Balloon Story

So about 3 months ago we took the kids out to eat at Red Robin.  While leaving, Carter and Ryan got helium balloons to take home.  Carter was holding the string of his balloon in his hand.  While getting out of the car, Carter let go of the string and the balloon started to float away.  He asked me to chase it down the front yard and across the street.  Unfortunately that little balloon was too quick for me and was too high for me to reach in a matter of seconds. Carter was heart broken.  It was as if Carter had this balloon his entire life (not just 20 minutes).  If you saw him you might think his best friend had just moved away.  He was THAT sad! 

The balloon has come up in conversation several times since the "incident".  He asks if I think it's still in the air or if I think it ever reached Mars. He constantly says, "Remember yesterday (fyi.. anything that has happened in the past regardless of the length of time Carter says it happened yesterday), Remember yesterday when my balloon floated away." 

It has been several weeks since he's asked about the balloon.  By now, I've forgotten all about it.  That's until I picked him up from school last week.  The class made a craft to take home.  I believe it was a picture of a dandelion so the kids could make dandelion wishes. At the bottom of the craft it says, "I wish" with a space for the teachers to write in whatever the child wishes for. So this is the bottom of Carter's craft:

For those who can read it, it says:

I would wish for my Mom to get my balloon back.  - Carter

Oh that poor kid!  I just love him!!