persistant lips

we weldon's have a secret.
well, maybe not "we"...it's more "them"
the boys. the men-folk.
foster and rowan got it honestly.
apparently, it's the secret to masterful concentration which will later lead them to skilled abilities aplenty. you see, they got it honestly from their dad. he is the original concentrator with persistent and continuous tongue appearance. sort of like it's frozen during mid-moisturizing. basketball. sawing lumber. replacing tires. writing an email. i bet it's even under his snowboarding helmet.

their tongue seems to get stuck somewhere between, "hmm that's interesting" and lingers around "i wonder how this works" and then sticks around for "oh, i see! that's so cool."
they don't even realize it.
i seriously have several hundred pictures with one or both or all of them with their tongue out.
running, sliding, painting, wrestling, pouring, thinking. leaping. riding.
the tongue is there. always.
i don't get it.
i imagine a large degree of chapping would ensue with such persistent lip wetting.
or perhaps dry mouth would be inevitable as so much moisture would escape such a valuable ventricle.
it doesn't seem to be the case.
it does, however, make our winter water sink fun even cuter :)