A year and a half ago we made the ill-fated decision to go through a drive-thru car wash with Annie in the backseat. Ever since then Annie has been petrified of the “car bath,” and whenever we’ve asked her if she wanted to go through another “car bath” she always responded with a fervent “No!” Earlier this week, though, Annie responded with a quiet, “Yes,” then a loud “No!” then another, more certain”Yes.” Clearly, the kid is conflicted on this “car bath” thing. Yesterday, we needed a car wash, so we thought we’d surprise Annie (and James, but to be fair, everything surprises him) by getting a “car bath.”
We went with the element of surprise, and woke her up while we were in line for the car wash. We’re awesome like that.
James sure is lucky that he had his big sister there to show him how to be brave.
Missy says:
I love how she held on like it’s a ride at Disney, bless her heart.
Sara says:
“My brother liked it. He wants to do it again.” Poor James is never going to need to talk when he’s got Annie there to do it for him.
Tami says:
That’s so cute and she is sooo brave!!
Brandi says:
Be brave James.. like Merida! haha that was too cute!
Carolyn says:
Her expressions were hilarious!
Glenda says:
This is funny… my son always talked for his sister (3 yrs apart) and we were so concerned for her when she wasn’t talking as clear as he ever did, until we told him you can not continue to talk for her. She has to talk for herself. Then her speech became better
Her eyes… wide open… like whoa what is really going on. Thanks for sharing!
Have a great weekend!
Paula says:
That cracked me up…and I felt bad because she was scared a couple of times. I’m glad she had bravado for James!
AmyG says:
aww… a fear conquered! Great job, Annie!!
Michale says:
Hi! I’ve been reading your web site for some time now and finally got the bravery to go ahead and
give you a shout out from Lubbock Tx! Just wanted to tell you
keep up the excellent job!
Jess says:
Okay–“that was amazing” sums it up. Thank you for sharing, my four-year-old now wants to be Annie’s BFF
BTW–THANK YOU for properly buckling her into the car seat. I see so many videos/pics (not here) of kids with the chest clip at their belly button, twisted straps–major pet peeve and dangerous!
Courtney says:
Good job on being brave, Annie! It took me a long time before I was brave like that…I remember being scared of the “car bath” until I was 7 or 8!