Meet The Gang

Once upon a time, I said that I'd love to introduce The Gang to everyone. Abby has her favorite group of stuffed animals. This group must, and I do mean must, sleep in her pillow. Not on or near or around her pillow. In. Whenever she gets a new stuffed animal, I believe she has interviews with them and an ongoing evaluation to see if they will be deemed worthy of the pillow position in bed. The last recruit was a mouse she got for Christmas. Mice are very important to her. No mouse stuffed animal has ever been denied pillow access as of yet. Cheesy (Her best friend by far) was the first pillow dweller. The Black (her favorite horse) is too big for the pillow but has been stationed in the same exact place on her bed since the beginning. If he gets moved, oh say...by me in the middle of the night during a stomach bug so it doesn't get puked on...then she will know. She wakes up and comes crying to me about how The Black is missing. It's devastating, I know. I probably shouldn't sneak in there and move him. But it would be more devastating to have him puked on. I don't think he'd survive a trip through the washing machine. One day, when Abby grows up, I will pull this picture up to show her how cute she was with her gang. The gang consists of The Black, Cheesy, Tippy, Rainbow, Cookiecrumb, Pinky, Strawberry, Eggbert, Panda, Dimey, Dotty, and let's not forget Crazy Psycho Squirrel. Yep. You read that right. Crazy Psycho Squirrel.

Abby and The Gang

And one without the labels...because it's cuter.