garbage day is a special day...

So Liam LOVES LOVES LOVES Thursdays. Because Thursdays are garbage days. Our recycle gets picked up in the morning, and Liam is right there at the window watching it all. Then after lunch the garbage man comes and Liam runs outside and waves at the garbage man, and then walks right up to the edge of our yard and watches the truck until it's out of sight.

One day I asked Liam, "Do you want to make cookies for the garbage man?" Oh boy. He jumped on that. So we made cookies and we bagged up the best of the best and I was going to set the baggie on the counter until I heard the garbage truck coming. Unacceptable. Liam had to carry the bag outside, and wait for the garbage man himself. So he waited. And waited. Luckily, it was just under a half hour of waiting. But Liam was patient.

Here he is being so patient. Holding the bag very carefully after I just harped him about not breaking the cookies by swatting the bag all over.

Showing the goods. It was SOOO cute when the garbage man finally came.

So the garbage man comes, and Liam is just standing RIGHT next to him, staring at him, in awe. He forgets to hand him the cookies, I have to pretty much take Liam's hand and guide it up to the garbage man. He smiles, tells Liam thank you, I think he may have even patted him on the head, and then put them in the cab of his truck. What a wonderful day!!!