The Thumper Phase

Esther goes through phases.

Right now she LOVES the movie Bambi. It all started when we were at my parents' house this Christmas and they had an old-timey book about Bambi and read it to her often. I decided to show her the movie a few weeks ago and she just loved it. Animated movies from back then aren't like they are now. They are very slow-paced, with not much dialogue, and lots of classical music. Not exactly flashy. But she loves it. And she especially loves Thumper.

I remembered that one of my favorite stuffed animals from when I was little was Thumper (I got him on one of our trips to Disney World), and sure enough my mom found him in the closet (I asked them to never get rid of any of my stuffed animals - for such a time as this!).

So my mom sent Thumper and the old Bambi book in a box by mail and Esther was thrilled to open her package from Nai Nai.

She took to Thumper right away and took him wherever she went, often carrying on entire conversations with him. (Like, "Look Thumper! Isn't the sky beautiful today!")