tony's new cozy coupe

after many a rough afternoon of dragging anthony away from miss michelle's house and her "c-a-a-rs"...we finally broke down and got him his very own car. he was such as good boy and i truly have never seen him so excited then when we were in toys 'r us in the "car" aisle and the lightbulb went on and he realized he was getting one of his very own. it was so cute. john and i knew we would need to put it together, but we never imagined it would be in as many pieces as it was for the size box we hauled home. anthony was soooo patient handing us pieces and tools and chanting, "my caar" while clapping his hands and marching/walking in place with a beaming smile from ear to ear. when we finally finished the assembly process (an hour and a half after starting) it was too dark to go "drive" outside, so we let him tool around the living room. we have hauled this car everywhere over the past week with us! i'll be curious to see just how long this is the "cool toy" for him to play with before we move on to something different. he still loves his kitchen (which i was was able to track down at a yard sale), so maybe this new hunk of plastic is here to stay as well! ugh - we're gonna need a bigger house! word of advice for all of you whose kids are really small, you don't have any at all (yet), or you have nieces, nephews, etc...if you see one of these cars at a yard sale and think (even for a second) you may have a child, grandchild, niece, nephew, cousin, etc. that would love it one day...grab it while you can. i've been looking for a used one of these for months and they are hard to come by...unless you sleep at the curb of a house with one until the sale starts in the a.m. or can talk the current owner into a "presale" deal! heck, i'm thinking of still keeping an eye out and grabbing one to resell at my own yard sale...they are a hot commodity! i'll make millions!!! ok, so it's just a thought!