Jonathan's Glasses

Jaaromy and I have both been wearing glasses since we were roughly 10-11 years old.  So we figured our kids would have to wear glasses eventually.  It was no surprise when Nathaniel needed glasses right before third grade.  It was earlier than we thought it would be, but still, we were not surprised.  We would test his eyes every once in a while at church.  We'd ask him if he could read the hymn numbers and when he couldn't read them anymore, it was time to take him in.

I was a little surprised when it turned out that Jonathan needed glasses too.  I don't know why, I guess I was hoping that his eyes would last a little longer.  He took the same hymn number test and it seemed he couldn't see very far at all.  So I took him in.

He did great.  He was very cooperative with the optometrist and was excited to pick out some cool frames.  He was very disappointed when told he would have to wait a week before they would be ready for him to wear.

Finally they were ready!  He was also a little disappointed that the Sponge Bob sticker than had been on the lens when he tried it on was now gone.  But there was still a little Sponge Bob picture on the end of the ear hooks. (I'm pretty sure that's the technical term)

I have to admit, he looks pretty darn cute.  I think his longer face is well suited for wearing glasses.  He was so excited to wear them and when we left the optical department he read every single sign in Shopko.  He's very excited that he can see now.  It's so fun to watch him.

So, for now, Brigham is the only one of us who doesn't wear glasses.  I hope it stays that way for a long time.