Interest or Obsession?

Recently Sadie has taken a keen interest in dogs; puppies to be more specific. Since we cannot have a dog, or any pet for that matter, she has bestowed her love on stuffed animals. For Christmas she got a cute puppy that she named Chocolaty. She sleeps with it every night and not too many days go by without her telling me how much she loves her puppy. After Chocolaty joined our family she also renewed some interest in her other stuffed dogs (4 total). She talks about dogs and she draws and writes about them all the time. We've even looked up different breeds to decide what kind of dog Chocolaty is and what kind of dog we would get if we could get a dog.

The other day Sadie and I were at the store and she wanted to buy another stuffed puppy. I told her she could earn money to buy it herself. She didn't like the idea very much. She proceeded to complain about how she doesn't have enough puppies and stuffed animals. It made me wonder exactly how many she has. We did an inventory. . .

We have 50 Stuffed Animals

So now, whenever Sadie complains about not getting a new stuffed animal, I can just pull out this photo to remind her what a lucky girl she is!!
Judging by the look on her face, I would say that she agrees! By the way, the beloved Chocolaty is the one on her head.

If you are ever wondering what gift to give Sadie, you can never, ever go wrong with a stuffed animal . . . especially a puppy.