LOVED, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book. Such a sweet story of a dog who, through multiple lives, finds his purpose in life. If you have ever loved a dog, then you will love this book. It may make you really start to pay attention and think about what might be running through your dog’s mind and this story may lessen your pain if you’ve ever lost a dog. So sweet, so touching and just an overall great story.
Archive for February 19th 2012
One thing I have noticed in the past two years is that the older Liam gets, the easier his birthday parties have gotten. His parties no longer need to be huge productions with an invitation sent out to everyone in his class. He is content to have a few of his closest friends over at our house to hang out, play video games, eat pizza and talk Pokemon.
Lots of gaming going on here. This was after the big Pokemon card swap that took at least an hour.
I love Liam’s friends. They are great kids, but more importantly, they are great friends to Liam.
The very important opening of the gifts.
It wouldn’t be a good party without a little Mario.
The best part of the party for me was sitting around the kitchen table with them listening to them talk. It’s so much fun to listen to what’s on their minds. Also, there had been much talk in our house as to what kind of cake Liam would have. It was decided that he wouldn’t have cake, but instead would have banana cream pie, chocolate cream pie and ice cream. After all of that, you know what those boys wanted to eat? Ice cream and Girl Scout cookies. Oh well, more pie for me. 🙂 (And thank you to the Girl Scout who dropped off the cookies in the middle of the party. She has no idea what a lifesaver she was.)
I think one of the single most important things we have done for our kids is give them the gift of faith. Just like with any gift, they may choose to use it all the time because it is just what they wanted. They may exchange if for another faith, not the one they were given, but one that is a better fit for them. They may decide at some point in their life to put their faith away for awhile. Just like a gift you may have received and it wasn’t what you needed at the time, but one day while you are cleaning out a closet, you discover it and realize it’s exactly what you need right now. Whatever they choose, I am so glad they have it so that whatever they decide to do with it, they have the faith they were given to make decisions and educated choices about what they decide to do when they are older and are out in the world making their own choices.