One Day

Jaggar is a HUGE fan of the Toy Story movies.  He got the first one for Christmas, and we watch it all the time.  There's something about that 3rd one though...it just hits too close to home.  I think it's a great movie, but the thought of my children...not being children one day...is just gut wrenching.  One night, Travis was watching the 3rd one with Jaggar, and I'd already put myself through the torture a few times.  I asked him, "Hey...um have you seen how this ends?"  He was only half paying attention to me and nodded yes.  Hmmm...okay.  About an hour and a half later, when Travis came upstairs with tear stained cheeks and red eyes, I knew I was correct that he had not seen it.  He said, "Why in the world did they do that?"  THEY didn't do anything wrong.  The fact is...children grow up.  It particularly hits me with Jaggar, who loves his toys more than any child I've ever seen.  He is SO serious about his toys.  But Sage, too, loves playing.  I brought her dinner to eat in her room last night because I heard her playing school, and I said, 'You can eat in here since you're busy teaching."  She said, 'Oh great!  Lunch in the classroom."  haha.  They spend hours setting up zoos with their animals.   These moments won't last forever, and  to think about that when mine are in the prime of their innocence and care free days is more than I can bear.  So for now, I relish those moments...always knowing in the back of my mind they don't last forever...and occasionally having this clip to remind me and bring it to the front of my mind.

Have a kleenex ready.  I can't even talk about the ending of this movie without crying.