Troy has a friend from high school that is involved in the Special Needs Mutual program. He invited us to one of his programs the other night in Salt Lake. We debated on whether to send Troy by himself or take the whole family because it was a school night and we would be getting home late if we went. In the end, we decided that this would be a good experience for the girls and loaded them up. We had no idea what Nate had meant by a "performance." We were pleased to find out, when we got there, that it was a take off from several of the Disney Princess stories.
We thought Nate had told us that he was a pirate but didn't know for sure. Finally in the middle of the Little Mermaid scene, we spotted him. He was a merman. He job was to blow bubbles as they wheeled him around the stage in his chair. He was pretty impressed with his duty and blew bubbles with pride. Here he is.
He finally saw me taking his picture and pointed at me. Come to find out later, he thought I was his sister. Oh well. At least he knew someone was cheering for him.
Up until now, Nate was the only Special Needs person that my girls knew. By the end of the night, they knew that Nate had a lot of friends. Pretty incredible friends at that. I think the girls saw that Nate wasn't so different from them. They saw him laugh, sing and have fun doing the same things that they enjoy. We ended up having an amazing time and my girls learned a lot about the Special Needs Mutual and the service it provides for those that aren't exactly like the rest of us. I think that is an important lesson and there was no better way to teach it. An evening they will not soon forget.
Thanks, Nate, for an amazing night!
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