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pokemon anniversary ~ the videogames

hey! it's the 20th anniversary of pokemon so attention all pokemon fans, here at the lost & found the month of march will be devoted to everything pokemon! ~

we're starting right with the heart of the matter, the videogames ~

in the old days my son would play pokemon red, blue & yellow on an old gameboy, but the same fans grew up & still play these games, just in updated versions like fire red & emerald ~

on gameboy micro & gameboy advance sp ~

like many original fans, my son still plays the games using pokemon that he originally caught years ago, or their offspring, transferred from one system to the next through the years.. red, blue, yellow, chrystal, emerald, gold, silver, ruby, sapphire, pearl, diamond, black, white, black 2 & white 2 etc ~

it's probably the most successful handheld videogame series ever made ~

pokemon platinum version for nintendo ds ~

kinda amazing how small the actual game cartridge has become ~

these are my son's recommended best sites for pokemon:

http://www.serebii.net/

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page

or you can visit the official pokemon.com website ~

http://www.pokemon.com/us/

everyone's waiting to hear the next bit of news regarding pokemon x, y & possibly z ~

sun & moon, we're talking generation 6 & even 7 nowadays ~

pokemon black 2 for nintendo ds ~

handheld game systems have come a long way too ~

much much more to come! ~

official diamond & pearl strategy guide for ds ~

here's a blast from the past, my son showing pokemon stadium 1 & 2 on nintendo 64 on our old game gallery youtube ~

    

bren (& raven moon x)

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flashback friday - kids' meals

so i mentioned in yesterday's post how my inner kid is going through happy meal toy withdrawls these days ~

since we're not out collecting as we use to & hitting the fast food lunch spots for toys & prizes ~

there was a time when, if i didn't get a toy, i didn't eat ;) ~

we've been eating kids' meals since before my son was even born ~

for all the cool collectible toys ~

& then through my son's childhood we went through every collector phase ~

burger king pokemon trader nights down in socal were a blast ~

the power rangers & lord of the rings crazes ~

& all the great halloween themed happy meals like this one which included vhs tapes! ~

jack in the box casper buckets <3 ~

carl's jr kids treat bags ~

my son's favorite was always wienerschnitzel ever since he was tiny ;) ~

back when they gave out little golden books as prizes :) ~

our fright lights were well used too ~

mcd happy meal mcnugget buddies ~

we loved going to all the good movies ~

& then collecting all the associated prizes ~

as you can see we went a bit overboard at times! ~

but again we have such fun memories associated with our collection ~

i got to relive childhood alongside my son <3 ~

classics ~

giant 'you & me' happy meals for you & your child together :D ~

we kinda miss in & out burgers ~

but we have our own pnw equivelent up here ~

burgerville ~

nature friendly prizes ;) ~

there's also firehouse subs ~

quizno's & boston market ~

we used to go to chicfila, but no longer :( ~

taco bell, jack in the box, dairy queen ~

sonic, wendy's, kfc & little caeser's ~

every place had kids' meals with toys ~

because, right? ~

but i fear the days of kids' meal toys galore may be ending? ~

i'm so glad we rode that wave all through my son's era ~

& saved all our treasures too ;) ~

theme parks had kids' meal collectibles as well ~

looking back i had certain favorites ~

hello kitty & monster high of course ~

i ate my fair share of chicken nuggets that's for sure! ~

& subway sandwiches ~

disney ~

books, audiobooks & cd/roms were always a good score ~

listening library ~

oz & alice ~

including madame alexander dolls ~

so if you've made it through this extra long post you should definitely check out the kids' meal album ~

& kids' meals in the category list in the left sidebar too for so much more :D ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post of olde & check back all weekend for more!

bren

happy halfoween!

still enjoying the convergence of may the 4th, fcbd & halfoween! ~

wrapping up this special weekend with tricks & treats :D ~

these trick or trade pokemon cardpacks from 2022 are for halloween trick or treaters <3 ~

there's 3 cards in each pack ~

we got duskull & a trevenant holo ~

& pikachu! :) ~

the bag ~

& in further celebration of halfoween i'll be posting up more halloween fun for the rest of the week :o :) ~

bren

fcbd 2024!!

so what is going on with this Weird convergence of may the 4th (be with you), halfoween & free comic book day all at the same time??! ~

here's our fun fcbd haul ~

including my choice, monster high ~

& raven's, pokemon & far cry ~

don't forget loud house ~

& mr dad's choice, dr who ~

he also snagged some cool vintage star trek comics from the freebie box! ~

i must say it is mostly grown-up nerds at our local fcbd events ;) ~

only a few kids ~

i got some new elvira comics too :D ~

elvira meets hp lovecraft from dynamite comics ~

cassandra peterson is a fellow portlander :) ~

there are always fun freebies & extras like these ultraman cards too ~

thanks to our favorite local comic book shop, cosmic monkey ~

& a new place only just discovered, tasteecat! <3 ~

be sure to check back tomorrow as this fun convergence continues ;) ~

& just click comics in the category list in the left sidebar for more like this anytime ~

bren

pokemon happy meal

hey pokemon fans! ~

it's happy meal time at mcd's :D ~

prizes include stickers, coins & cardpacks! ~

with 4 cards per pack ~

a holo in each ~

gotta catch'em all! ~

our cards ~

pikachu! ~

click on pokemon in the category list in the sidebar for much more like this anytime ~

& check out my collector cards & kids' meals albums here as well ~

more! ~

bren