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Little Lost Lambie Finds His Way Home- A Lovey Story
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Little Lost Lambie Finds His Way Home- A Lovey Story

by Jill April 30, 2013
written by Jill

“It’s got to be in the back of the car,” I huffed.

“I wish you would have let me go back and look for it,” Scott muttered.

“WHAT? Were we going to just comb back through the entire park and parking lot? If it’s there… it’s gone,” I hissed.

It was 10:30, the night of Kendall’s birthday party. We just got home from the baseball game.

And we couldn’t find Lambie.

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The Lambie Leyna’s had since before she turned one. The Lambie my dad gave her. The Lambie she has grown increasingly attached to over the last 1.5 years.

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The Lambie we all rely on to help her sleep.

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Defeated, Scott insisted it had to have fallen out of his pocket in the parking lot on his way into the party hours earlier. Of course, the blame game was in full swing.

“THIS is why I never want her to take it out of the house,” he rattled.

“Dude. There is nothing we can do about it now. We packed it because we knew she’d be tired. What’s done is done,” I sighed, and headed straight for the office.

I scoured the internet intently for about 30 minutes before I found it. I couldn’t remember what brand it was. I had no idea where my dad got it. I googled “wool lamb head blanket blue plaid.” I think that was the lucky search term that lead me to an Amazon link.

Eureka! Prime shipping and everything. I purchased it within minutes.

Of course, it was great that we could order a backup (though it wasn’t cheap to replace). But Scott and I were both so sad that the original was gone. A replacement just wouldn’t be the same… for any of us.

Leyna actually slept okay without it that night. My mom, the quick thinking, ex-preshcool teacher, found a smaller bear-head-on-blanket that Kendall had. It was cream colored, also. She told Leyna it was “little tiny lambie,” and that, combined with the sheer exhaustion from the day, was enough to get her to sleep.

The next day, I called the RoughRiders office, not at all expecting them to actually have Lambie. Just more out of obligation, to say that I tried everything. I mean, had we left it in the park, I felt it would have had a good chance of being turned in. But the parking lot? Somebody would have had to pick it up, walk into the ballpark with it, and find the right person to give it to. That’s an awful lot to expect from most people these days, especially when it comes to a grayish, ragged little lamb head stuck to a worn blanket.

I described what it looked like to the man on the other line, and for the first time Leyna came running up to me asking, “Where’s Lambie?? Where? I talk to him, momma?” while she reached for the phone. My heart almost started to break all over until the incredibly kind man interrupted.

“Yeah… yeah! I have it. Yup. Exactly. It’s right here,” he seemed as happy as I was.

I left immediately to bring him home.

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I don’t know who took the time to pick him up and take him into the park, who took the time to find the right person to turn him into. I don’t know who looked at that thing and figured someone might miss him, but thank you. Thank you so much. And thank you, Frisco RoughRiders, for keeping him safe.

We have a new Lambie now. He was delivered today. I don’t quite know what to do with him. Scott thinks we should hide him, and only break him out in case of emergency. Like maybe we should put him in a glass case with an ax next to it. I feel like maybe we should start rotating him in, so he gets to be just as worn, loved, and indistinguishable with time. My mom suggested having one “home” Lambie and one “car” Lambie.

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No matter the method, I feel very strongly that I must somehow make it clear which one is the original. And then I must protect it with my life. The decoy can come and go, but the original carries a piece of MY heart with it. I know this now.

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Reunited and ready for bed… after an episode of Wonder Pets, of course. I bet Lambie could recite every Wonder Pets episode if he could talk.

Edited to add this amazing video of a reunited lovey and his boy. Oh my heart, get the tissues.

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A Half Decade Celebration Done Right With The Frisco RoughRiders
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A Half Decade Celebration Done Right With The Frisco RoughRiders

by Jill April 29, 2013
written by Jill

The Frisco RoughRiders baseball team provided a birthday party for Kendall in exchange for this post. All pictures and opinions are my own… and so are all the memories I get to keep. That’s pretty much the best part of all of this.

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This is where we got to celebrate Kendall’s 5th birthday. Pretty amazing, right? That’s Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. It’s home to the Frisco RoughRiders minor league baseball team, and it’s a place we’ve been visiting since Kendall was 3 years old.

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 Kendall’s first RoughRiders game.

We go there every year for the 4th of July because they have the best seats in town for fireworks (relatively speaking, when compared to the ease of parking there).

With his birthday coinciding with the beginning of baseball season, I’ve always thought it would be the perfect venue for a birthday party for Kendall. It did not disappoint last weekend when we celebrated the big F-I-V-E.

A few of Kendall’s friends and their families joined us at the park prior to the start of the game. We got the entire playground (including the bounce house and pitching game) all to ourselves for the first hour. I’d like to start every baseball game off this way- letting the kids blow off lots of steam! Just one of the perks of the birthday party package. Though the playground is open to everyone during the game.

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Yeah, that playground is pretty epic. The whole park is, actually. We’ve always been so impressed with how clean and family friendly it is. The birthday party package also includes hotdogs, chips, soda, and cupcakes for the entire group. This party could not have been more stress free for me, which was awesome considering how pregnant I’m feeling right now.

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I originally thought I’d do some creative things, like order the family personalized baseball jerseys, and bring in fancy balloons and a photo setup.

Nope. No time. No energy. No followthrough.

No problem.

I really didn’t have to do a thing for this party to be awesome. I sent out Evites and met our guests at the gate with their tickets. I forgot candles and a lighter, and our party attendant tracked some down for me. I didn’t even have to worry about favors. Everyone went home with a RoughRiders baseball cap.

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We all got tickets to see the game from some pretty fantastic seats, but we opted to move the party to the lawn under the scoreboard. Because 5 year olds. And their little brothers and sisters. You get it.

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The kids played hard the entire time. I’m not sure how much baseball watching was actually going on, but they seemed interested for brief moments here and there.

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Okay, maybe just interested in playing on the fence.

Leyna was mostly interested in eating lots of snacks… and not the healthy kind. Aren’t indulgences what birthday parties are for?

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Go home, toddler. You are drunk. On junkfood.

At least she shared.

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And burned off some sugar with a few belly laughs.

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And my little big guy, my almost 5 year old (just 3 more days… eek!), had the most spectacular celebration of the first half decade of his life.

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I’m thrilled the RoughRiders thew this fantastic party for Kendall. It’s something I’ve wanted to do forever, so working with them on this blog collaboration was a 100% natural fit. We look forward to many more games to come!

If you’re interested in learning more about hosting a birthday party or other group outing with the RoughRiders, check out their website. And if you live in DFW and haven’t made it to a RoughRiders game, go. Get lawn seats if you have young kids! Don’t forget blankets to sit on. 

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