Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Highlights from the Corn Maze (and other Fall Fun)




Ken and Chris enjoy the new sport of trampoline fencing!
The view from Prospect Hill in Waltham.

A hike around Walden Pond.

The gang celebrates a gold medal finish at the Davis MegaMaze

Our Jack-O-Lanterns

The new table, set for our first dinner party. Looks like grown ups live here.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Scavenger Hunt Highlights

It's been a busy week moving into our new place. Everybody's been asking who won the Scavenger Hunt, but I haven't finished (and by finished I mean started) going through the score sheets yet.

I did, however, throw together this highlight reel of hilarious hijinx for your viewing pleasure.

As soon as I make it through all these boxes, I'll announce the winner of the points title.
But as you can see here, each and every one of us is "special." Enjoy!

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Race Highlights (Part 1)

By popular demand. Here is the Amazing Race / Birthday Scavenger Hunt list.

5 teams raced through the streets of Boston trying to locate 8 checkpoints, while completing Roadblocks (Identify the Twin, Eata Box of Munchkins), Detours, and even suffering through a couple Yields (Really, who would Yield the birthday girls? COME ON!!!).

All along the way, teams earned points by completing the following list of tasks. Photo and video highlights of their attempts, and the final points standing will be coming soon. For now, enjoy the list.

Task

Points

1

What is your team name?

100

2

Select your team's theme song for your "best of" video montage

100

3

(V) Make a layout catch in the Frog Pond

500

4

(P) A team member with a "thinking" with a frog

200

5

(P) Your team making an "Ass" out of themselves in front of Old City Hall

250

6

(P) Got Milk? Photo a "meeting" of the milk mustache club at an appropriate location

300

7

In Quincy Market find 3 products that Jen and Sue's ancestors provided

150

8

(V) Visit Paul Revere's house. Play hopscotch in Rachel's park

250

9

(P) Roma? Sicilia? Bologna? Which way next? Photo your team trying to figure it out.

250

10

(P) A team member driving of a Duck Boat

500

11

(P) Team member(s) wearing costumes

200

12

(V) Juggle produce at a street market

300

13

(P) A team member driving the rest of the team in a bike taxi

450

14

(P/V) Someone on a Segway. Double points for a team member

500

15

(V) Successfully navigate a crosswalk with an egg on a spoon. For full credit, cross the street before time expires.

500

16

(P) Your daintiest Boston Tea Party. Bonus points if the giant golden kettle is in the shot.

200

17

(P) Your entire team in a store's display bed

300

18

(P) Your team with a Cheer's cast member

250

19

(P) Twins wearing matching outfits

400

20

(V) Get strangers to wish Jen an Sue a Happy Birthday. Bonus points for heavy Boston accents, foreign languages, etc. (Multiple entries encouraged)

300

21

(P) A license (not Jen or Sue's) with a September 1st birthday

500

22

(P) Pin the tail on a teammate

200

23

(P) Party with a bachelorette

450

24

(P) Most obscure player name on a Red Sox jersey / t-shirt

250

25

(V) Get a street musician to perform Happy Birthday to Jen and Sue

450

26

(V) Successfully flip at least 10 beer coasters up off the table and into your hand

300

27

(V) Longest successfully completed water balloon toss

400

28

(V) Get the tourists in a Duck Boat to quack at you

200

29

(P) Most inappropriate photo featuring a statue

300

30

Who is the last player from Jen and Sue's favorite team to join the 30-30 club?

150

31

Best birthday present for Jen and Sue for less than $2

200

32

(P) Bob for apples in a public fountain

350

33

(V) Get a Patriots fan to recite the following: "We would have won if we had Eli. Go Giants!!!"

400

34

(P) Funniest sign

250

35

(P) Your entire team inside a pay toilet

300

36

(V) Have a Guitar Hero battle on a store's display system

400

37

(P/V) Funniest recreation of one of Jen or Sue's ultimate team names (multiple entries encouraged)

450

38

(V) Two teammates having a Dizzy Bat race down store aisles

450

39

(P) Team member(s) riding a coin operated children's ride

200

40

(V) Perform the Bluth family Chicken Dance

200

41

(P/V) Play Duck, Duck, Goose with a group of kids. For bonus points, have the Make Way For Ducklings sculpture visible in frame.

