Lemmy the Lion

Our family had the privilege of spending this past weekend with Lemmy the Lion. Who is Lemmy the Lion? Well, he is the friendly lion that is a part of Reid's class at school. Each weekend, a different student gets to take Lemmy the Lion home. The students in Reid's class came up with the name (not sure how), but they voted and Lemmy won.

Lemmy came to our house with his favorite book. As you can imagine it was a book on the jungle. Sadly, we only read it to him one time. And can we just say, it was right before we went to school this morning. Reid was horrified that we hadn't read Lemmy his favorite book and Reid told me that Lemmy was going to be sad that we didn't. So, we took the time to do that.

But don't worry, just because we didn't read him his book earlier in the weekend, doesn't mean that we didn't have fun with him.

For starters, on Friday night while I was at the hospital with my dear friend Jeffie (she was having little Sam), Daddy led the crew in a dance party. Then they played the boys favorite game, which ironically enough they have named, lion. Every night, we hear them saying: "Let's play lion daddy!!" I'm sure Lemmy really enjoyed playing this.
On Saturday, Lemmy went with us to both of the boys soccers games. Reid held him while we watched Cole play (and by the way, Cole played the entire game!!! Big step for the 3 yr old). Then Lemmy watched Reid play soccer later that day.


Saturday night, we went to church and then out to dinner. Reid was sure that Lemmy got to drink some Sprite and that he ate chips and chicken. Lemmy did not go hungry!
Our biggest challenge with Lemmy??? Well, the boys actually fought over him. Who was going to hold him? Who got to carry him? and on and on and on. But all in all, they both loved on him tons and tons and tons. They both snuggled with him at night as well when they went to bed. It's a good thing that they sleep in the same bed. I can only imagine the fight of who he would have slept with. Luckily, Reid was super sweet for the most part in letting Cole share in on the fun with Lemmy.
Lastly, on Sunday night, we took the kiddos for ice cream. A special treat for sure. The boys were so excited because they got their own ice cream and they didn't have to share with anyone (a rare treat for sure).
I just had to share Lemmy with my blogger family. It was an eventful weekend. It was really sweet watching Reid scratch Lemmy's ears and rub his back. He would also talk to Lemmy when he thought we weren't listening. It was a good lesson for Reid in many regards. I am looking forward to oh so many more projects with my sweet son.