Toy Story 3

This is the last weekend we will all be under one roof for awhile.   I believe that we all enjoyed Brett's presence and he had a great day as  well.  It started at the Knight's of Columbus picnic.  He had a chance to say goodbye to all and we had a nice lunch.  Parce was able to go along with us and even lost to Cal in a game or two of cornhole.

 Brett had a quiet afternoon writing a new story.  He finished his first one and I was able to given him some suggestions.  While he was writing, the guys all went golfing.  Cameron has now broken 60 twice, so he is pretty excited.  Meg and I ran to Target and the pet store.  Brett called a couple of times to ask for some plot and character suggestions for his story.  He also used the time to pack his clothes.

Mom invited all of the Heinisch children down for dinner.  Dad is leaving for a golf tournament tomorrow and he wanted to see Brett before he left.  By the time we picked them up, the guys were all involved in a tense game of Hearts.  Tonight I gave Brett a haircut and he helped Meg with her eye exercises.  They have really enjoyed doing that together with the highlight listening to "It's Raining Men!"  Brett continued his writing.  He asked for more plot suggestions.

As he was writing in the next room, Doug, Cameron and I were watching the end of Toy Story 3.  It was a fitting movie since Brett is the first one leaving, and just like Andy's decision to leave his toys to a little girl as he leaves for college, it pulls at your heartstrings.  As Andy drove off, Cameron said, "I think a better ending would be to just leave the toys in the attic."  I know that in his little world he is right.  Change is difficult and sometimes it would be easier if everything just stayed the same.  But then we would never grow as people and there would never be any new adventures to experience.  We will all miss Brett a lot.  Maybe even more than he will miss us, but we are all happy for him and can't wait to hear all about his new adventures!