Laughing With The Hide'n Spin Monkey™
Right about now, Justifiable Jealousy could be Alexis' band name. She could be jealous of the new baby because of how much of my time has been diverted to all things Mila. It would make sense to be jealous that activities are geared towards things that are newborn-friendly. Alexis could even be jealous because Mila gets to wear new clothes all of the time.
Nope.
Alexis is jealous of Mila's toys.
I have caught Alexis playing with baby toys just about daily for the past few weeks. It's hilarious, especially because 99.9% of the toys were Alexis' when she was tiny. To sum the situation up, Alexis is jealous that Mila gets to play with toys that Alexis long ago decided were no fun anymore.
Genius, eh?
That's the back story to how this happened.
Mila received a Bright Starts™ Hide 'n Spin Monkey™ in the mail for a review, but Alexis immediately grabbed the box and begged to put it together.
I was trapped under a sleeping Mila, so why not?
Ten minutes later, the Hide 'n Spin Monkey™ was ready for action. Mila was awake at that point, but it didn't matter because she couldn't have played with her fun new toy if she had wanted to. Someone else was busy hogging it.
"This is SO AWESOME!" Alexis proclaimed as she put the balls in the monkey's hat over and over and over again.
The Big Kid played with it for a solid hour. She pushed every button, tested every light, checked out all the different ways to make the balls shoot all over the place, and generally had a blast. You guys, she was laughing the entire time.
To make it even better, one of the cats took an interest in the brightly-colored balls and started fighting Alexis for them as they shot out of the monkey's barrel. That led to a giggle-fest of monumental proportions.
Who says you have to outgrow fun?
I took Alexis' laugh-a-thon as an opportunity to test out the Bright Starts™ Baby Laugh Index™. Sure, it's meant for babies, but she's MY baby, so there. Her score was a 78.8% probability of becoming an Insta Ha! Laugher. "The fearless first to laugh laugher gets the rest of the laughs roaring." Yup, that's her all right.
But what did Mila think of the Hide 'n Spin Monkey™?
Yep, it's laugh-worthy.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Reader Comments (99)
My daughter makes me laugh, she is 5 and she says some really funny stuff at times.
my dogs make me laugh
Spending time with friends makes me laugh! My friends are almost all the crazy jokester type - which is great when we're just hanging out, but bad when one of us is in the hospital (ie: full-belly laughing is not great with chest pains or stomach pains...oops!)
Also - tweeted.
https://twitter.com/spode411/status/509540867011796992
My family makes me laugh daily! (furry family members included!)
Being around my grandsons makes me laugh. We have so much fun together.
a child giggling does it every time
https://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/510161762914553856
My baby loves to put his head on the ground and wait for me to tumble him over in a somersault- it makes me giggle every time.
My dogs are so silly they make me laugh.
What a cute toy - I'm guessing I'd have the same problem here with the oldest wanting to play with it. Right now nothing makes me laugh more than hearing the 6 month old laughing because of whatever silly thing her older sister is doing to entertain her!
My kids and family.
The dogs make me laugh.
Dancing and singing silly songs with my kids is what makes me laugh.
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My munchkins make me laugh!
my dogs begging for my shoes makes me laugh
My kids make me laugh all the time!
The sound of babies laughing makes me laugh :)
My husband makes me laugh!
My 1st Grade son getting so much joy on the soccer field makes me laugh.
I shared on Twitter. https://twitter.com/mail4rosey/status/510899412852555776
Watching my son sing songs always makes me laugh with joy.
My two big ol' wrinkly Shar-peis make me laugh. They are silly clowns.
tweet
https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/510929218352316416
My husband and three kiddos make me laugh
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My children make me laugh. My daughter is at the age where she loves to tell a story on just about anything that happens. My son loves to dance and I love his enthusiasm.
My family makes me laugh they are great
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My husband makes me laugh. That is one reason I fell in love with him.
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the kids chasing the dog
the stuff my nephew say
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/511208811370381313
Babies make me laugh, especially when animals get in the picture.
My family and friends make me laugh, especially my boyfriend and my silly little nephew.
Tweet - https://twitter.com/willitara/status/511242840504938496
The funny things that the kids do and say make me laugh every day!
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My child always says the craziest things. Thank you
My child always says the craziest things. Thank you
My daughter and her dry sense of humor makes me laugh.
My family makes me laugh.
My kittens wrestling makes me laugh!
My family makes me laugh. My nephew in particular because he's so small and everything he does is funny!
Watching my hubby play "silly" with the kids makes me laugh uncontrollably at times. I love to laugh and I love watching others laugh as well.