Automobilias klemptomania

Have I mentioned before Bax' love of cars? He loves cars and pretty much always has a little one or two about his person, clutched in his hand or stuffed into his popkits (pockets) or in a little kit he carries around or in a backpack. He also has a nasty habit of trying to steal toy cars whereever we go. We have to get him to turn his popkits out before we leave cafes, shops, doctors waiting rooms and the like. He has never stolen a new one, just the old ones in the toy baskets these kind of places provide.

He has made it home with a few (this happened before we got wise to his thieving ways) and we have quite a collection of stolen autos in our toy box.

Yesterday when we had lunch with the wontoks Bax enjoyed very much playing with Cousin Alice-Elizabeth in the sand pit, playing with the ride on grader and the big tin tractor and the little safari jeep (also metal). When it was time to leave G spied in bulging in Bax' popkit so he said sternly that it was the cafe's and it had to stay here. A bit more chat from the adults happened and then we left but not before G checked child's hands and popkits once more - all clear.

That evening G was putting PJs on Mz Iz and he sat down on the floor to do. An uncomfortable object upon which he sat made him reach into his own popkits only to find the little tin safari jeep. The little blighter had obediantly removed the toy from his own pocket and while we were chatting had slipped it into Daddy's pocket making Dad the culprit.

When we found the stolen merchandise Bax grabbed it and trotted around the house chanting "Naughty naughty naughty" . He went to bed with the little car clutched in his hand.

On another naughty matter.

Yesterday morning G heard an almight crash in the kitchen and ran in to find all the Christmad decos on the floor and Bax sitting amongst them. Izzie was up in her highchair looking innocent. G went off at Bax saying that he had been told to not touch the decos and now look. Bax looked shame faced and very sad and whispered "Bubba" and yes when G looked again he could see quite clearly that izzie had reached across fron her chair and pulled the whole lot down on poor Bax.