i would like to introduce you to happy feet and mickey mouse godshall. they may look like stuffed animals to you, but i assure you, as in the velveteen rabbit, they are very real.
happy feet has been a very important part of our life for several years now. it started out as being one of the chosen stuffed animals ('family') that got to sleep in isaiah's bed. then it progressed to being one of the two animals that went everywhere with isaiah. and for a long time now, happy feet has been isaiah's alter ego. you can be assured that whatever you did or will do, happy feet will do it too. isaiah loves to tell you in great detail of happy feet's adventures. just today isaiah told me that happy feet went to texas yesterday to get me a present and then ceremoniously presented me with a guitar that's been around forever. matt and i have spent many hours looking for happy feet as it will be bedtime and he's no where to be found. his beak is half chewed off and he's extremely dirty... on rare occasions alaythia has found him alone, and knowing full well what she has in her hands, will hug him and treat him reverently. it wasn't until a few weeks ago that someone else took over her heart.
uncle jake and auntie rose went to disneyland and called isaiah to see what he wanted them to pick up. he was very detailed in telling them he wanted a mickey mouse doll. they held true to their promise and brought mickey back for him. but almost from the moment alaythia saw him, she loved him. the first night she held it, looking over every inch. she kissed it, she hugged it. and when it came time for bed, out of no where, she asked for it. it took a lot of convincing to get isaiah to let her sleep with it. i'm pretty sure that now, isaiah doesn't even remember that it was originally given to him. the first night she had him, when we went to check on her as we went to bed, we found her hugging him tightly even in her sleep. we left the room and said to each other, 'she's found her happy feet.' and she has. she asks for him by name, and sleeps with him every nap and bed time. you never know what it will be that will take your child's heart.
here are my two babies, right after their nap this afternoon, snuggling with their babies.
4 comments:
too much! what is it that makes them choose one stuffed animal over another? i love alaythia's face in the last picture. it looks like she's making "lovey sounds."
Oh my word Natalie that is SO cute!! I agree with Julie on her sweet face!=0)
LOVE that last picture too!
It's funny cause I just posted about Caden's comfort items which are a lot less comfy than stuffed animals.
First of all, as always, your kids are super cute.
Second, I'm sure I have letters from you somewhere as well-and I am glad we're still friends too-hurray for blogging and keeping in touch.
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