Evan's First Felony

My 18-month-old little boy has committed his first felony. He succeeded in car-jacking one of his friends at school! OK, maybe it's not considered car-jacking when it's a Little Tykes vehicle, but still, the act is the same.

My office is located on the 8th floor of our building. The windows near my desk look down over the playground that the children in the daycare play in. I am usually thrilled that I can sneak a peek out the window and catch a glimpse of my little men running around with their friends. It's very interesting to see how they behave when they have no idea you're watching them. I really do enjoy my ability to spy on them each afternoon.

So, yesterday, my boss calls me over to the window and tells me the children are out. I am in need of an afternoon pick-me-up, so I run over to fill myself with that sense of pride I normally get from watching them out there. However, I look down and notice that Evan has decided to play the part of playground bully. Evan has realized that he needs to be in the Cozy Coupe and he needs to be in it now! Never mind that it's already occupied by a 2-year-old little girl. He wants in. He calmly walks up to the driver side door and yanks it open. Though she appears to be caught off guard, she has her wits about her and pulls the door shut again. This does not put Evan off, he is nothing if not persistent. He again yanks the door open. She again pulls it shut. Open, closed, open, closed. Back and forth, back and forth. No more Mr. Nice Guy, Evan means business now. He calmly places both his hands on the door, pulls it open and holds his ground. She is unable to pull it closed again, but seems unwilling to exit on his side. I'm 8 floors up, so I'm not sure what he did/said at this point, but she is suddenly unwilling to fight any longer. She climbs across the seat and exits via the passenger side window (the door does not open on the passenger side). Evan calmly climbs in and off he drives.

I find myself grateful that he allowed her to exit before taking off. At least we're only looking at car-jacking instead of kidnapping!