On Saturday, we did!
Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty (http://www.amazon.com/Needs-Donuts-Mark-Alan-Stamaty/dp/0375825509) is one of Henry’s favorite books, and it is ridiculous. The protagonist is Sam, a little boy who loves donuts and sets off for the big city to find them. He meets a man, Mr. Bikferd, who shows him how to collect donuts and where he stores them. It’s actually pretty creepy when Mr. Bikferd shows Sam his darkened warehouse, but nothing bad happens. An older woman pops up here and there, emphatically stating, “Who needs donuts when you’ve got love?” At first, Sam seems to think donuts are more than enough, but after a few adventures decides otherwise and returns home since that’s where his love is found. It is such an odd book; I don’t think I would have bought it for the Hen, but it was gifted to us by an anonymous donor (if you’re reading this and gave it to Henry, please let us know to thank you!). Henry loves it, probably because of the intricate pictures and the silliness of the story. So we keep on reading it. Again and again and again.
Back to the donuts we consumed on Saturday morning. After sweating it out at an awesome yoga class at the St. Petersburg YMCA (it wasn’t even hot yoga and I was dripping!), I stopped by Fray’s Donut House (http://fraysdonuthouse.com) to get half a dozen of their delicious donuts to chow down on with the family. They are known for their Apple Fritters and Honey Dip Glazed Donuts, but since we’d previously given those a whirl I picked other totally random ones: Boston Filled Chocolate Cover, Sour Cream Cake, Maple Cover Raised, Marble, Sugar Raised, and Strawberry Cover Sprinkle. Oh my goodness. They were delicious. Keith and I each had two because we are adults, and Henry had his first entire donut. I’m pretty sure he liked it. It’s a good thing we don’t live near Fray’s, or we would be stopping by all the time.