We love Jaime and Ava and are trying to have a monthly play date with the two of them. The first one was to Zoo Boise where Trey and Ava got to pet a Badger. Trey was obsessed with the Badger. In fact, I was afraid he was going to ask me if we could get one when Cooper dies! Trey loved flirting with Ava. How could you not love that sweet Ava girl?!
7.20.09
The second play date was to "S" Park! A favorite park of ours! Ava, Trey and even Tian enjoyed the swings. Ava wasn't too sure about the water feature and instead enjoyed running through the soccer/baseball/football fields. Trey enjoyed running AFTER Ava and Jaime.
Thank you Jaime and Ava for playing with us! We love our new tradition!
During these two play dates, Trey encountered some "different" people. The first incident occurring at the zoo with a group of disabled adults in wheelchairs. One man in a wheelchair could only make noises, and the noise he preferred to make was a deep, loud, moaning noise. This group of adults seemed to be on our tail throughout the zoo, and eventually the noise started to wear on Trey. I felt so bad for Trey; he is so sensitive when it comes to noises. We eventually went a different route, losing our disabled group in the dust. On the way home from the zoo, we had a long talk about differences. Some people use words to talk, others use noises or sounds. I reminded him that sometimes Derek, his uncle/my youngest brother uses noises to communicate instead of words when he gets frustrated or upset. Trey's response: "That's okay mom if Derek does that. He can do that. But no one else."
The second occurrence with "different" people happened at "S" park in the water feature area. There was a "little person" which Trey eventually nicknamed the "Little Lady." Trey was convinced she was chasing him which freaked him out. Jaime was so sweet, she said, "Trey, she is playing in the water just like you. She likes the water just as much as you do." Well, that didn't satisfy Trey and he refused to get into the water feature from then one. Hence, he was stoked when Ava decided the football field was cooler to play in then the water feature. Again, on the ride home from the park, we had a long talk about "different" people and how Heavenly Father loves us all the same. Some people are little, some are really tall, some are really old and some are really big. They are all just people. When I told him about the really big people, he reminded me how big I was when I was pregnant with Tian (he refers to that period of life as when I had a BIG tummy!!! Thanks for the reminder!)and then said that I was the only one that could have a big tummy. No one else. (He sees ladies at the water park with their pregnant bellies exposed and it just freaks him out. It kind of freaks me out too, but I have never been a fan of a bare pregnant belly. EVEN my own.)
7.20.09
The second play date was to "S" Park! A favorite park of ours! Ava, Trey and even Tian enjoyed the swings. Ava wasn't too sure about the water feature and instead enjoyed running through the soccer/baseball/football fields. Trey enjoyed running AFTER Ava and Jaime.
Thank you Jaime and Ava for playing with us! We love our new tradition!
During these two play dates, Trey encountered some "different" people. The first incident occurring at the zoo with a group of disabled adults in wheelchairs. One man in a wheelchair could only make noises, and the noise he preferred to make was a deep, loud, moaning noise. This group of adults seemed to be on our tail throughout the zoo, and eventually the noise started to wear on Trey. I felt so bad for Trey; he is so sensitive when it comes to noises. We eventually went a different route, losing our disabled group in the dust. On the way home from the zoo, we had a long talk about differences. Some people use words to talk, others use noises or sounds. I reminded him that sometimes Derek, his uncle/my youngest brother uses noises to communicate instead of words when he gets frustrated or upset. Trey's response: "That's okay mom if Derek does that. He can do that. But no one else."
The second occurrence with "different" people happened at "S" park in the water feature area. There was a "little person" which Trey eventually nicknamed the "Little Lady." Trey was convinced she was chasing him which freaked him out. Jaime was so sweet, she said, "Trey, she is playing in the water just like you. She likes the water just as much as you do." Well, that didn't satisfy Trey and he refused to get into the water feature from then one. Hence, he was stoked when Ava decided the football field was cooler to play in then the water feature. Again, on the ride home from the park, we had a long talk about "different" people and how Heavenly Father loves us all the same. Some people are little, some are really tall, some are really old and some are really big. They are all just people. When I told him about the really big people, he reminded me how big I was when I was pregnant with Tian (he refers to that period of life as when I had a BIG tummy!!! Thanks for the reminder!)and then said that I was the only one that could have a big tummy. No one else. (He sees ladies at the water park with their pregnant bellies exposed and it just freaks him out. It kind of freaks me out too, but I have never been a fan of a bare pregnant belly. EVEN my own.)
