Nicky always has to have an object of affection close at hand. And we all know how much he loves cars. For Nicky, one car is not enough. Whole groups of vehicles must follow us throughout the day. I thought I’d let you in on the logistics of how fleets of cars are transported from place to place on an average day.
Nicky certainly has fun playing with cars. He lines them up. He places them on top of each other. He builds structures with his cars. We have different sets of cars: construction (digging ones), police cars, and other various metal cars. We also have two sets of figurines (Cars and Thomas) that he loves. But playing is not enough. They must come “wif” everywhere. Here are seven weird places where the toy cars go.
1) While eating. Cars are at the table to be moved back and forth.
2) In the study. At different stages we have had his whole construction set or rows of cars across the couch.
3) In the sand. Cars get covered in dirt outside. He loves pouring dirt on top of them. He likes dumping and scooping earth with his construction vehicles too.
4) On the trampoline. The cars MUST come with. I spend most of the time counting that all six Thomas train figurines are there and haven’t fallen off. Also making sure that I don’t fall on them.
5) While walking the dog. I’m not kidding. About two weeks ago I was brave and decided to walk one dog with Nicky. He insisted on bringing all his trains with. As you can imagine, this was not going to work to have him clutching all these vehicles, holding onto him and the dog. So I hit on the ingenious idea of a little draw string bag. Neither of us cared that he was carrying a black silk bag. What mattered was that his precious trains were in there.
6) Bathing. Bathing has always been a fabulous place for cars to go up and down through the water and all over me. The cars have to be carried there and dried afterwards. Then they sit in front of the heater with Nicky while he gets dressed.
7) Sleeping. The cars and trains must come with in the bed for bedtime. He derives great comfort from this. Then it’s a toss up as a mom whether I want to lose sleep because
a) he rolled over the cars
b) he woke up in dismay to find the cars weren’t there.
As you can see it’s a lose-lose situation. This evening I sneakily removed the cars, hoping he won’t notice that they are gone.
Oh well. He will wake up at some point for some or other reason.
And he’s always happy to see his cars on the table next to the bed the next morning.
Cute! Boys and their cars!
Little Miss never had a special affinity for a toy to carry along. It seems we are lucky! 😉
Jack does this too. You must see my car come Friday. It is a like toy box.