Friday, September 16, 2011

Toy Story 4

Don't you love when toys start to take on a life of their own?  Somewhere around the 2 year old mark, toys start to come alive.  Suddenly, they have personalities.  They need to be fed and carried around and they have tea parties and get their soft cotton teeth brushed.  Lately I've been finding all sorts of adventurous toys around the house, and I can't help but feel like I'm caught in an episode of Toy Story 4.

Case in point - the other day headed into the kitchen I discovered that Cort's babies had taken Diego's Jeep out for a ride.  I can't help but wonder what will happen when Diego discovers his precious Jeep has been carjacked by a couple of renegade babies.

To make matters worse, our VCR seems to be burping up red frogs.  Luckily, we don't use the VCR that much anyhow.  I'm a little scared to put my hand inside to see what else might be in there....

 And suddenly, Reid has an entourage.  An entourage in the double digits I might add.  And there is much drama in the transportation of said entourage from one side of the house to the next.  When you're under 3 feet tall it isn't so easy to tote around a frog, a hedgehog, a jaguar, a blanket, a baby, a mouse, a dog, a sheep, and several others that are not pictured.

Pretend play is so much fun.
At least I think it's all pretend.
But the babies in the Jeep might say otherwise...

36 comments:

  1. JillSeptember 16, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    This post is priceless!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Thank you for making me laugh this morning. Our VCR has stopped working. I think something is living in there.

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  3. Sonya @ Under the Desert SkySeptember 16, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Hahaha! So cute and funny!

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  4. DeidreSeptember 16, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Wow, I am tired just thinking about entertaining and transporting that kind of entourage!

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  5. Eat To LiveSeptember 16, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    I love this post!! How cute Reid is with all his little friends surrounding him. Enjoy all this fun while you can..... Someday they will be TEENAGERS!!

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  6. NancySeptember 16, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    The little minds are growing and whirling... love to see these photos. :)

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  7. nooneSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    haha love the post, the pictures are adorable and yaa I got a busted VCR in my house too :D

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  8. MichaeleSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Such memories this brings back! You would not believe what will fit in a Barbie car. And, I guess, with your situation, you may never get to find out. haha

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  9. creativefashiongleeSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Cute kid and cute babies. It´s amazing how much smile kids can give us. :)

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  10. TexWisGirlSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    rebel babies going cruising... :)

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  11. JillSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Once I found a toothbrush in our VCR. Somehow it never quite worked the same after that. Ha. Reid is very sweet with his family of animals.

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    My 7 year old still sleeps buried in his stuffed animals. I love it when kids "play pretend." So much better for their brain development!

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  13. ShellSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    I sometimes look at where things get to in my house and think HOW on EARTH did THAT happen?

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  14. camp and cottage livingSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Oh, does this bring back memories!
    I love it when you share the boys little antics.
    They are really adorable, Lisa.

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  15. MistySeptember 16, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    LOVE this post! I miss that so much...

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  16. Valerie BoersmaSeptember 16, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Reid with his entourage is so cute!

    Your boys sure are adorable little things!

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  17. SandySeptember 16, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    I love Reid's entourage! His mouse is especially adorable.

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  18. Sandra OrchardSeptember 16, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Oh, froggie in VCR brings back memories. thanks for today's smile. I can always count on you for one. :D

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  19. Ginny HartzlerSeptember 16, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Oh, this is just TOO cute!! I'm glad you seem to be really enjoying it. Because all to quickly you will wish for the frogs in the VCR and the unexpected toy surprises around the house again. This is the time of your life!!

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  20. SallySeptember 16, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    How funny! Your boys; too cute and sure make for many laughs. :)

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  21. Jara ChristensenSeptember 16, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    How Cute!!!

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  22. AngelaSeptember 16, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Oh I remember those days! I do hope that he doesn't decide that he needs to take all of them with him when you go shopping in the store! lol My daughter had to take a bunch of hers with us in the car and a few in the store. Wore me out carrying her and all her babies! lol

    I had a Toy Story moment last year at WM. I seen a kid with a baby doll that looked like it moved it's head and smiled at me. It looked like one of my daughters old dolls that I thought we donated to GW. She found it under her bed this Summer! What was freaky too was that it had on the same outfit that her doll had on which it wasn't the outfit that came on the doll. It was a real baby outfit. FREAKY!!!!! I'll never get rid of Bart again! How he made it back to the house is beyond me but he did make it home!

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  23. Alicia@ eco friendly homemakingSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Oh this is such a cute post!! I agree your boys are adorable!!

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  24. UnknownSeptember 17, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    Very accurate!

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  25. jp@A Green RidgeSeptember 17, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Yep, the babies in the Jeep say "otherwise" to me too!...:)JP

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  26. AndreaSeptember 17, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    OMG! The frog cracked me up!!! :P

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  27. SamanthaSeptember 17, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Obviously not a parent, because those renegade babies just freak me out.

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  28. KimSeptember 17, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Adorable and relatable! Deaglan also has an entourage at bedtime which sometimes includes cars, trucks and books. Lately he's been sleeping with us and believe me there isn't room for EVERYONE on that bed even if it's a king size!

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  29. LeontienSeptember 17, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    ohhh we (me and my sister) had barbies! and my little broter would put them in the barbie car and crash them in a wall...

    Great great memories! Thanks for the great post and i hope you and the boys will love the Arretjes cake!

    Leontien

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  30. laughwithusblogSeptember 17, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    I love it! My oldest daughter used to haul a huge load of stuffed animals all around the house and every where she went. Aw. Great memories!

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  31. Chatty CroneSeptember 17, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    I think the kids and their imagination is awesome. sandie

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  32. Weekend CowgirlSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Cute post and photos. Our baby dolls around here end up in very interesting choices most of the time. The baby stroller just sits empty!

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  33. Desperate HousemommySeptember 18, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Loved this. Even though the red-frog-burping-VCR scared me a little.

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  34. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    It is astonishing to consider how things happen to end up in certain places at times isn't it?? What a fun post!

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  35. Grumpy Grateful MomSeptember 19, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    Hahahaha! I love the entourage. Though I think the entourage needs to steal the jeep from the babies. :)

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  36. Joy @ Joy Of DessertsSeptember 20, 2011 at 2:41 AM

    So cute! :-)

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