This morning, Scott took the boys fishing and on a picnic. They had fun and Yasha caught a huge 18" fish! Unfortunately, he thought he was going to get to bring it home with us (like the tadpoles) and so he was HUGELY disappointed when Scott said no. I had driven to the lake just to see this monster fish, and so then he turned to me, "Please Mama, Please, Pa-jahloosta (please) can we bring it home???" We had to present a unified front, so consequently...no fish came home today and after many tears, we left the dock to come home. It was sad, but nothing that a little quiet time at home didn't solve. When he came out of his room he was all smiles and we asked him if he wanted to go on a bike ride to the park and he said, "Yes!!" One of our first major tests of saying no....I think we passed.
Tonight for a change, Yasha wanted to read us a story at bedtime. Scott and I have been climbing in bed with him in the middle and reading him a story in English. Tonight, he picked up the book, "The Wizard of Oz" that we had bought in Russia for Alek. We asked him if he knew the story and he said yes -- go figure! He read to us 1 chapter in Russian. It was a good day.
3 comments:
Being consistent is always the best.....the smile you got later proves that nothing is the end of the world!! I think your 3 boys are getting along splendidly and.....here's hoping you have a great start to your week! We love you all, Aunt Cydney
You must print out all of these pictures for Yasha to take home with him. You can also find a free translation website if you want to write on the back of the pictures what you did, where you went...Or even a letter for him to take home. You can cut and paste the words into a word doc and then cut those out and tape on the back. OOO! you can do a scrapbook. Because you have so much time ;-)
God's plan to show the world and the people in it how much He loves them, is US. What a great job you're doing for this sweet treasure of a boy. Can't wait to see more pictures and read more blog!
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