It is Spring!

Thank goodness for some warm weather and a chance to get out and have fun. The boys love their weekly swim lessons. They get so excited and it is great exercise for them. I need to talk to the teachers tonight about my oldest. It is really important that when auditory processing takes a while teachers are given an alternative means to help in the processing of directions and such. So many people just tell kids with these issues they are not listening. A hand on the shoulder, giving the processing time instead of vocal bombardment, can make a world of difference. My younger two want to go in the pool during the lessons too. After my surgery heals I think we will all be in the pool.

My daughter is talking up a storm. We even went this weekend and got her some little girl lip gloss. She picked her own out. WARNING, watch the ingredients. I found soy in a bunch. It is hard, she has both the gut allergies and food allergies. It is very special having someone who loves such a variety of different things. I guess people call girls who like a bit everything tom boys. But I have to say, I call it well rounded. She is so much like me growing up, in that she loves to play dress up but give her a bat and ball and she has a great throwing arm. She loves to ride her bike, play baseball, and loves the written word like my oldest boy.

Things are going well. My second son is a great reader and enjoying it. Every time I see him sit down with a book I think about the hours and frustration he went through to get to this point. I am so proud of him. I love teaching the kids and seeing this just makes my heart illuminate and flutter. I love summer and it is a great time to get out and study nature and science experiments. Being out and making observations is great for my third son. He is looking more and more at books. Even being a bit of a prankster. He has a delightful personality and I believe the writing work we are doing is helping his speech and definitely his pronunciation. He has a new OT therapist and having all therapies and allergy shots on one day has worked out great.

We are now in the process of looking for a church to attend. I have found a couple to look into locally. Both United Methodist with contemporary services. Lots to do and not a minute to waste. These kids just grow up to fast.

My husband has been working on a political blog. He is wonderful writer and feels very passionately about things. We have a ton of projects to get done this summer and most importantly to do them as a family. The nice thing about our family is we are side by side for our struggles and all enjoy in each others accomplishments.

My thought for today. Sometimes I think in an effort to remain independent parents put up a wall to their children, claiming such separate lives that it leads to a serious lack of invovlment and distance. Then there is the flip side. A parent who lives through their child, pushing the child to do what they would have done. I take each day for what it is worth a gift and remember to live WITH my husband and children ( not through them or completely independent of them). It is so much fun watching the kids do what they enjoy, swimming, baseball, etc. It isn't just that though, it is letting them know you are there for their struggles as well. It is my hand in my husbands and the sense that as a team we will be there for our family. It is like taking in a deep breath of fresh air. Knowing you may not always smell roses but that the wind changes and life holds to much not to embrace every moment. Every smile is a new fragrance blowing the breeze and every huge accomplishment is a double rainbow. May everyone enjoy many rainbows this spring!