Sunday, August 8, 2010

The Lion King and Resulting Nudity

When Ali was about 2 years old, she got hooked on Nemo. 
She was a like a little addict - she couldn't get through the day without her Nemo fix.
Gramma even made her a pink Nemo blanket that she sleeps with to this day.

When Ali was  about 3 years old, Dora was all the rage.
She shouted random Spanish phrases and would congratulate herself on her many accomplishments by singing: "We did it!  We did it!  We did it! Yay!  Lo hicimos!"

When Mia was about 2 years old, she couldn't get enough of Elmo.
"Melmo" could take her from any activity and hold her mesmerized in front of the TV.
We watched so much Elmo that Mommy started referring to herself in the third person.

We have now entered a "shiny new era" (a quote from the movie).
Daddy bought the girls The Lion King and they have watched it countless times.
Not only can they narrate the whole movie - but they act out their favorite scenes in the living room.
This has been going on for over a week.

What does any of this have to do with nudity?
Everyone knows you can't crawl or pounce or fight Scar in a skirt.
And lions simply wear fur - not tee shirts.
So I have a couple little wild cats mewing and crawling and licking each others faces in various states of undress and a  little cub crawling around in her diaper.


"They'll grow out of it." I say.
"Oh yes.  They better, or they will find themselves without college tuition later." Daddy says.

1 comment:

Wendy said...

Ha ha! Too funny!I was never a fan of Lion King. Too traumatic to watch his dad die!