Lost and Found

 So, during our trip to Utah we spent one Sunday evening visiting with Uncle Jon and Mandy and their family. It was really fun to see them. The boys always gravitate toward their older cousin, Ben, and lucky that he is such a great kid that that's actually a good thing.

Before we left mom and dad's house I saw that Kaj had grabbed Bunny to be in the car as well as his Harry Potter book. For the tiniest of seconds I thought I should tell him to leave Bunny. But, because I knew he would just have him in the car I decided it's not that big of a deal. It was a 30 minute drive so, why not?

We spent a good amount of time at their house, and saying goodbye to their family- especially to Ben- is always a challenge. When Kaj returned to the car he began looking for Bunny, and couldn't find him. I didn't notice him ever take him out of the car so he had to be in there somewhere so
we told him to buckle up and we would look when we got home. We looked. And, he was nowhere to be seen. Kaj, in tears, called Jon to ask them to keep an out for Bunny.

It wasn't until the next day that we had officially called it. Bunny was gone. They hadn't found him and Jon's house, Sam even made a special trip back so the boys could look themselves. It was a complete dramatic scene on the way back to the house. Kaj was wailing. No joke, Wailing! Josh was crying because of how sad Kaj was. I was sad because of how sad he was. Bunny was really gone. Sam was not sad. He wasn't happy either, but he didn't think highly of the reaction, and definitely thought more that this was a lesson in life that needed to be learned. I did see that side too. But, for that day and that moment I felt like it was OK for Kaj to be that sad.

We talked to Mor Mor when we got home breaking the news. There was some lines being thrown out, "my life will never be the same," being one and "Bunny was my first friend." All of which, was dramatic, yes, but also kinda heart breaking. There were some dark theories being thrown around about what could have happened to Bunny. Odi throwing him into the garbage can on purpose was getting pretty far fetched. Kaj was going to remember July 2nd as a historical Remember Bunny day. Josh wrote on a water bottle that date and gave it to Kaj and Kaj gave him the most tender hug of gratitude for that gesture.

😂 Oh my goodness.

Weeks later. About 3 weeks after we had gotten back home from our trip Sam was taking the boys mountain biking and Kaj was moving his carseat and 🙌🏻 Bunny was under his carseat. He was in the car. He had not ever been long lost. He was in the car. 😂 After all that. Kaj was, of course, thrilled, to have him back and scolded him a little for ever going missing. I laughed as I walked in the house, and Sam says, "It's a good thing you all put on black for that one." 😂 Touche. 🐰🖤