Ever since his encounter with Panda at the American Cancer Society's Cancer Kids Halloween Party, Alan has been completely in love with pandas. We have been getting him panda toys and books ever since, and so have our friends.
We got him a Kung Fu Panda cake for his birthday of course. Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, along with Po, Master Sifu and Mistress Tiger.
The first stuffed panda Alan opened was Ming, a small Ty beanie baby from Jaz and Em. So soft!
Poor Ming - Alan decided to rub his head on her, and then subjected her to a belly flop. That's no way to treat a lady!
The next one he opened was Ping, the Zoobie stuffed animal/pillow/blanket from Mommy and Daddy.
Ping is much better equipped to handle the belly flops, especially when she's in pillow mode.
Ming jumps on Ping! Yay! Alan's pandas know how he likes to play. How funny that Alan's first two pandas are named for his Auntie Janet (Ming) and his Mommy (Ping). Auntie Chelle found a panda toothbrush holder and a panda luggage tag for him. Then he got a third panda from Mackenzie, whom we have named Buddy (because Auntie Jenn found him at HEB).
The latest addition to Alan's group of pandas came from Auntie Neil - 30 inches tall sitting, which is just enough room for Alan to lean against and tuck his head under it's chin.
We decided to name him Tackley, since he is big enough for Alan to tackle. Here is a video of Alan's first encounter with Tackley.
