Lotso

Amanda has gotten into this habit of finding a stuffed animal and then taking it everywhere with her for the next few days.  In some ways it's good because she isn't focused on only one toy, and if something goes missing she just finds a different one.  But watch out if you try to mess with the doll or animal that is currently her favorite.

While I was in New Jersey she carried a stuffed Perry the Platypus around for the entire weekend.  She wouldn't let it out of her sight.  Today she found the Lotso from Toy Story 3 that we bought at Disney World.  She insisted in bringing it with her in the car.

As we were driving along with Lotso happily sitting with her in her carseat, Sarah starting asking if Amanda would give her the Lotso and she would buy Amanda a new Lotso.  I'm not sure of the exact conversation, because I wasn't that interested and I tend to tune the kids out when I'm driving.  You know, concentrating on the road.

After Sarah finished trying to negotiate having Lotso move to the back seat with her, Amanda said, "Yes, I want two Lotsos.  A mama Lotso and a baby Lotso."  I started to laugh.  When Andy asked me why I was laughing I explained how appalled April from New Jersey (and now that I think of it, April from Orlando as well) would be to hear this statement, since she has watched Toy Story 3 at least 100 times and fully believes that Lotso is evil.  At hearing this Amanda said, "Lotso's not evil.  He is so, so nice."

Amanda's response could mean one of three things.  First, she is a crazy and contrary two-year-old and no matter how much we try to tell her that Lotso is bad (we showed her the movie and she was so focused on telling him "Look Lotso, there you are!" that she missed the entire evil bear message) she is going to do and believe the opposite of what we say.  Second, seeing is believing and since he's always been nice to her she doesn't see how he could be mean to someone else.  Third, she is pure evil herself and she doesn't see anything he has done or said as wrong at all, that's just how they roll.

I'm pretty sure it's the first one, but you never know.  Of course not knowing anything about him, he is pretty cute and does smell like strawberries.  That's got to be good for something.