Katie Anne is just crazy about our neighbor, Marvin. Marvin and his wife Jenny are our backyard neighbors, and their yard runs the length of our fence. One neat thing about them is that they're my parents' across-the-street neighbors, so I grew up with Marvin and Jenny as neighbors, too.
Katie Anne just loves Marvin and talks about him all the time. As Katie Anne says, "Marvin sweet boy," ... except this sweet "boy" will be celebrating his 80th birthday this summer! He's super-active and is constantly out in his yard, working hard enough to put us 20-somethings to shame. Marvin has been big friends with our puppy Ginger since we got her three years ago (Abby being a bit more aloof with the neighbors than Ginger), and now he's friends with Katie Anne.
Last week, Marvin and Jenny had a big tree cut down in their backyard, and we walked over to talk to Marvin and see the tree after it had been cut. That event made such an impression on Katie Anne. First off, it got her thinking about big, old trees, which she now points out and screams, "Cut dat tree DOWN! It OLD!" It impressed upon her that you should not touch rotten old trees... "Marbin touch old tree. He touch HAND! No touch, Marbin!" But most importantly, it has cemented her love for Marvin... and his red coat, which she's always looking out for. So, now she spends a lot of time looking for Marvin out the windows and wondering where he is and when she can go out to the fence and talk to him again. Last night, when she came walking in with my mom, I heard my mom telling her, "Marvin's gone night night," so I assume she was looking for him again. Katie Anne logically replied, "Marbin go night night. Marbin big boy. Marbin have big paci." Haha!
Here's a video of the Marvin hunter on the prowl.
2 comments:
That's so sweet that she is so attached to him. I love that she thought he had a big paci! Too funny.
That is the sweetest thing...that she loves him so much. I'm sure that Marvin is thrilled to have such a sweet little friend!!!
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