While anticipation builds on a daily basis for the arrival of one Ms. Kate, we were thrilled beyond measure to welcome a quite unexpected little "addition" to our family this week:
Isn't he just plain wonderful? And yes, he is sitting on a paper towel as to not spread any more germs from his questionable background.
You see, lucky Cole had some visitor from the community donate a "box of old toys" to his preschool and each little lucky duck got to choose a toy. Cole.....chose this fella. He said the selection was slim and I certainly believed him.
Parenting tip I learned quickly: Explain that you think that picking your own toy must have been pretty cool. Question why this particular figure was chosen. Express your thoughts on the disgustingness of this toy and how you feel it's not really appropriate nor would it EVER be bought by me at the store. Let toy recipient cry crocodile tears for a good 7-8 minutes. Invite said recipient back down stairs to join the family again and explain that I had made up a game plan for the arrival of this new...treasure. After he received a Clorox bath twice, he officially became an "outside toy" that will inevitably get mysteriously lost here any day now. In the meantime, tears were wiped and new game plan was agreed upon, as was his "most dithguthsting toy ev-o" title.
8 comments:
This reminds me of those SCREAM masks that gush blood down the face with the press of a button. Let me tell ya how much I LOVED seeing three of those in my homeroom class my first year teaching. Gross. Outside toy is a good idea. Let him "drown" in quicksand or something fitting.
What is it?
I thought that red stuff was markers...but no.
I think you're making a good call there! =)
Hmmmm, for the record, if there is ever something like a cousin toy exchange or anything of that nature that would involve this precious item being passed along, remember that perhaps the children of your brothers would be more thrilled with this particular item, than say the children of your beloved sister...
Oh.My.Gosh. could you be any more hilarious! This is so funny! I am scared of that guy and i don't even have to look at it in person! toys mysteriously get lost around our house too.
Mamie brings my girls home all of the bundles of things that get left at the theater. she does it to torture me.
I think the only thing worse than this would be if he also made noise. You are a wise, wise mother...outside toy...GENIUS!
YIKES! That is one creepy toy...besides the obvious looks, the germ factor...EW!
Thanks for sharing, I may have to use your fabulous someday with my little man.
I had Taylor looking over my shoulder at that picture and even HE thought it was gross! What exactly was the target market for that "toy"?
Post a Comment