Humungasaur

Well the day of the walkathon dawned - overcast and drizzling. Hannah was SO tired last night I had been counting on a half day with the walkathon - things weren't going to plan. The day before I had bought Ben 10 Alien lego for Kit and couldn't really see anything for Hannah but made do with a set of mini ballerina sticker books. The lady in the shop giftwrapped them. They were to be the 'reward/incentive' for the 'big walk'. I also baked an orange cake for my MIL to enjoy in the afternoon after her walk.

Well the walk was eventually cancelled but my MIL wasn't sure whether I'd packed lunch for the twins so she went up to the school with some - to find Hannah asleep. The teacher indicated it might be best to just take her home and Kit didn't want to stay there on his own - so they both got to go back to nan and pops at half day anyways. At about 2 I got a call from their Nan - could she give them my 'gifts' regardless of the fact that they didn't do the walk - I said yes - so Kit got his first Ben 10 alien force lego - spidermonkey. My MIL said Hannah threw herself down on the floor and cried. When we got home she showed her Dad the box and asked for 'Humungasaur' while pointing her finger at a particular picture(or some such nonsense that sounds way cuter in her imperfect speech).
Later when she heard her father tell me he was going to the shops (to get the fish and chips) she insisted on going and when he left the shop with our order she got really upset and he thought she wanted him to go back - she did - to get 'humungasaur!!

I promise you - hearing her try so hard to say it clearly (high motivation in that phrase) just sounds priceless - I reckon that come what may tomorrow - a certain papa will be scouring all of Sydney for a crappy Ben Ten alien force lego figure Humungasaur for his little girl.