gifts

as we were packing i noticed three extra gifts under our tree. sophie ran to my side as i questioned what they were. "no mom" she exclaimed. "those are the gifts i am giving to you all." "oh bud, i am so sorry" i replied. "would you like to give them to us now?" we called scott into the living room. the first gift was for scott. it was sophies stuffed dog, her favorite toy. it is a black dog that she has named kurok after our very own dog. "i am giving you kurok daddy, because he is your dog and you love him very much, so i would like you to have my kurok." next came pennys gift. "i know that penny likes stuffies, so i am giving her this one" she pulls out a stuffy that already belongs to penny...but that is not the point. "and for you mom, i am giving you this..." she pulls out some of her play kitchen food "...because i love your baking and think you are the best at it." i melted. i squeezed her with all my might. she gave us her best. she gave from her heart. of course...i cried.