400

42

(P) Where Winter turns into Summer, have at least one team member pose in the store's display window

400

43

(P/V) Your team on a fire truck. Bonus points for wearing gear and/or turning on the siren

500

44

(P) Your team holding up the NBA championship trophy in victory

350

45

(P) Pose as conjoined twins on the Freedom Trail

250

46

Find the Brattle Book Shop on West. Which literary icon is surrounded by Yeats, Hemmingway, and Kafka? _________________

150

47

(P) Take a picture that places one of your teammates among these literary legends.

200

48

(P) Most over-the-top Boston sports fan

250

49

(V) A team member singing in the "shower" in Post Office Square

500

50

(P) Hold a Yoga pose in a unique location

300

51

(V) Drink 2 pints of beer out of a disc, through straws

500

52

(P) Jen is a notoriously bad helmet wearer. Have two team members try on helmets to show her how it's done.

200

53

(P) Find a bottle of Little Boomey Chardonnay. Don’t' buy it, please.

300

54

(P) Can't find twins? Capture your team's refection

200

55

(P) Two team members in their underwear at a recognizable tourist attraction.

500

56

Find a blind date for Sue. Get at least one eligible bachelor to come to the after party.

500

57

(V) Jen and Sue miss New Zealand. To make them feel better, stuff a whole Kiwi in your mouth and say "Sweet As, Bro!"

350

58

(P) Your team with a person in Colonial clothing

200

59

(P/V) Get at least 5 non-team members to watch you put on a street performance of your favorite NKOTB song. Bonus points if they give you a tip.

500

60

On the corner of Hanover and Surface Rd, what is the headline on the Herald?

150

61

(P) Grossest food item

250

62

(P) A team member taking candy from a baby

350

63

(P) What's With That House? Photo your team in front of the skinniest house on Hull St. trying to figure it out.

300

64

(V) Record your entry for the Bernie and Phyl's video jingle contest

500

65

(P/V) Act out your favourite Flight of the Chonchords song / lyric

450

66

(P) Find the park where the bamboo grows tall. Take a break to meditate by the waterfall

300

67

What twins work in the fictional Tipton Hotel in Boston?

150

68

(P) Get a stranger to perform the Heimlich on a team member

250

69

(P) A sign that includes the word Ultimate

250

70

(V) Two teammates playing air guitar to an Aerosmith or Boston song

300

71

(P/V) Best randomly funny thing you find on the street

250

72

(P) Get a bellboy to push your team around on a luggage cart

450

73

(P) Form a cheer pyramid in front of the Bull and Finch

300

74

(P) A team member being attacked by a Green Monster

300

75

(P) Funniest mimicking of a statue's pose. Both the statue and your team must be in the shot. Must involve at least 2 team members

300

76

(P) At least one team member wearing hospital scrubs

400

77

(P) At least one team member with St. Anthony, draped in dollar bills

400

78

(P) A team member getting kissed by a dog

300

79

(P) Take a Time Out. Play the Load / Block / Shoot game at the Boston Massacre site

350

80

(P) Most creative "How Many Bars Do You Have" photo

250

81

(P) Most gratuitous display of Muffin Tops

250

82

(P) A team High Five. Bonus points for the highest five

300

83

(P) Disobey a posted sign

200

84

(P) A team member next to and address or license plate that includes "3030"

300

85

Thirty cents. All coins must be minted in 1978.

300

86

(P) Serve food at a restaurant

400

87

(V) A team member going UP a DOWN escalator. For full points, you must reach the top.

350

88

(P/V) In New Zealand, Sept 1 is Random Act of Kindness Day. Perform a Random Act of Kindness

250

89

(P) Help out a construction crew or direct traffic

400

90

(V) Complete a hammer over Washington's horse.

400

91

(V) Hold a piece of fruit under your chin. Pass it to another person without dropping it. Double your points if you pass to a stranger.

300

92

(P/V) Do the YMCA in front of a YMCA.

350

93

(V) Top films from 1978 include: The Deer Hunter, Grease, Superman, Halloween, and Animal House. Re-enact your favorite scene

400

94

(P) Get frisked by a law enforcement official

300

95

Get 30 strangers to sign a petition to ban Scavenger Hunts.

400

96

(P) Your whole team hanging off a giant red push pin. You MAY NOT use the one by the starting line

200

97

(P) Biggest MassHole

250

98

(P/V) Play Twister over I-93

250

99

(P) Craziest facial hair. You must pose with the person for full credit.

300

100

(P) Celebrate your imminent victory with Red. If you don't have a cigar, pretend.

300