At one point Sophi had this conversation with Christi:
Sophi: "You know that Chinese boy that's here? I don't think he's a grownup. I think he's a kid."
Christi: "Why do you think that?"
Soph: "Because I checked to see if he was wearing a ring."
Christi: "Sophi, why were you checking for that? (Sophi gets a big grin on her face) Do you have a crush?"
Sophi wouldn't respond with anything but a smile. We may need to keep tabs on this one!
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Yesterday Taylor was driving Conner, Lexi and me home from an activity with the Utah School for the Blind. (Taylor's first foray on the freeway! He did very well:) Conner asked if driving was hard. I told him can be hard to learn, but once you are comfortable with it, driving is really pretty easy. I asked him if he wanted to learn to drive. He started laughing loudly then said, "If I drive, it like roller coaster!" An apt description:)
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Parker had a basketball game last night. (Side note-that kid can flat out play! 20 points. 4 for 5 from three point range, 4 for 5 from the free throw line and 6 or 7 steals.) Taylor, Sophi and I went to watch. As we sat down and watched Parker's team warm up, I was suddenly hit by how soon my big boys are going to graduate and be gone. I looked at Sophi and asked, "What are you going to do when Taylor goes on his mission?" She looked up at me with big sad eyes and said, "I don't know." Then a light went on in those eyes and she said, "I know what I'm going to do when Parker goes on his mission. I'm going to play his Xbox!" Well, we know who will be missed;)
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After Parker's game, we stopped at Scheel's 'cuz Sophi loves to ride the Ferris Wheel. We went to the counter and asked to buy four tickets. The clerk explained that they stopped selling tickets an hour before closing due to the potential for long lines. I thought for a minute, then very nicely asked if I might talk to a manager. When the manager arrived, I lifted Sophi up on the counter and said, "This is Sophi. She was SO excited to ride your Ferris Wheel. I know you don't sell tickets this late, but could you possible make an exception for this very special little girl?" (OK, I know it was kind of lame. But really, a kid that goes through life dealing with Sophi's challenges deserves a break now and again.) The kind manager not only said yes, he gave us the tickets for free. What a great guy. My favorite part of the story is this: Since we only had two tickets, two of us wouldn't be able to ride. I told Parker he could ride with Sophi, and he proceeded to ask her, "Sophi, would you like to go on a date with me on the Ferris Wheel?" What a fantastic big brother and young man!
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Lexi LOVES the movie "Into the Woods." We've tried to figure out how we can watch it at home with descriptive services, but no luck yet. We bought an electronic copy anyway, and Lexi watched it twice today. As I was tucking her in tonight she said, "I'm going to watch Into the Woods tomorrow." "Again?!?" I asked. She giggled and said, "I'm incessed with it!" Sophi piped up from the bottom bunk, "Yeah! She's incessed!" We worked on their pronunciation. I still haven't seen it. One of these days I'll have to sit with these two beautiful girls and see what all of the fuss is about.
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Conner to Lexi, "Lexi, did you know that when I married, my name still Conner Green but when you get married, you not Lexi Green anymore. You name change. Like maybe it will be Lexi Blue or Lexi Purple." smile emoticon
