Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Elephant vs. Hippo


These are two little bathtub toys that the Geej loves: Elephant and Hippo. They're little--about 1-1/2" long and squeezable. They come in a fourpack of bathtub toys called "Lil' Squirters," which contains Hippo, Elephant, a duck and a whale/dolphin looking thing.

She began loving Hippo when we were in Russia: She'd chew on him, squeeze him, and sleep with him in her fist. Then when we got home and she realized that there were more toys to the set, she started enjoying the company of Elephant as well. And for some mysterious reason, she's never been that fond of the duck or the whale/dolphin.

Now both Hippo and Elephant live in her crib, and she loves them both. However, every morning when I go in to her room, one or the other of them is on the floor. Sometimes Hippo's waaaaaay across the room. Or Elephant's somehow under the crib. But always one of them has been sent into exile at some point during the night. What the Hell's going on here? What do those little toys do during the night that causes the Geej to toss them over the crib bumper in the dark?

It's something to ponder, people.

1 comment:

Karla said...

Geej didn't toss them, oh no. No no no.
They ESCAPED. Yesm they come to life at night, as horrible slimy Evil Hippos and Elephant Monsters, and their sole purpose is to make messes, scare the cat and keep you awake at night.
When you come in the room, the one that has not made it back into the crib plays "dead".
You should watch the duck and the whale thingie, they are so up to no good.