I don't know how I managed to get 4 pages behind.
To join the children's show discussion: I loved the Wiggles. I know. I'm weird. But I miss them. I stopped watching when Greg left. It just wasn't the same. Will loved them and so did Christian. They still watch the videos every now and then. Both of them. We went to see them live twice. I guess they just make me think of when the kids were little ('cause they are SO big now at 4 and 7, right?).
Christian will still watch "kids" shows, but he's more into Nick Jr. than Disney. He loves Backyardigans (which Will calls a "baby" show, but then sits down to watch) and Max and Ruby. Both the kids love Max and Ruby. Now there's a show I can't stand. Ruby drives me CRAZY (she's SO bossy) and Max is supposed to be 3. He MUST be able to speak in sentences longer than one word. And where are their parents? I like Backyardigans though. Christian occassionally watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and he'll watch the rest if Disney is on, but doesn't really care. I never cared much about Handy Manny and he'll watch Imagination Movers, but I think it's just okay. Prefer the Wiggles. Don't really like OSO at all. I think they are copying Dora with the 1,2,3 thing. Christian still likes Dora and Diego too. But he's starting to copy his big brother. They both like Star Wars the Clone Wars and Pokemon. Will will watch anything on Cartoon Network (that I'll let him watch), but Christian gets bored quickly with stuff like Ben10. Will used to love Little Einsteins. Christian liked it, but it was never his favorite. Will has always loved music, so that's why he loved Little Einsteins. They both loved all of the Baby Einstein movies too. They STILL watch some of them. I never minded Little Einsteins.
There are some I miss, though. I miss JoJo's Circus. Sometimes it drove me crazy, but I miss it now. And (let's see if any of you remember this one), I REALLY miss PB&J Otter. I loved that show! I'm mad they took it off. Here, I just found this on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaFzEau2cgY&feature=related
I miss Rolie Poly Olie too, but we have a couple of Olie videos so that's okay. PB&J never came out with videos.
Anyway, at least now the "big kid" shows they watch are Disney shows (other than Cartoon Network). They both like Hannah Montana and Jonas (okay, I like Jonas too) and Zack and Cody. I don't really let them watch the big kid shows on Nick. Don't like 'em.
And I don't do Sponge Bob either. I wouldn't let them watch him for a while. Then I gave in a little...I mean, Will IS 7. Then they stopped watching him. Thank goodness. And I won't put him back on. Just don't think it's something my kids need to watch.
Christian still likes Blue's Clues some too. I know everyone in the world liked Steve better, but I prefer Joe. Maybe it has to do with when you started watching it.
Oh, and Christian LOVES Little Bill. But that's a pretty cool show. Lazy Town, not so much, but he really likes that too. THANK GOODNESS Nickelodeon was smart enough to put out "Nick Favorites" DVDs. One of each show on each DVD. We have like 5 of them. Perfect for Christian.
OH, and I almost forgot one of MY favorites...Charlie and Lola. I love Charlie and Lola. Will used to like it okay. Christian never cared much about it, but he was really little when it went off. He might like it now. He's a lot like Lola. We have a couple of those DVDs. And we have one or two Stanley DVDs too. I'll bet he'd like Stanley. He loves animals. I need to get those out. He might like Olie too come to think of it. He does love Bear in the Big Blue House. We only have one of those, but I need to get more. Bear was a good show. Why can't Disney leave well enough alone? I sure wish they had PB&J Otter DVDs. Sigh.
Oh, and Kipper. Do you guys know Kipper? Both boys love Kipper, although Christian more than Will. He used to drive me crazy, but now I kind of like him. He's funny. I really do probably like kids' shows more than I should.
I think my kids actually have more DVDs than Matt and I do. Oh well. I like kid shows, what can I say.
Hope you all had a good day!