Visit with Lee Lee

It was a fun visit with Lee Lee this past weekend. We spent Saturday at Vanderbilt Beach and got tons of pictures! There were too many cute ones so I had a hard time editing...thus, the ridiculous amount of photos in this post.

 

Green Belt

Harrison is moving along quite nicely in his karate ranking.

All Crabs Go To Heaven

We have been collecting hermit crabs for the last few months ever since Robert brought back 2 from a business trip which happened to be in Naples. We now have 7. They are fantastic pets and basically have no requirements, making them fantastic. Unfortunately, our smallest crab, Tiny, passed on to the ocean in the sky. It has been a really hard thing for Harrison to understand and it was so sad to see how upset he got over the loss of his smallest friend, Tiny. I guess this is his first real experience with loss (that he has understood) so he has many questions. Many, many, many questions. This incident occurred on Valentine's Day and today, almost 2 weeks later, we are still discussing Tiny's death on a regular occasion. I have a feeling that some of my answers to his questions have left him even more confused. Some questions have been "Do insects go to heaven too?", "Will Tiny still be dead after the weekend?", "When is Tiny coming back and does he get to keep his skeleton?". These questions, although very thought provoking, are endless. I hope that my answers are giving him some kind of meaning because even I am confused with my own answers.

Harrison is such a sweet boy and is truly concerned with Tiny's existence in heaven. It is heartbreaking to see him go through something like this but I love his compassion for even the smallest creatures. What an awesome little kid!

Valentine's Day

It's been a productive week. First of all, let's start with the big news. Brooks traded her pacies with the pacy fairy for a Rapunzel doll. No more pacies!!! And after 3 days, so far so good! We also had 2 days of Valentine's celebration because Brooks had her class party on Wednesday and Harrison had his on Thursday. So there has been lots of chocolate circulating in our house and I am loving every minute of it.

On Wednesday, we took a detour to the zoo on our way home after school. Harrison and Brooks love it there. We fed the giraffes, saw animals, played on the playground, and we even met a new friend, Benjamin. It's been a great week minus one small setback which I plan to post next. Happy Valentine's Day!