Sometimes you buy a toy for your child and you know they will like it. They may even play with it for a few weeks before it becomes old news and something bigger and better comes along. But every now and then you buy a toy that becomes a trues obsession. A toy they look forward to playing with when they get home from a day out. A toy, most importantly, that can be used as leverage. EFFECTIVE leverage.

Buzz Lightyear has become that toy. For days after we gave it to him, Thomas would just spontaneously tell us how lucky he was and how much he loved his Buzz Lightyear toy. He would ask if we bought it for him (the toy was a combined gift from Mummy, Daddy, Samuel and Nan). He would get dressed have breakfast and brush his teeth just so he would have a chance to play with Buzz. And truly amazing things happen if we threaten to take Buzz away – anything is possible.

Of course now he is asking for a new Woody toy (the very cheap, small one I bought for him is a little worn out) and he wants Army Men and a Mr Potato Head. And did I mention that we have watched Toy Story about 20 times in the past two weeks? It’s so bad that I had to buy Toy Story 2 just so we could watch something different. Of course Thomas only wants to watch the penguin singing at the very end of the movie so we haven’t had a chance to watch it all the way through.

I love the way babies sleep with their little tooshies in the air. So cute!