Suzy and Joel and Owen and Evie

Owen loves trucks. There’s no question about it. And we believe what the New York Times printed today: simpler toys are better. It’s not just a matter of nostalgia; today’s toys do everything for kids. I mean, it’s hard to find a truck that doesn’t rumble on its own. If there’s one thing Owen can do, he can give Michael Winslow a run for his money.Playtime is time to use the imagination. The simpler toys are more easily used in many ways instead of the single purpose the marketers imagined. Take a look at all the Lego-brand building kits. A box with enough pieces to make the item printed on the front. Whoop-de-freakin’-do! When I was a kid (insert throat-clearing phlegmy sound here), we had a box of rectangular pieces and that was that. And we turned out OK!Anyway, some things do remain the same. Owen just happens to be wearing the Vietnam-era pants that his daddy wore at his age.

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