The Cartoon Classics
When we go out, particularly for a meal, we bring the Magic Red Bag. Hannah stares at the Bag, laughs when she sees the Bag, and occasionally lunges for the Bag. She knows her DVD player and red DVD wallet are tucked away in there: her "la las."
And Hannah has conditioned us, too. We know not to get between her and her Bag.
Being that Hannah has a portable DVD player, we thought it fair to get Gabriel his own for a recent long trip. He now keeps it stashed in his room, and he asks politely to use it for time to time. Recently, he dug through the DVD boxes, found something he liked from the "kids" section, and went off to his room to watch it.
A few hours later, we gathered at the table for dinner.
"I love that movie," Gabriel started.
"Hmmm," Janette or I prompted absently. Hannah looked up from her toys. She generally finds Gabriel's revelations amusing.
"You know the movie I borrowed, 'Spocky and Nose Whistle.'"
"Huh?" I asked. Gabriel now had my rapt attention. What the heck was he watching?
"The cartoon! 'Spocky and Nose Whistle.'"
I laughed. "You mean... Rocky and Bullwinkle."
"That's what I said!"
"No, you said Spocky and Nose Whistle."
"Uhhh," Gabriel groaned.
Janette softened things up, sharing her favorite parts of Rocky, Peabody, and the other cartoons included in the set. I giggled at what Spocky and Nose Whistle must look like, and Hannah joined me, laughing, too.
Both the kids certainly love their DVD players. Hannah has her Magic Red Bag. And Gabriel has his cartoon classics!
-- Dad
