Saturday, January 17, 2015

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Tonight's picture was taken in January of 2004. Mattie was a year and a half old. In typical Mattie fashion he was a busy bee. He pulled out his books, video tapes, and other objects and began to stack and build with them. Mattie was all about creating and designing, and not necessarily using objects for their intended purpose. 


Quote of the day: I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone who needs help. There is no mistaking love…it is the common fiber of life, the flame that heats our soul, energizes our spirit and supplies passion to our lives. ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Peter and I spent the morning working on Foundation things. But this afternoon we decided to pay a visit to Mattie's tree. We wanted to take down the Christmas ribbon that was tied around the tree and replace it with a winter themed ribbon. This is the first year we are tying a seasonal ribbon around the tree, and it is a traditional that we want to keep up. It enables us to visit the tree on a regular basis. 

Here is a close up of this cute snow man ribbon! I have a feeling Mattie would have appreciated the whimsy in this ribbon. I certainly know Mattie loved the snow, playing in it, and despite the fact that I hate the cold, Mattie had a way of convincing me to stay outside with him and play in it! I remember some of the days which seemed absolutely frigid, and yet we were both outside, building in the snow and creating elaborate things like snow tunnels for toy cars. The white color within this bow reminds me of those snowy days together and the snowmen smiling, somehow reminds me of Mattie!