Treasures

Okay, so every night, I have this routine with my son. We have three stories that we have made up over the years. I surprise him with one of the stories each night. Last night, it was the pirate story: He is on a ship with all his pirate friends, their parents, his family and everyone's pets. They are in search of a pirate treasure. When they get to the island, they find the spot on the map. They dig until they find a treasure chest. Inside, there are lots of special delights: (in no particular order) wii games, ds games, chocolate covered pretzels, spaghetti (w/butter), soccer ball, lentils (for his sister – one of her favs), and much more. They also find a smaller treasure chest. Inside are dog bones, meow mix and yarn. That’s for their pets.
He then says... “Oh wait, Mommy… “There’s another treasure chest!” “It’s bigger than the small one and smaller then the big one!” He says “They open the chest and inside is ****’s Dog!” “That would be a great treasure, Mommy, right?!”

“Yes, it would!” I say.