Last week the kids had a whole week off of school, and on the first day there was a Pokemon marathon. So, since the kids have loved Pokemon in the past, we had a nostalgic day of Pokemon. The weather was perfect for such a day, because it rained all day.
Joshua had never seen Pokemon before, but once the kids explained it to him he was hooked! He watched right along with them. After a few episodes, he decided he was Ash (the main character), and ran to get dressed up like him. Eve has some Pokemon stuffed toys, so Joshua grabbed one of those and spent the next several days being in character. It hit me once again just how powerful an influence the media is.
I'm so glad that Ash's outfit is jeans and a t-shirt and a jacket. Joshua has a track jacket that looks like Ashes minus a yellow stripe, but I don't have a picture of that. It was strange to see him put aside his fireman persona for a while.
Isn't he cute?!!!
Fast forward to yesterday... Joshua saw Jay Jay the Jet Plane and now he is Jay Jay. Television is powerful stuff. BTW, he has not dropped Fireman Sam. The other characters are just that, characters, but he assures us he is still Fireman Sam for real.
