Alexa loves her little monkey. We purchased Jasper almost a year ago to honor the life of our third child (May 28, 2011 post). I mentioned in that post how I wanted Alexa to have him and how sweet her response was to the gift. He has definitely become a part of lives. It’s incredibly meaningful to me, without any coercion from us, that Jasper is Alexa’s favorite stuffed animal. At least for me, it’s a sweet reminder even though we don’t get to hold our third child on earth we have a little memory of him every time we talk to Jasper, buckle him next to Alexa in the car and take him for walks in Alexa’s baby stroller. I haven’t let Alexa take Jasper into church or Target although she always asks. In a strange way, our precious little one is still with us when I see that adorable striped monkey. And so, Alexa wanted to take Jasper for his first outing on campus (and yes, she said “campus”). It was a terrific evening with a striped monkey and Lil’ A, our “hope fulfilled.” Although Jasper doesn’t make it in many photos (especially the fountain pics for fear of getting too wet), I’m confident he enjoyed strolling around Soonerland with his best buddy. We even included Ama & Opa in CA with a little Face Time. But enough writing about the evening, I’ll let the pictures do the talking. There are lots of ‘em.
No matter who you share it with, have a great Mother’s Day weekend!!
That is so incredibly precious! And what a good idea!
ReplyDeleteAlso...our girls have the same outfit. :-)