You came to my room around 2am crying hard saying you were scared. I’m not sure why this started in the last week or so that you are so upset. You calmed down quickly and fell back to sleep. I went in and woke you up at 9am.
When you got out the hush puppy beanie babies you said “oh my gosh look at this! A reindeer basset hound… Are you kidding me? And a Santa basset hound!” You couldn’t get over it lol! After playing Polar Express and with your stuffies for a while, we made handprint ornaments. I had to make you put a shirt on so we could finally take a picture where you weren’t naked!
Daddy showed you the Google Earth cam & you asked to see Antarctica. Then he showed you Siesta Key, Rick’s Cafe in Jamaica and New York City. When he showed you where Broadway was, you said “that’s like Broadway the dog. That building has the same name!”
You played outside with Harold and then helped me water plants. Ingrid Walker, a friend of mine, moved in two doors down this morning. I was out front talking to her and of course you ran out to see what was going on. When we went back inside, we added some more decorations to the Christmas tree. You helped me put a few more ornaments and some snow all over the tree. The snow definitely confused you & you asked why we were putting it on. But once it was on, you thought it was really pretty. Now, it’s perfect!
Daddy left to run some errands & we ran to TJ Maxx. On the way you said “I’m starving!” I tried to feed you some lunch several times before we left, but you kept saying no. You asked for a burger, so we went to Burger Fi for a burger and milkshake! You wrote your name on the back of the page you were coloring and your Gs are now perfect. Just like that! You struck up conversation with the couple next to us who had a dog that you HAD to pet lol. The wife told us she was an elementary school teacher for 30 years and she swore you were 6 or 7 years old. She couldn’t believe you were only 4.5 years old! You asked them questions about their dog, a Havanese, and told them all about Harold. You told them my dog has much bigger ears than your dog! When we left you thanked them for letting you pet their dog.
We headed to TJ Maxx (finally) and you sat in the shopping cart with your legs crossed. I was dying…lol. On the way home, you asked if we could watch Wreck It Ralph because you couldn’t remember what the girls dress looked like. So when we got home we watched it. We took a welcome gift down to Ingrid’s house and you were happy to pet Benji her dog. We took a couple laps around the block, you walked the first lap then took your scooter for the second lap. We saw Ingrid again walking Benji and she came in to get some of the veggie soup I made for dinner. You showed her your Polar Express train and had her play with the Rudolph toys. As soon as she left I tried to take you to bed but all of a sudden you were staring lol. So you ate a bowl of soup and then we went to bed. We read Polar Express and you were asleep two minutes after we finished.
This was a fantastic Thanksgiving break. I’m so grateful I got to spend so much time with you. It was fun, relaxing, rejuvenating and a great time to reconnect. It has been fun getting ready for Christmas and seeing the excitement in your eyes!
I love you so much!
2017 vs 2020! 
