At the Douglas County Fair on Sunday, Elliot wanted to play the a water “ray gun” game. It’s a contest of several people playing against each other. Whoever shoots the water gun at a small target the longest, wins a prize. Elliot won twice (with my help), upgrading his first prize to this red pepper ghost face.
I did not realize how proud he was until later. He kept talking about winning twice and would not let go of the pepper. He carried it around the whole day and the next day (he was with me on Monday, which is not usually the case). He wanted to bring it to preschool to show everyone but in the end decided not to.
I put it in his backpack so he could show Max and Karolina, not now I sort of regret that. I loved seeing his face while he told me how he won it… he did it himself and his pride.
