finished they got his clothes out.  The jacket was nice and warm and dry, so he put it on.  But his cowboy hat got fuzzed up in the dryer.  He tried to smooth it out as best he could, but it was still way too fluffy looking so he said Lola could have it.  He'll have to get a new one.

Then they all decided to have a race.  Emilio and Luigi wanted to use a shopping cart ... they found one and started taking it down the street but it turned out to be a homeless dude's house and he chased them.  They managed to get away with it though.   

Raoul still had the skateboard, Gustave had a convertible '57 Chevy Bel Air model car with Lola in the passenger seat, Ed & Ted found a barrel with no top or bottom, Alphonso got a hamster ball to use like a bubble.  

They got all set up at the top of the hill and waited for Al to whistle to start the race.  Ed & Ted were anxious to get going ... Ted stuck his head out the end of their barrel to try to get a head start but ended up starting too early, then he fell out so they had to have a do-over.  So they all got lined up again, Al hooted and down the hill they went.  Ed & Ted were bouncing around in the barrel as it rolled, giggling and having a great time.  It ended up not really being a race, just a fun trip down the hill.

Then they all went home and I made them meatballs for dinner, one meatball each.  Alphonso had to rinse the sauce off of his so he wouldn't get dirty and sat in the corner so nobody would splash on him.  They didn't have a large variety of drinks so they all shared cranberry juice (except Alphonso of course, he had water).  They were all very full and laid around on the floor with full round tummies.  

Then the burping started.  One would burp and everyone would giggle.  Then another one would burp.  Then Lola let out a huge long belch and everyone was surprised and thought it was hilarious.  They all went to sleep holding their full little bellies and Lola burping all night.