"It's Broken But That's Okay!"

When Tyler and I went on a Target date the Saturday after Thanksgiving, he chose The Lego Movie as his "prize".  He kept the movie in his hands the entire time we were in the store, until we reached the ornament aisle and he spotted Captain America.  "I change my mind!  I want that!"  I said, "Are you sure, Tyler?  Ornaments aren't toys.  We're just going to put it on the tree."  He said, "I'm sure, Mama.  I'll ask for the Lego movie for my birthday!" and he handed me the dvd.  Before we even left the store, as we sat in the Target Pizza Hut (because, according to Tyler, we can't possibly go to Target without sharing a pizza!), he dropped the ornament and it broke.  I actually thought he would have a meltdown, or demand a new one, but he stayed very calm.  I found Captain America's head and arm and shield on the floor, and we took him home.  Tyler has a special section on the tree that has ornaments he knows he's allowed to touch.  He hung his ornament carefully and said, "It's broken but that's okay!" with a big smile.  He took him down one more time (resulting in the loss of another arm) but now he stays on the side of the tree and Tyler proudly shows him off to anyone who comes over.  Our Captain America ornament is not perfect, he is broken, but he's actually more interesting that way.  I want to hang him on our tree, year after year, and let it remind us of the 2014 holiday season.  And how lucky we were to get to spend every day with our sweet, curious, three year old boy, who has a never ending amount of energy, who will never be three years old at Christmas again.