Going to the animal shelter

Instead of receiving gifts from his friends, Pearce decided he wanted to collect donations to give to our local animal shelter.  We took 4 big bags and Ms. Beverly, the manager, really made it a special experience for Pearce.  She gave him one of their t-shirts to put on and then took us outside to see all the doggies  She let Pearce walk two dogs.  The first one was Cindy Lou...she was going to her new home the next day which made us happy!  She was such a sweet doggy!  The second dog was new one named Doodle.  Ms. Beverly told Pearce he had a very important job with Doodle.  She wanted to see how he reacted to little kids.  She told him to slowly put his hand out and see if Doodle would come to him.  Well, just like everyone else, Doodle LOVED Pearce!  He licked and licked on Pearce and then we took him for a walk.  Pearce told me he wants to adopt Doodle :)  Then Ms. Beverly asked Pearce if he would like to go visit the kitties.  Pearce LOVED the kitties.  She told us to sanitize our hands between each cat room and that we could stay with them as long as we wanted.  The cats were all soooo sweet and Pearce loved playing with them and loving on them.  There was one named Silas that just wanted to be held and loved on.  If I could have adopted him right then, I totally would have!  We were at the shelter for about an hour, but Pearce could have stayed a lot longer!  Ms. Beverly told Pearce that when he turns 10, to come back and become a volunteer.  Pearce said ok and then asked how many sleeps that was :)  He will love being able to volunteer on a regular basis!  Oh, how I love Pearce's love for animals!!  When we got home, he asked Chris if we could go back and adopt Silas.....the answer was no :)  I would not be surprised if this became a yearly birthday tradition for Pearce!!