the secret lives of toys

Tonight when we got home and went in to get Dennis ready for bed, we discovered this brave little pig riding on the trusty steed. We presume Dennis helped him get up there, but who knows? Where did the pig want to go? Was he an expert rider or just a novice? Do other animals from the Little People Farm occasionally go for rides as well? Only the horse knows, and he's not talking (at least where we can hear him).

Dennis was a real delight today, good company for Gran and me on our big house cleaning project. As a reward for being nice for hours and also as a reward for our hours of hard work, Gran baked a pan of brownies. Conveniently, David showed up about 5 minutes before they were done. David and I were in the playroom with Dennis when Gran brought in plates of brownies for us. Dennis was ecstatic, of course, and immediately began dancing and hovering around my plate. After I'd had 2 or 3 bites (and he'd had 5 tiny ones), he suddenly shoved his pacifier in my mouth. He brought me his Froggy and then tried to grab the plate from my hands. His logic was clear: if my mouth was full of pacifier, and I had Froggy and was ready to nap, then I didn't need the plate of brownies and therefore he could have them all. Pretty smart thinking. I thought David was going to fall on the floor laughing at it, though.

Naturally Dennis can say 'brownie' now. He learns quickest those words that name the things he loves.