"Daddy always was my favorite," Sawyer thought to himself, after Daddy brought home this amazing blinking light one day. He had seen it at Lowe's a few times, and decided it was worth $30 to amuse his quirky and cool little man.
Lights and motion are one of the things that fascinate Sawyer. He can stand and stare, transfixed, for quite some time. He does this at Cracker Barrel (the blinking stop light that is usually above the restroom entry), at Sam's Club (the scrolling light on one of the check out register lanes that highlights a daily sale), or even just a flashlight that he's holding and knows how to operate.
Finding this little gadget was a great discovery - it was inexpensive, cute and would make Sawyer immensely happy. We had thought about putting it either in the play area (up on a shelf) or in the little guys bedroom (depending on how Xander took to it).
Unfortunately, it didn't last that long.
After about three hours, of continuous blinking, Mommy was getting a headache. So, when the little guys went upstairs for nap / "down" time, I turned it off. When they woke up, I fully expected to turn it back on. As did Sawyer, who immediately went right to where it was sitting on the kitchen counter top. I pushed the button. Nothing. I tried again. Still nothing. It was broken in less than a day.
When Josh got home from work that night, he opened it up and took a look. All the wires were plugged in the appropriate places and everything looked like it should. It had just shorted out, after three hours. We decided against getting a replacement, if that was the life span, and just took it back for a refund.
So much for our great find - guess Daddy will have to keep looking to stay on top of Sawyer's favorite list!