RED

Is definitely Brogan's favorite color. Thanks to Auntie Jenie teasing me about Brogans' lack of clothes (I'll admit, it really was pathetic how few clothes I bought for the boy), his wardrobe has probably tripled. However, even with shirts of several different colors in his closet on days he is allowed to pick out his own outfit he will without fail pick out a red shirt, blue jeans, white socks, boxer undies and his Lightening McQueen croc type shoes.

Puzzles

When Brogan's teacher, Kimberly was here last she suggested that maybe I start challenging Brogan with harder puzzles. He loves puzzles. With his comprehension level and ability to think abstractly she said it'd be good to see what he could do. So out of curiosity I bought he and Rhiannon each a 24 piece puzzle. Whip, snip, trip. It was done. It probably helped that the subjects in the picture are his favorite - Lightening McQueen and Tow Mater. So now I wonder what the next step is ... a bigger puzzle? More complex subjects?

Fear Factor

It seems our beloved boy has an abnormal tolerance for things that generally scare the crap out of the average child. When we were at Disney's Hollywood Studios (formerly MGM) we took the kids on a ride called "The Tower of Terror". Ill advised, yes, I know. (Let me tell you, I got a lot of dirty looks from other mothers as they saw me walking out of the ride with a crying Rhiannon). However, in my defense, I tried to talk Rhiannon out of wanting to go on it. Told her all about the drops and the darkness. She said it sounded like fun. I should have known better and pretended that I didn't want to go on it. She started bawling the first drop, whimpering that the butterflies were trying to get out of her tummy. Which in retrospect makes me laugh. Brogan on the other hand ... he was shrieking - with glee! When we weren't being dropped he was laughing like a loon. He thought the whole thing was absolutely GREAT! Infact, he wanted to go on it AGAIN! So, Jerry took him, while I bribed Rhiannon into not crying with ice cream.
Then when we were at the Animal Kingdom we went into a 3D show called, "It's a Bugs Life". They add a lot of physical elements and smells, which is gross, funny and a bit scary. Well, from a kids perspective maybe. I had to walk out of the show with Rhiannon after the first "gas bomb" was "dropped" as once again, she was crying. Brogan on the other hand ... loved the effects. He loved it when the "ants" crawled up his legs, thought the rumbling of his seat was hilarious when the "termites" were eating it away. Then again, maybe he just doesn't get THAT involved in the show to become scared of it. As he REFUSED to keep his 3D glasses on.