Something is different...

Notice anything different about Jake?

No? Hmmm... How about now?

Oh, well that is because you have to look deep into his eyes.

Still no?

Well, today he has contacts in! He said he was having some blurry vision in school, and it was time for me to have my eyes checked again, so we went to the eye doc today. Turns out, Jake is near-sighted. We talked to the doctor about options for Jake. I am not sure he is ready for contacts, as there is much work involved. But after all, I decided to let him try them out. He has a set to use for the next week for us to evaluate it.

He did a good job putting them in though. It probably only took about 30 min. to get both in for the first time. Then he had to take one out and he just popped it right back in. Jake is excited about it. Just in case though, we ordered a set of glasses also. I'll get a picture when they get in next week. We'll go back next week to talk to the doctor and see how he is doing with them and if they are fitting properly.

Then end of an era...

Think back, a long time ago. Now, back a bit more to when Jake was, say, 2 years old. Do you remember when he had a yellow rain jacket and green froggy boots? (I think I have a picture somewhere of him in them. You know, one of those old-timey ones that you actually had to print to see what it looked like?) Well, Jake wore them until his toes curled up in them and we finally had to hide them to stop him from wearing them.

Then, along comes Kyler Kid. And out the boots come again. Same story as Jake. Wore them until his toes curled. Except when we hid them, Kyler found them. Two or three times! His walk was much funnier than Jake's, because Kyler wore them longer. Finally we were able to hide them good enough for him to forget about them.

And now Zoey. Zoey has worn the boots until the very end. When they started to come apart, daddy, the good daddy he is, duct taped them. When that tape wore off, daddy found new tape The tape has been different each time. Once it was green tape, then animal print, and finally pink tape. But now, then end has come.

I don't think we can recover from the final disaster with them. Although, Zoey isn't ready yet to let us say the final farewell. They are in the top of her closet (where Kyler can reach if he stands on a chair) for her to look at. It's so hard to say goodbye to dear friends...