More Birthday Stories

I forgot to document the obsession Joslyn had with her birthday. About month before her birthday, I kept asking her what she wanted for her birthday. I figured she would be a typical almost three years old and say something new every time asked her. BUT, no not my child she had three requirements for her birthday and she said those three things every time I asked here..so I knew I had to find them. Her first request was a Pet shop (easy), the second request was a purple bunny (it was close to Easter not to hard, I thought) the last request was a SKUNK....yes, you read it right a skunk.
Let's back up a little bit to tell you were the obsession of a skunk came from. Rylee was learning about the letter "SK" in kindergarten, with that they were able to bring something that started with the letters "SK". We were at my Mom's and she told Rylee that my Dad had a pelt of a skunk, that she could borrow and take to school. So, my Dad went and got the pelt to show the girls...he brought this "REAL" pelt of a skunk and the girls freaked. It scared them to death, especially Joslyn...I might had it didn't help that my Dad was making the skunk dance around like it was real. Anyway, it took some convincing to show Joslyn it was real but was not alive..I had to show her that it was just the skin and fur of the skunk. Joslyn after realizing she was safe, she fell in love with this skunk. She would hold its little paws and dance around the house, she sang to it and loved it all day. It was to funny. She was so excited we got to take it home for a few days so Rylee could take it to school. So, the love of a skunk begin.
That is why she wanted a skunk. I have to admit I was a little worried that she would be disappointed that I gave her a stuffed animal skunk and not a pelt. I saw a few skunks dead on the side of the road and wondered if I had time to get them skinned (EWWWWW, not a chance).
So, as the days got closer to her birthday, I had searched the town of Ogden for a skunk and I had no luck. I mean really why would anyone want a skunk as a toy anyway. But, every time I continued to ask her what she wanted it was the same three things every time. It was the Saturday before he birthday and I had one more store that I was praying would have skunk. AND THEY DID, back behind a bunch of stuffed animals there was a little stuffed skunk. AND she loved it, she screamed and yelled, "MY SKUNK, MY SKUNK". It was all worth it. So, that is why the picture of her holding skunk is so precious.




Joslyn loving her stuffed skunk in her brand new tent that her Grandma got her for her birthday. PRICELESS!!!