Familiars

Well... Jeb's hit that age where he has finally chosen his familiar... all kids do it... it's a rag... or a blanket... or a stuffed animal of some form or another...

but of course... this is my son we're talking about. You know he isn't going to have the same sort of things other kids have... it's entertaining to see what they choose and why.... sort of watching how they go about it... and how little influence you have in the decision.

So Jeb's chosen two. Apparently no one explained that he was only supposed to pick 1 familiar... either that or they did explain it, and he decided to ignore them... he's my boy after all.. so I suspect the latter...

Anyway.... he has two... and he will not sleep unless they are in the bed with him... nor will he come downstairs unless they come down with him. He doesn't have to have them with him all the time... but he apparently has a proximity alarm when it comes to them... if we're at home, he's supposed to know where they are, and have access to them if he so chooses.

So here's what he picked...

1) A large plastic and metal Thomas the Train... which he feeds... and has been known to diaper.

2) A transformer in jet form... it's Jetfire to be specific... and God help you if you transform it into a robot. He hates the robot. He loves the Jet. Hey.. I do too! It's a swing cross between an F4, an F-18, and an F15. It's the coolest jet I've ever seen... outside of the Raptor of course.... well.. and the A-10...

So there ya go... Is that a little boy or what? Teddybears and Blankets are for girls I guess. Jets and Trains are the only things that will do.

I should also point out, that the runners up in the familiar contest were extremely detailed di-cast models of construction equipment... A front-end loader, and a back-hoe to be specific. He still carries them around and loves on them... but they aren't the Top Shelf.

That'ssssssssssssssss ma boy!