The Garbage Man Can

My three year old has an infatuation with being a trash man.  In fact, for his 4th birthday he wants it to be garbage can themed.  Wish me luck with that.  He tells everyone he wants to be a garbage man when he grows up.  Our family and friends have embraced his enthusiasm by giving him toy trash trucks, magnets with Waste Management symbols on them, and his very own trash cans.  He will load them up with toys and pretend he's picking up garbage. Ever since he was old enough to notice the big dump truck come through our neighborhood to pick up trash he has just loved it!  He knows that every Tuesday and Friday are trash days.  He has been rolling out the trash cans since he was two years old...because he wants to...not because we make him! One is about his size so...it's all his own.  The garbage men will honk and wave at him when they see him waiting by the trash to get picked up.  Bryant will dance and jump in excitement when he sees them and tells them "Thank You!!" in the greatest voice ever!  Lately, we've been giving them water bottles to drink since it has been just so hot outside.  Bryant wasn't out to greet the trash men today because he was somewhere else this morning but the garbage men made it known that his presence was missed.  They emptied our trash cans and placed them neatly beside our garage door this morning instead of leaving them by the curb.  Never underestimate the power of being Simply Kind!!  Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."