Playtime with Rocko

Brianna and I headed outside again this afternoon. We fed the ducks by the apartment pond and then headed to the little play area on the other side of the complex. Bree was very concerned that both her and Mommy should be playing together and was directing our playtime today step by step..."baby kime (climb), mommy too, mommy kime, baby turn, baby side (slide)," and then from the bottom of the slide, "mommy turn, mommy side...." On the walk back into the apartment she noticed a rock and was pointing, saying "wocko, wocko." I told her yes it was a rock but she kept saying "wocko" which confused me until it dawned on me that one of the characters on Sesame Street has a pet rock named Rocko. Then I laughed. :) Brianna is deep into Sesame Street culture these days. She has Sesame books, a Sesame toothbrush, Sesame bubble bath... and she can identify and name a bunch of the characters including "momo" (Elmo), "zi-ee" (Zoe, Elmo's friend), "gover" (Grover), "bi buhd" (Big Bird), "cookie monter," and of course, "wocko" the pet rock, perhaps one of the more obscure Sesame Street personas. Maybe we are watching a bit too much TV! :)