3 posts tagged “lightning mcqueen”

So here's the latest...

Emory now has a fancy-schmancy Lightning McQueen sleeping bag that came in its very own backpack with a water bottle.  She also has LM underwear to entice her to potty train when "the time is right," and she chose some LM stickers for her reinforcer.  Part of me can't believe I just bought her boys' underwear, but then again, it will REALLY excite her and nobody will see her underwear anyway (I hope.)  I think this is the most any of my children has been caught up in a particular character.  They LOVED Blue's Clues for a while, but I guess they just didn't have the amount of retail items out there because my kids were all born after Blue had her HeyDay.  (???)  

Alanna is in a bit of a stage where everything is scary to her.  This can be a little challenging at times, but what can you do!  Other than that, she just loves to pretend she is rescuing animals like Diego and Alicia on Go, Diego, Go!  She has learned a lot about wild animals I never would have thought to talk to her about from this show.  (Diego is Emory's second favorite character)  Alanna and Emory would love to have some Diego clothing; they prefer him to Dora.  But the darn marketing people feel like Dora is for girls and Diego is for boys.  Hmmpphh.

Aidan...we were at Target yesterday, and I was picking out some cards for Mother's Day.  Aidan wanted to know who I was buying cards for, so I listed the people I had in mind.  Then he said something like "I want a card with a heart that says 'I love you" for Mommy!"  I stopped dead in my tracks.  It was so sweet, so I told him he and Daddy could come to Target to find the card he wanted to choose.  I love getting glimpses of his inner boyishness.  He's typically so serene and laid back, that it makes me smile to see some "rough and tumble" come out.  It's a fun change of pace.  We had some lizards in the front yard yesterday, and while Alanna kept her distance, he crouched down to get a good look and just watched quietly.  And of course, there are random times when he just throws something (like a sock) across the room just to be silly.  But today, we went to our friends' house for lunch, and their three boys are on the opposite end of the spectrum as Aidan, not to mention Aidan is surrounded by estrogen all day!  He loved getting into "the mix" with them.  He got a little overwhelmed at times, but he was still laughing and smiling if he stopped to watch.  He squealed with delight when he'd jump back in for a minute or two.   I didn't want to drag him home for nap time!
 

It's official.  Emory is absolutely obsessed with Lightning McQueen.  We have 4 different styles of Lightning McQueen cars...similar to matchboxes.  Every morning, she looks for the "Dark Red Lightning McQueen" (after he got his paint job in Radiator Springs) and has it in hand before breakfast.  If she can't find it, there is a crisis at hand.  Jason did a "google images" search for Lightning McQueen, and Emory was SO thrilled to see SO MANY pictures of LM.  We've talked a little bit about potty training, and she would REALLY like some LM underwear, which they don't make for girls.  But she was so excited at the prospect, it may be the perfect motivator when we decide to make the leap.  Does it really matter if she wears boys' underwear???  It's not something that had ever crossed my mind...but I'm thinking it just might be worth it!  She is so funny...our rough and tumble little tomboy, who loves all things stereotypically for boys! 

We were at the play area at the mall today, and Aidan and Alanna were making cautious attempts at jumping from one "structure" to another.  Then Emory decided to give it a shot, and with hardly a moment's thought, she just jumped.  She didn't make it, but she didn't care.  She just popped up, told us that was a "big jump" and did it again, and again, and again.  As Alanna and Aidan practiced, they got closer and closer to meeting their goal.  Only a few minor bumps!  Emory got one big bonk on the head, and I was expecting a wail, but she just looked up like nothing happened.  Aidan hit his nose once, and he got quite upset.  He recovered when I told him I'd take a look, so he leaned his head back, and I told him I saw a dinosaur in his nose.  He started to laugh and laugh, and off he went.

Emory LOVES the Lightning McQueen pajamas she got for her birthday from Aunt Maureen.  I mentioned them in a post previously...the word "Kachow" is written in big yellow letters across the chest.  Typically, she loves to be tucked in "snug as a bug in a rug," which we must say as we tuck her in.  Tonight, however, Emory wouldn't allow Jason to tuck her in, he could only put her blanket beside her because she didn't want to cover up Lightning McQueen on her pjs.  I've got to get a picture of her in them!

I went in to check on her before heading to bed, and laid the blanket over her, and she said something in her sleep.  Wish I knew what it was...