So normally on a Friday morning we'd be rushing out the door at 9am to drive an hour for Asher to see his Occupational Therapist in downtown Phoenix. We'd stay there for another hour--doing homeschooling in the car--at which point we'd drive for an hour to get home and drop Ash off at Montessori for his habilitation. But instead...we spent a relaxing morning at Surprise's library and park. Amazingly, I was able to sit under a tree and watch the kids play (on their own!) peacefully while practicing my yoga breathing :) After the kids wore themselves out (45 minutes) they quietly came over to me, had a snack, and we all proceeded to walk over to the library (with Ashy waving "bye-bye" to the park and saying "EIIII!" as loud as he could :) We spent another hour at the library picking out books/DVDs for the new week and came home to have a wonderful lunch together. Then Ash went down easily for his nap and I actually had time to blog! Ok...HOLD ON!...am I in another dimension or something? Days like this rarely happen...but it's so nice to have them once in a while and realize---I'm truly blessed.
Jonah is my big 10 year-old now and literally eating everything in sight! He also still enjoys "a good book" and always runs to grab one before he'll sit down for a meal. He is currently attending Odyssey Charter in his 4th grade year and loves learning new things!
He currently adores football and is getting better at throwing one each day. He loves to read his football book and then quiz me on stats or share new jokes he's learned with anyone who will listen. He's especially good at creating new Thomas the Train track configurations for his little brother. He's also obsessed with earning as much "chore chart" money that he can. I'm going to have to start setting a serious limit!
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Ash is 6 now and more adorable than ever! He's still obsessed about outdoor time and LOVES to ride his scooter (while balancing on one leg like a flamingo). He's also taken to reading like a natural and he often carries around his current favorite book with him throughout the house.
He loves being read to, jumping on our mini-tramp, following Jonah around, going to the library, playing coolmath4kids.com, riding his scooter, and throwing balls. He's such a sweetheart and brings joy to all around him.