Halloween 2013
Myer never ceases to amaze us and he didn’t disappoint on
Halloween. First, let me start by saying Myer is 2 years 7 ½ months. Now that
you know he isn’t even 3 yet, you’ll understand why we were so impressed with
our little guy last night. For starters, he wore his whole train engineer
costume (hat and all) the entire night. He also never asked for help carrying his
candy bucket, and we hit about 20 houses all of which he said “trick or
treating” (his words) and “thank you”.
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| Myer as the train engineer- Halloween 2013 |
He even crossed the street with care and
admired everyone’s pumpkin carving talents. It was a just a special night to be
able to relive an old holiday tradition through our child’s eyes. The
simplicity and purity of life are amazing things, and we are so grateful to
have Myer show us what’s really important in life! His excitement yesterday was
infectious, and it felt good to just be with family walking up and down
streets. The humanity in the
neighborhood with people laughing, socializing, and loving one another was also
inspiring and cherished. When I see a man on the street get out of his car to
help another man push a broken down car out of the way, I can’t help but smile
inside and feel good about our society. For me, it came in the way of a
Starbucks drive-thru the other day. The person in front of me paid for my
coffee. Of course, it was only $6, but it meant so much to me that I paid for
the person behind me. I drove off thinking how wonderful people can be in this
world. I also thought that if a $6 coffee could make me feel so special and
loved, there were plenty of things I could do for others to make them feel the
same way as I did that morning. Therefore, on Dec. 1, I will be starting a new
tradition in our household. Instead of the daily advent calendar to just solely
count down the days til Christmas, I want to create a Good Samaritan count up. By
this I mean, I will create a list of 24 helpful things that Myer, Chad, and I
will attempt to accomplish during this holiday season. I think this will be a
great family tradition and will help Myer learn the beauty behind being a
caring and loving person as he grows older. My goal is for him to be the man that
is getting out of his car to help another stranded driver someday.
For those interested, I’ll post the list as soon as I have
it in case you want to play along with your family.
