At the ferris wheel we were surprised when Nate pointed and asked over and over to go for a ride. At first we just laughed, but then we saw that there is a special bar for younger kids. We're big believers in letting Nate do everything other kids his age can do, even though he is small, and so as soon as we knew it was safe for him to go, Ben was in line and Nate was ecstatic!
Over the holiday weekend the kids were able to go up Payson canyon with their cousins and Chris and Kate and had a lot of fun throwing rocks in the stream, walking across logs, and playing in the dirt.
So, to close, here are my favorite moments from the last couple of days:
On Thursday Nate didn’t feel very well and was lying on the floor watching “Diego.” One of the complications of Nate's imperforate anus repair is that he sometimes gets constipated. Nate tells us when he has stomach cramps by saying, 'Help! Poop!' Eva was wandering around being a nurse and giving Nate toys, patting him and saying “honey” and “don’t cry.” Nate had already moved on and was engrossed in his show. After a minute of being ignored, Eva laid on the floor next to Nathan, started groaning dramatically, and yelled "POOP! Poooop!"
Yesterday I started looking at Halloween costumes online because last year I waited too long and the costume I wanted for Eva was out of stock. I explained to Nate, “For Halloween you get to dress up like a shark or a monkey and say, ‘trick or treat’ and then people will give you candy!” Nate stared at me like I was crazy so I started to tell him he could be a lion, but Nate gave me an even dirtier look, threw his hands in the air, and said, “NO! Tiger!” Apparently he already has big plans.
Lately we have been teaching Eva to say her own prayers. Today when the sacrament prayer began Eva folded her arms, bowed far over so her head was in her feet, and started mimicking each line of the prayer until halfway through when she called out, "AMEN!"
