All Stories Should End As Happily As This One

Hoarders being what they are, there are still a ton of Alexis' toys in the house. While the naked Barbies and piles of princesses should have vanished 30 seconds after Alexis was done worshipping them, they're still here. Years later.

In theory, that could have turned out to be a bit of a blessing. Hoarding could have led to savings because Mila could have decided that all of the girly and glittery stuff was fun. There would have been no need to buy a new round of toys as every day had the potential to be an amazing day for a new (old) toy pulled from storage.

Alas.

The Tiny Human. She is not so much a fan of the princess and sparkle.

Mila's current favorite toys are a little school bus, a bag full of tiny dinosaurs, and a Magna Doodle. That will change in about four minutes, as it always does, but it'll move to a list like markers, little airplanes, and a dollhouse. There is a bit of "traditional girl" in Mila's world, but it takes a twist. She'll ram a truck into the bathroom of the dollhouse or something.

Basically, Mila is a lovely blend of everything.

Alexis is still a lovely blend of sparkle and shine.

There are a million things to love about Alexis' dedication to the things she thinks are "girly." She is happy, which is the thing that matters, of course. That said, lately she seems to be just as happy living in her pink world as she is navigating the strange waters of Mila's gray world. In fact, Alexis purposely sets out to play with Mila every single day.

The Big Kid was delighted the day she uncovered the tiny princess Polly Pocket toys. They were in a box hidden in the family room, but she drug them out with a grin on her face and a skip in her step. Now that she's older, it's easier for her to change their clothes and shove their shoes on and all of that stuff. While once they frustrated her, now she's all "Come play, Mila!"

The first time Mila set eyes on the tiny little dolls, she made a face. It was full of confusion with a heavy dose of judgement. She wanted nothing to do with any of it.

So Alexis tried again.

To the same result.

And Alexis tried again. She super wanted her little sister to take an interest in the toys she wanted to play with at that very moment. Mila didn't just not care -- she SUPER didn't care. She didn't even make eye contact as she stormed past the tiny dolls and found something else to do.

Alexis doesn't give up easily.

At last Mila took notice of what was happening. Alexis demonstrated how to dress and undress them as Mila looked on. "Do you want to play with Cinderella?" Alexis asked.

Mila finally toddled over, grabbed Cinderella, and promptly ripped her head off before throwing the toy to the floor.

So that went well.