I just never know how my boys will react. Dylan loves to snuggle with his stuffed animals, will spend hours with the neighbors cats, and walks up to pat any dog on the street. But, you get him near a cute Disney character, and he freezes out of fear.
Such was the case yesterday at the Disney company picnic at the Santa Anita Race track. Mickey and Minnie were about to take their break, so we did not get a chance to get a picture with them. The line for Goofy was not too bad, so we waited patiently. The entire time, Dylan was clawing me to try to get as far away from him as quickly as possible. "No, No, No!!" was all he could utter with his limited vocabulary, but being the mean parents we are, we tortured the poor kid and took a family shot anyway.
Tyler is perpetually the shy kid in unfamiliar situations. He will hide behind me when friends come to visit, and will stick his hand in his mouth if a friendly person asks him a question. It takes a bit of patience to get him to open up and have fun in most situations. But, yesterday he surprised me as well.
We walked into the picnic and saw the pony rides. I have wanted him to take a pony ride ever since he could sit up on his own at 6 months, but have never been able to get him to do it. I won't give up trying, so as usual, I pointed out the adorable horses in my positive and upbeat voice. Then, we waited in the line without pressuring him at all. Nothing but positive words came out of our mouths, "Look at how pretty the horses are, Tyler!" "Look at how much fun all the other children are having!" "Won't you have so much fun riding?" "Which horse do you like the best?" I prepared myself for the scene at the front of the line when I would have to escort my screaming child away from the horses. I knew I would have to react quickly to avoid having his ear-piercing screams not scare the horses and risk getting us kicked out of the park. But this time, something different happened!
Not only did Tyler actually get on the horse, but he had a great time . Just to add even more joy to this already perfect moment, Dylan also had no problem getting on the horse, and rode with pride!
The rest of the sun-scorching afternoon was filled with train rides, ice cream, and lots and lots of water!
June 17, 2008
Goofy's Going to Get You!
Posted by Kerri at 6/17/2008
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I think it's something about Goofy. Fairly confident my parents have the same picture of me screaming to get away from Goofy as a little child. My face is bright red and I'm clearly in panic mode. Dylan handle the situation with more grace.
Dylan does look like he's just checking him out. A little unsure. That's great you were able to get them both on the pony though. It looks like it was hot and fun!
Julie is the exact same way with characters...anything with a big head. Princesses, who have their own natural head, are no problem at all. But the rest of them are terrifying for her still.
I'm so glad Tyler finally went on a pony! Landon finally loved the ocean last year...only after 4 years of us convincing (well, forcing) him that it is great fun. Alas, persistence pays off!
BTW---Brian said Elmo was the worst movie ever, but Julie liked it. Daddy Day Camp must have been the sequel to the one with Eddie Murphy. It was starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. It wasn't bad. Landon loved it.
Way to go Tyler & Dylan! Your kids are adorable.
I love the picture of the boys chugging their water together! We tried to invite you over for swimming last week but you must have been out. Let's swim soon!
How can you not have fun when you get to have ice cream all over your mouth? So fun, and congrats on the pony success.
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