Picture 5/26: Thinning the Stuffed

May 26

(year 4, picture 146)

I know this has to happen occasionally:

But it still tugs at my heart a little bit every time it does.

I'll explain......

Our 4th grader has always been a collector of stuffed animals A/K/A "special friends".

Every once in awhile, she goes thru those animals and selects several to "weed" from her collection.

Why does this affect me?

2 reasons:

1) she always has a cheerfulness as she does this, happy to know that her friends are being donated to help others and may end up as another's "special friend"

2) simply put: she's growing up, and as she grows-up, her collection grows-up with her

Out for now........

Matt