sweetness

The kids asked if they could watch a show before bedtime.  When we told them yes, we got a loud "yay" and they ran to the couch and we found them like this.  I just love when my kids get along so well.  They were so sweet lying this way on the couch, giggling and waiting patiently for the show to start.

Day 1 of our usual routine was a crazy one.  It took awhile for the reality of not being able to get up when we wanted and having to be dressed and out the door by a certain time to settle in.  We pulled into The Mayor's speech therapy one minute before it started.  We went from speech to his OT where we received great news.  The Mayor got the clear to cut back to every other week!  He has hit all of his goals and peaked.  We are so proud of him!  Of course if he starts to struggle a bit, we can always start back with weekly therapy, but he has been doing so well I don't see that happening.

After OT, we hit Publix for some much needed grocery shopping then home for a quick lunch.  After lunch we headed back out because The Mayor had an appointment with the county to be reevaluated.  We think he will qualify for additional services through his future elementary school in addition to the speech therapy he is already receiving.  We are so happy!  We will get the official results next week but this helps us feel so much more comfortable sending him off to kindergarten knowing he will be getting additional help.  Kindergarten is so much harder and we were so worried with the long school day, larger classroom and all the time the kids are required to focus that he was going to struggle.  But now that worry is greatly diminished!

After his evaluation, we came home to rest.  The kids watched a movie for a bit and then went upstairs to play.  The little stinkers got into some trouble though.  They got their tub toys out, pulled their step stools up to The Mayor's sink and went to town playing with their toys in the sink.  They. Made. A. Mess.  Water was everywhere...but at least they were playing nicely and together (I am determined to see the silver lining).  However, before bed, The Mayor me he would "NEVER play in the sink again...NEVER mommy, I will NEVER play in the sink again".  I laughed and said OK...I guess I got my point across.

One more quick story, the kids were coloring at the table while I was cooking dinner.  The Mayor colored a picture, tore it out of his coloring book and crumpled it into a ball.  I asked him what he was doing and he said he was wrapping a present for his sister and that he needed to put it under the tree so she could open it later, then he put it under the chair where the tree used to be.  After bed I picked up the paper and noticed there was something in it.  He had wrapped one of his new trains he had received for Christmas as a present to his sister.  Some days are just great days and this was one of those days.