Parker the Pony Wrangler

My mom took us to Toys-R-Us this afternoon on our way to Sam's Club. Parker loved the large automated pony that was posted near the front door. He petted it and fed it a carrot and laughed and smiled, and when he and I walked away from it together, Parker leading the way, we soon returned to the pony's side, where he petted it and laughed some more.

Thinking back on it now, Parker may have remembered that pony for most of the time that we were in the store. I couldn't figure out why Parker kept heading for the cash-registers, and thereby the exit, each time I let him take the lead. Maybe he knew that the pony was near the door, and maybe he thought that by making his way toward the door he was making his way toward the pony as well. It doesn't really matter. It does occur to me, however, that Parker reacted very similarly to that pony as he has when allowed to play with his Aunt Pam's dog. The boy likes animals.