Way back when...

As hard as I tried, none of my boys ever became fully attached to a blanket or a stuffed animal that they simply dragged everywhere.

When Eric was just a little tyke, though, he did have this period of time that he toted the puppie that is pictured here anywhere and everywhere that we went.

This snapshot was forever captured by Jeremy nearly 4 years ago on a trip to visit Grandma's grave. I enjoy looking at this particular image of that day because of the simplistic nature that Eric possessed. To me, he looks so pristine and sweet.