My girls both have great imaginations. But I've got to say, that Laurney takes the cake. For about a year (give or take), she has played with "Little Mouse." Little Mouse has a Momma Mouse & a Daddy Mouse & a friend named Leona. Little Mouse swings on swings, rides rides, slides, dances, shakes her bootie & has a really fun time.
The kicker: Little Mouse is her finger.
It is so funny to watch her. Sometimes I wonder, "Is she going to sit there & play with her finger for half an hour?" Little Mouse's slide might be her finger going down my leg or the side of the couch. Little Mouse's swing might be Lauren holding up her finger & swaying it back & forth. At the fair, Little Mouse even rode several of the rides with us. To the average person, they might have wondered why this crazy lady & her little girl rode the entire ride with their finger held up. Everyone has their own Little Mouse, assuming they have an index finger. :)
Now don't get me wrong, it isn't cute all the time. LG can get really annoying with Little Mouse. Mainly because she wants you to talk in your mouse voice (high & squeaky) the entire time. If her Little Mouse asks you a question & you answer in your regular voice, she will promptly remind you that she is talking to Little Mouse or Momma Mouse, etc. We have all learned a tip from JoBeth, "Sorry Lauren, Little Mouse is taking a nap in my pocket." And she will be satisfied with that just about every time & go on about her business.
For those of you who don't have kids or have never seen the Sponge Bob where him & Patrick play all these games in a cardboard box, it is worth watching. Squidward just watches them play & gets jealous because they are having so much fun & it seems so real. That is what I feel like when Lauren plays with Little Mouse. She has so much fun & so many crazy adventures, that I almost believe she is real.
Now - just for the heck of it - here is Ms. Imagination herself. This is her suitcase fort that she played in for almost an hour. She strapped herself in, I knocked on the door & she would unbuckle & be so surprised to see me.
