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Oct. 20th, 2008
Growing Up
Oct. 20th, 2008 11:17 pmAlan got some nice gifts for his birthday:
Two people gave him Thomas related stuff (I didn't encourage it if people asked because I was afraid he'd outgrow it soon)
Among other gifts he got dinosaurs, Hot Wheels, and a Transformer and some Power Rangers stuff (he just got into Power Rangers from a day care class mate over the summer) - the stuff he likes now
And one class mate gave him Bakugan! Bakugan to me, falls into the older kids stuff I don't get myself such as Pokemon and Yugi-o. Will Alan start to actually get into manga and anime at this rate? Even though his friend got him the arena and 2 battle brawlers, Alan doesn't get how the cards work (scoring). He just likes the little balls (I do too).
I stopped tonight to take advantage of the Toys-R-Us B3G1F sale on the Bakugan booster packs (card + ball). I wasn't sure if the same items came in different colors or not - I asked the 12 year old boy shopping there next to me as he probably knew more than the store personel! Pricewise, I was relieved that Bakugan boosters cost less than Wooden Thomas trains, but more than Hot Wheels and almost the same as the metal Thomas ones (sometimes I've use them as a unit of measure when I talk to Alan about money).
I guess I have to let go a little bit with Alan and watch him change from a little boy to a big boy - but I'll miss his little boy things and ways :(
Two people gave him Thomas related stuff (I didn't encourage it if people asked because I was afraid he'd outgrow it soon)
Among other gifts he got dinosaurs, Hot Wheels, and a Transformer and some Power Rangers stuff (he just got into Power Rangers from a day care class mate over the summer) - the stuff he likes now
And one class mate gave him Bakugan! Bakugan to me, falls into the older kids stuff I don't get myself such as Pokemon and Yugi-o. Will Alan start to actually get into manga and anime at this rate? Even though his friend got him the arena and 2 battle brawlers, Alan doesn't get how the cards work (scoring). He just likes the little balls (I do too).
I stopped tonight to take advantage of the Toys-R-Us B3G1F sale on the Bakugan booster packs (card + ball). I wasn't sure if the same items came in different colors or not - I asked the 12 year old boy shopping there next to me as he probably knew more than the store personel! Pricewise, I was relieved that Bakugan boosters cost less than Wooden Thomas trains, but more than Hot Wheels and almost the same as the metal Thomas ones (sometimes I've use them as a unit of measure when I talk to Alan about money).
I guess I have to let go a little bit with Alan and watch him change from a little boy to a big boy - but I'll miss his little boy things and ways :(