Jake loved the animals of course and shouted all the different noises they make back at them- I'm sure the animals were pleased :) They brought in a cow just as we got there to milk so that was pretty exciting. Jake shocked me by going up to the pony paddock and totally wanted to have a pony ride. This coming from the kid who was nervous to get on a plastic carousel ride??? I bit my tongue as I was about to say, "maybe we shouldn't..." and thought, no, let him make the decision and there he went proving me wrong :) That'll teach me to put my kid in a box. He loved it and did great.
Also, nearby they had some sort of trucks how so we were excited to find a Peterbilt, "Mac?! I ain't no Mac, I'm a Peterbilt for dang sakes!" if you don't know that line, you don't have a boy toddler :)
We also caught a few BYU practices this month. It was fun cause Jake finally realized that there was a ball to follow and he'd yell "go, go, go!". He can kinda say "go cougars" now, and at least has learned what a cougar says so we were set for the game-which was fun to watch! well...especially the first half- can't wait for Texas on Sat! We just watched it at home and had some "Y" cookies and cougar tails.
This pic was taken after we stopped by the BYUStore to get a "Y" cookie cutter and Jake got a BYU Basketball that has really re-awoken his love of his mini basketball hoop. Seconds after this pic was taken he dropped the ball and it rolled across the parking lot, under cars etc. I barely stopped him from running after it (in front of a car of course), and then we spent the next 15 minutes holding hands and squatting beside cars to see where it rolled to. It was hot and a woman in her 3rd trimester is in no mood to squat repeatedly all while trying to keep a toddler out of grease puddles/running away, but we found it. It felt worth it as I watched him hugging his ball tight all the way home in the rear-view mirror :)
Go Cougars!
In other recent news, we discovered that Jake has a serious allergy to nuts. He reacted at 1 yr to peanut butter so we waited til he was 2 and then brought him to the allergist to get tested. Ironically, I did not expect "the worst" like usual, but went in feeling confident that it wouldn't be a big deal/he had grown out of it somehow. Nope. Try again. We are proud owners of epipens and are to avoid all peanuts/tree nuts/and food processed with nuts.
Oddly enough, I felt very calm and peaceful as the dr was going over all the information (not typical of me-I tend to over-react). I really felt it was Heavenly Father telling me that everything was going to be ok. Is it serious and a lil scary? Yes. But, I also have a HUGE testimony that Jake was being protected this past year as we casually avoided peanuts but had NO idea how serious it was and how careful we should have been. I could tell countless stories where either we as parents or others who were watching Jake were impressed/inspired to not give him something etc that could have been really bad looking back, now that we know.
And I know Heavenly Father will continue to watch over him and protect him. So far we haven't had to change too much of what we buy other than we're giving up peanut butter and have changed brands of bread/ check labels/google on nutallergy forums regarding different brands.
Needless to say our testimony and faith of Heavenly Father's helping hand in parenting/raising kids has really strengthened lately. I'm glad we're not alone. We can do everything we can to keep him safe but at some point, when he's beyond your reach-somewhere else/under someone else's care- you have to trust God and put it in His hands. I'm so grateful for the power of prayer, that our family is eternal, and the gift of the Holy Ghost that will always help me protect and keep my kids safe!
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