For Rowen's 2nd birthday his Aunt Sharon, Uncle Kory, and his three cousins gave him their favorite children's book, The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear, knowing that he would love it just as much as they all do. Well, he has an interesting relationship with the book- sort of a love/hate relationship. He wants us to read it to him often but he isn't sure if he likes it. Ro is a bit concerned about that BIG HUNGRY BEAR. We decided to stop reading the book to him in an attempt to squelch the obsession but Rowen came up with his own way to bring the book to life. I can't remember how it exactly started but the gist is that Rowen and his daddy pretend that the Big Hungry Bear is coming to our house to eat our strawberries. Rowen and daddy stomp on the floor and knock on the door to surprise each other. It is really cute and very imaginative of Rowen. Daddy is a great sport, he plays along perfectly and Rowen is in seventh heaven during their play time.
Today at lunch I set out the strawberries on the counter. Rowen immediately said, "I hear the Big Hungry Bear. He is hungry!". I played right along and stomped my feet and went to knock on the door. Rowen came with me and we opened the door together. Rowen said, "Hi bear. Come eat lunch with us." I continued to play along thinking this was adorable but that he would get bored of it very soon- I should have known better- Rowen doesn't give up on anything very quickly!
Rowen climbed up into his high chair and I invited the bear to sit in one of the chairs. Rowen quickly said, "Mama bear is here too. She sit next to him?". This went on for almost our entire lunch. Baby bear joined us as well and we all talked about how yummy our lunch was- the strawberries, the peppers, the dip, the ham, etc. As you can see, Rowen's imagination is delightful!
I am sure this is just the beginning of Rowen's imaginary friends. I can't wait to see what is next :).
I know that this photo is really dark but I think it shows just how much Rowen wants to be just like Daddy! Eric has been playing his guitar a lot lately. If Rowen hears as much as one strum he goes running to participate in the fun. Rowen has a few guitars of his own. On this particular night he chose his play guitar and Ro and Daddy rocked out!
