After the movie, Cade wrote a note and told us he had to go find Dillon and Madison and not to look for him at the zoo. (Oh the imagination starts)
This morning we got up, cooked sausage for church and were getting ready for the day. Cade AGAIN gave us the note and said he had to go get Dillon and Madison (his cousins BTW). He kissed us about 15 times each and kept telling us not to worry, he would be back soon. From the pictures, you can tell he had on a tshirt, boxers a pair of slipper socks, sandals, his winter hat and his winter coat. With him, he took his magnadoodle that he had drawn a map on, a hammer??, a drink and a snack.
It got hilarious very very fast. He was going to call a taxi to get him there. Dillon and Madison live about 17 hours away in Gallup New Mexico. He tried to go out the front door, but remembered that Mommy said he shouldn't EVER open the front door. He was going to take Pepito with him but figured that it would be difficult to get there with Pepitos food and toys. He told us that we could take care of Pepito while he was gone and play lots of fun games with him.
As time went on, about an hour, he was more and more adamant and certain that HE WAS GOING TO GO whether we liked it or not. He told us that we shouldn't "throw sad things while he was gone." I decided I should ask what that meant. He said, "That's like FITS and temper tantrums and crying alot." (WOW, he really thought this out.) I was trying at this point to not laugh through the tears as he was REALLY REALLY serious.
At this point, he headed into the garage and tried to open the door. I laughed to Jody that I was going to be a little frightened if he figured out how to open the door. He gave up and decided to go out the backyard way. (We keep the gate locked). He was SERIOUS about this and I knew that he was not going to just give this up.
So, I devised a plan. I decided I would let him go and see what he did. IT WAS HILARIOUS. He got to the mailbox in the front yard and yelled for a taxi. He looked up and down the street to see if one was coming. This frustrated him. I suggested that he should start walking and see if he could find one. (I, of course stayed 15 ft behind him at all times.) The whole time he kept looking back to make sure I was there but hoping I wasn't.
We got to the street crossing. I yelled up and reminded him that he couldn't cross the street without Mommy and Daddy. He ran back and grabbed my hand so we could cross the street. (still not giving up). After 2 more street crossings, he decided he was thirsty. I opened his drink because he couldn't. I told him that when we got to the end of the sidewalk, he was going to have to go by himself because I had to get home and get stuff done. He was fine with that.
We got to the end of the sidewalk, he kissed me goodbye and started walking. (Of course, I still followed.) He decided to start reason with me that I should come with him. I told him I had to go to work for Easter and that Daddy would miss me. He said, "Daddy will be ok. He has Pepito." I texted Jody at this point to come get us, realizing Cade was beginning to give up.
I said, bye bye and waved. I turned and he ran after me. I told him I would follow him til Daddy came. He was ok with that.
Finally Daddy drove up. I started to get in the car and Cade freaked. "No, no no, I will come home. I don't want to walk to Dillon and Madison's anymore." We got in the car and came home.
As far as imaginations go, I think Cade has one in triplicate. He had the whole plan schemed out. He told me he had a GPS in his foot so he would know how to get there.
I have to say the whole thing kinda scares me in an incredibly funny way. He is only 4 and was incredibly imaginative in figuring this all out. Who knows what he will come up with when he has the means to do what he wants to do.
What a cutie pie - he does have an amazing imagination. :) Let me know when you want to get our littles together to play!
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