Naughty Diesel

This is Thomas the Tank Engine. Timothy loves Thomas. He has seen the shows and read the books. He knows all the characters. He prefers playing with the wooden trains to watching the series on PBS. He'll push any train into your hand when he wants you to play with him. Any train but Thomas. Thomas is his. He is unwilling to share.

Thomas is "cheeky." He usually get himself into a predicament which resolves itself with a lesson in morality. All in all, he is a pretty good role model for the two year old crowd.

Beneath the Christmas tree was a gift from one of my other children for Tim. It was another engine, Diesel. Timothy cites the books and refers to him as Naughty Diesel.

"Oily, scheming and ever ready to stir up trouble in the shed, Diesel's characteristic smirk is a sure sign that somebody, somewhere, is in for a bit of trouble." So says a web site selling this train.

Tim is now willing to share Thomas. But don't lay a hand on Diesel!

Shudder.