Sayde Sundays: The Story of Snowman

This is the story of Sayde and Snowman, or "Noman/Nomie" as we call him around our house:

Once upon a time (back in January, actually) my friend Sara came to visit. She brought Sayde a couple of gifts, including a plastic snowman toy with a squeaker inside. 

Sayde immediately took to Snowman, quickly promoting him to top toy in the toy basket (aka MVT). He became her go-to and BFF. 

I took the video above to send to Sara (and her son Marshall) a few days into Sayde's relationship with Snowman. If you watch closely, you can see her nod in response to my question...

Sayde spent most January afternoons looking out the window at the snow, with Snowman close by.  They would giggle, tell each other secrets, and discuss the going-ons of the neighborhood.

At first she just ate his carrot nose...

...but that wasn't enough for Sayde. 

And then his eyes. 

Then one day, Sayde learned that Snowman wasn't as tough as she thought he was. She realized that if she really worked at it, she could wear him down a bit. So she started chewing...

...then she went after the tip of his fashionable top hat...

Next, she chewed up his ENTIRE hat. 

The rest of his face was found on the floor a few days later.

Over the next couple of months, snowman melted away. Just like a real-life snowman, made out of snow, he slowly disappeared with the coming of spring. All the exists now is his base. 

She still carries him around, and plays with him, but it's just not the same. 

If there is anything that Sayde has learned from her relationship with Noman, it's the reality of impermanence. The only constant is change. Life is full of both love and loss...

Especially when you can't help but chew on your BFF. I mean, right?