Bingley Rawls 6.1.04-3.13.19

It was a year ago today that we lost our perfect boy. He was just shy of his 15th birthday, but I think he thought he was just a young pup - maybe 12. 🐶😉 Bingley was the most cherished, pampered, adored, and indulged member of of our family, and we wouldn’t have had it any other way. He brought so much joy to the 14+ years we were lucky enough to have him. I have sat down to write about him so many times over the last year and there simply aren’t enough LOVE words in the English language to describe how much he meant to us. He was truly one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever known. And while we opted out of the human parent commitment, we wouldn’t have traded the Bingley parent commitment for anything. And me being me 🙄, I think it might have turned into as time consuming of parenting as it practically is for human parents. He had his studies, his sports, his tutoring. All the usual extra curriculars. Right? 🤷‍♀️ As the months went on, the profound pain of missing him slowly shifted to the contentment of watching bedtime “Boozy” videos (we have soooo many), and the occasional shuffling feet or phantom barks that surface when we need them most. There will never be a day that he isn’t loved and indelibly missed. He was THE BEST kid we could have ever had. 😢❤️

We wanted to share some pictures. Unfortunately (or fortunately for y’all), the thousands that we have are on a computer at home. So I’ll make do with the 20 or so I have with me. 😜 Most are from his modeling debut of his 14th birthday photoshoot. Enjoy!