They have found their love of chalk again. Spring brings a new box and this is the first year Daniel has been able to really join in the fun. Ellie is starting to find a playmate in Daniel. It is giving Dillan some of his own time and space. It is also teaching Daniel more cooperative play. Ellie is seeing her power in trying to tell/teach him. She may have used the excuse this week that "Daniel told her too" , when she was caught jumping on her bed recklessly. Daniel just smiled and kept jumping and giggling. They are joining forces already!

 Where's Daniel?

Easter came and went... This is about all I caught of it! Everyone on facebook was posting their beautiful family photos and I was knee deep in blurry, pjs, chocolate covered faces. they were all blurry and I am not sure that we made it out of pjs... I had a good giggle. We weren't even going to try. Maybe next year :)

 Dillan is working hard to master money. Something has really clicked this month for him. He choose this out of a box that he hand picked items for. I told him to choose anything he wanted to put in the box and we would work on it the next week. He also has in his box- an exercise band, a tape measure, a sharks flashcards and an emotions robot "to teach Daniel emotion signs". We are working on sad, mad and happy. Dillan has taken this on as his job to teach them to Daniel. It's a pretty big boy thing to do and I am very proud of him and admire his confidence.

 I am finding little spots to add color and welcome Spring! I need to get outside -with the camera and take a picture of the Fairy Garden the kids made. They did a great job and while I need to fix the water feature, are making new things for it every week with stuff they find exploring. If only I could figure out a way to stop Daniel from throwing things off the Balcony.... That boy.....