Diego+Dora+Owen

Diego+Dora+Owen=Best Friends Forever. Seriously, there may not be two other people in the world that he talks about more. Sad, I know. We don't even have cable- just a few DVD's that he gets to watch occasionally. I am convinced that whoever created these shows has a firm grasp of the child psyche. Owen is entranced....almost hypnotized as he watches. He excitedly answers (yells) his answers to all their posed questions. He gets mad and anxious over Swiper the Fox. He knows the names of all the obscure animals they highlight (Spectacled Bears, Spotted Whale Sharks, etc). He puts on his sisters backpacks during the day and yells, "Go Rescue Pack!" He even gets uncommonly excited when he spots a map.....and it is usually an MTA subway map. The developers of this show somehow know the inner workings of his brain.

So, as you can imagine, our trip to the Children's Museum of Manhattan that has an entire floor dedicated to the duo is always the highlight of Owen's month. If there were heaven on earth for this three year old, it would be here.