All About Quacky Alex

Here's a little point-form biography about one of Easton's favorite toys, his stuffed duck Quacky Alex.

- Easton got him from a claw game by an indoor playground at a gymnastics center when he was watching his cousin Roman's gymnastics tournament.
- When he brought the stuffed duck home, he showed him to Alex and decided to name the former, Alex, after the latter, and then Banjo, and then Star, after Banjo and Star, respectively, and a handful of other names, before going back to the name Alex and adding the Quacky.
- Quacky Alex does a lot of things with Easton, like watch TV, bathtime, and sleeping.
- Whenever Easton is feeling scared, sad, angry, or stressed out, Quacky Alex can be counted on to make him calm down, next to water, heartbeats, and soft singing, that is.
- For example, Easton watched the death of the Cute Critters a in a PSA on YouTube a curious Patty told him to watch because Peggy told her to watch it and did a long, loud scream and cried tears afterwards. Since he has no Cute Critters plushes, his mom handed him Quacky Alex and sang him, "Candle in the Water," which she sang to him at nap or night time when he was a baby.
- Quacky Alex doesn't usually go into the bathtub with Easton at bathtime. But, one time, Easton wanted to put him in the tub with him, and Quacky Alex got out all wet and soggy, so he had to go in the washing machine and Easton cried and cried, but, don't worry, he got out safe and sound.
- Quacky Alex is sometimes part of a trio with Cuddles the Squirrel and Giggles the Bunny, two of Easton's other stuffed animals.
- Easton likes to made Quacky Alex quack by saying, "quack, quack" in a duck voice, or plays quacking sound effects on his cell phone (which he uses sometimes) to accompany him.
- Easton treats Quacky Alex like his own child, giving him his lunch, naps, and has him "practice" his tumbling.
- Easton even set up favorite things for Quacky Alex - his favorite food is macaroni and cheese, his favorite color is yellow (if it wasn't obvious), his favorite drink is hot chocolate, his favorite show is Sesame Street, which he watches with Easton, his favorite movie is The Pebble and the Penguin, despite Easton getting emotional when watching that, his favorite books are the "How Do Caterpillars" books, just like Easton, his favorite animals are other ducks, and his favorite restaurant is Chuck E. Cheese, though, Easton's mom prevents him from going there "because there's a guy in a costume, and he scares you."
- Quacky Alex is sometimes called Alex, his originally name, or Ducky Alex.
- Easton always brings Quacky Alex on long car rides so he can see cool things or playdates so he can get to know Easton's friends and their toys, like Turner and Polka Dots.
- Overall, Easton has a lot of memories with Quacky Alex and both of them are hoping they'll make more