I bought a tickle me Elmo for my husband several years ago!

Do you remember when they were all the rage for kids, and there were commercials on right before Christmas?

Every time he saw a commercial, he said “I want a tickle me Elmo!”  Later on he said that he was just kidding.  But he said it so often, that I bought him one for Christmas that year. 

The following year Aidan was born and so he justified having Elmo as a toy to share with his grandson. 

So far, our Aidan is not having anything to do with the battery operated and very loud Elmo.  He likes him if he is turned off and sitting quietly next to him on the couch, but he doesn’t like Elmo’s antics.

Last night we babysat for Ally and Chad’s Aiden, and Frank thought he’d give Elmo another try.  Honestly, Frank really does like Elmo- he laughs right along with him and enjoys the frenetic lurching and wiggling. 

At first Aiden wasn’t really sure if he liked Elmo, either.

He watched him and listened to his lively ranting.

When Elmo laid on the ground and started kicking his feet, well, Aiden decided that this little red furry guy was all right.

And he sat down and enjoyed the show.

(Notice Frank isn’t far from sitting down and enjoying the show, himself!)

I don’t want to make this into yet another Elmo commercial- so here is another activity we indulged in last night.-

After dinner dancing.

They make a cute couple, don’t they?