Octo-Obsessed.

I've been meaning to document one of the biggest THINGS of our late summer and fall (so far). So, let's talk Octonauts. Sometime in July I found myself tired of the tv shows the kids were loving. C&G had latched onto a new train show, but it was loud, annoying, and largely noneducational, so it had to GO. I had several wise friends suggest that we might like Octonauts on Disney Jr. And, oh man, we LOVED it! Basically you have a team of animals with cool accents with awesome underwater equipment who run around and save sea creatures from danger.

The kids were immediately enthralled and have had many, many hours of play based on the show. Colin loves to be Peso (the medic) and Kwzaii (the retired pirate first mate). He also likes to pretend to drive "Gups" which are the Oconauts mini-submarines they use in rescue missions. Gillian also likes to be Peso, but she also enjoys being Dashi (the resident photographer) and sometimes Tweak (the ship's engineer). My favorite is Shellington, because who doesn't love a Scottish Sea Otter?!?! Most often Daddy is Capt. Barnacles, for obvious reasons. We've all had a lot of fun pretending and learning this summer. So much fun that we're having an Octonauts Birthday Party next month!