So Taylor got to meet life-size versions of the Sesame Street crew at the Faire on the Square in Baraboo last weekend. She enjoyed the festival itself---she would go to every random person under 3 feet tall and give them a hug and kiss---except for the freakish cold. It was around 38 degrees and super windy, so I was miserable and we didn't stay as long because TG was getting too cold, too. But I digress.....
So last year when Taylor met the Crew, she hugged and kissed all of them, but apparently this year she is older and wiser because she was totally freaked out. On the one hand, she was REALLY wanting to hug them (well, she said she did), but as soon as we got close she would cling to whomever was holding her and say "ALL DONE!!". Then when we started walking away, she would start crying, "HUG ELMO!! PEEZ!". So we did that little dance a couple times until I finally told she had one last chance to hug Elmo, she cried, we left, and she screamed "Elmo!!" for approximately 2 blocks.....which wasn't too bad since the other kids that had just left were doing the exact same thing :-)
Later that night during bedtime story time, she looked at me and said, "Mommy? I scared of Grouch!" So I finally deduced that Oscar the Grouch is who she was afraid of so she never got to hug Elmo, because Grouch was apparently too close for comfort. Josh and I talked about it later and decided that Grouch was kind of scary, due to the fact that it was clearly an annoyed, bored teenage boy in a crappy costume. You couldn't really see the faces of the other...um, things?, so they didn't seem so scary.
Awww, that is so cute that she was thinking about it that night and let you know what the deal was. That grouch costume isn't right, like it's missing a piece or something. Elmo does look super huggable though!
ReplyDeleteShe's a smart patootie! Thinking about the day as she's getting ready for sleep. How great that she could explain to you what the problem was!!! With that kind of problem solving, her life should be a breeze! Well, it helps to have great parents!
ReplyDeleteWTF with some of those costumes?! She was right to be scared. I used to think it was sad how kids grow up and become more afraid of the world, and now I'm like, "Thank god 'cause there are some creepy things in this world and you're smart to be wary!" I would love to see TG handing out hugs and kisses to all the little people, though!
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