Stuffed Animal Friends

My children love their stuffed animals. They develop bonds with them early on when they start sleeping with them before they can talk. It is so cute the way they hang on to their stuffed buddies, and to see them get so excited when they find them. I like to see how they snuggle their animals at night. The down side is that problems arise when their stuffed animal friends go missing.

Since we were homeless for a couple of months this summer we allowed our children to chose a few stuffed animals to keep them company while we traveled. When visiting family in Idaho Julia misplaced Randy her rat. We searched the night before we left and then again the next morning. We had to leave with the Morris family on a mission to find Randy and send him as soon as they could. They reported finding Randy a few days later. He was strapped in a doll stroller wrapped in cloth.

Before receiving Randy Julia would periodically ask for him. One night she asked, "Can we get Randy from their house yet. They need to mail it, then I will be happy and hug it." A week after we got to San Antonio Julia had a nice package in the mail. It was Randy and a few other items left behind. Julia was so happy to have her dear friend back.

One morning while staying at my parents house in El Paso Julia was playing with her animals and threw kitty over the banister. Kitty landed on the top of the grandfather clock. The next thing I hear is Julia calling Kitty from down by the clock, "Kitty can you hear me. Come down. Get down. Come. Come." It was so cute to hear her calling kitty, her beloved friend. Matt came to the rescue and helped kitty get down.