My boys never cease to impress me with their sensitivity and kindness. One of the sweetest things I have ever seen two little boys do, is let their balloons go up to heaven for their Uncle Ron. Let me back up a little and tell you how this started...
Last summer, we took the boys to Disneyland. After talking about it for what seemed like FOREVER, and the boys seeing commercials about Disneyland on TV, Jake had his mind set that the one thing he really wanted to get when we went, was a Disneyland balloon. I figured once he saw all of the incredible toys and souvenirs available, he would quickly change his mind and forget about the balloon. The boys brought their own money and Daddy and I had planned to give them some to spend too. When we asked Jake what he really wanted, he replied, "A purple Mickey balloon." So both boys got an $8 helium balloon which stayed in our hotel room for the entire trip. On the day we were leaving, the balloons were still flying high. I asked Jake if he would like to bring it down to the lobby and give his balloon to another little boy or girl. Right away he replied, "No, I want to let my balloon go to heaven for Uncle Ron. I think he would like this balloon." Brady thought that was an excellent idea, so that's just what we did. We all went out on our balcony and the boys let their balloons go. They watched them until they couldn't see them anymore, talking about how much Uncle Ron will like those balloons.
From that day on, anytime we go to a restaurant where they give away balloons, or any kind of festive celebration, my boys ask for a balloon, with the sole intention to let it go immediately for Uncle Ron. The picture on this post is from their great-grandpa's 93rd birthday in February. There are absolutely no words to express what good that does for my heart, as their very proud Mommy, and niece and goddaughter of Uncle Ron. I know Uncle Ron is up there with a huge bouquet of balloons by now, just smiling at these two little angels here on Earth. Thank you, boys, for being YOU! Mommy loves you very much!
4 comments:
LONG time lurker, first time poster... Well written, Cindy, and even more, well done to you and Mauri for raising such WONDERFUL boys. It is truly a joy for me to see their sweetness and kindness through these posts. How do you guys do it?? Any useful parenting tips would be welcome. Thanks for sharing your heart!
Cindy, I an crying as I type! Your boys are such angels that is the best idea ever. Thank you for sharing your story.
Beautiful...
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Beautiful
Brought a tear to my eye. Children can be simply wonderful, and all the little problems just melt away when they do something so touching as this. Thank you for sharing it.
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