Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Dallon's class went on a field trip to a pumpkin patch on Monday. I met up with them so Dallon got a chance to ride the bus for the first time (I can handle less than a mile when I'm driving behind the bus).

First we had popcorn and juice, and Dallon sat with his friends.
Then they took a hay ride to the pumpkins. Jace was with us, and he really liked the hay ride.
Dallon with the pumpkin he picked out. He was more excited to get back to the trailer than to pick out a pumpkin.
On Wednesday he will be having a Halloween party at school and he'll get a chance to wear his costume. It should be great fun! Dallon doesn't have school next week because their classroom is being moved to their brand new building.

I found Nemo!

There I was minding my own business, and along came this adorable little clown fish!

Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!!!

We received our Halloween costumes in the mail today. Dallon was so excited, he had to put his on right away. Jace is still asleep, so I'll put some pictures of him on later, but these are so cute I had to share!

Speech Therapy

Today was Dallon's first speech therapy session. We have already done an evaluation with the therapist, but it was before we left for California. It went really well. The therapist is really great. He was happy and cooperative, and much of that was due to how well his therapist handles things. We will continue to do speech on Fridays until we feel he is ready for a switch to an every other week schedule.

Jace is getting soooo big. Today we are going in for his 18 month check up. I expect he will do well on his growth charts. We are also getting flu shots today. With Dallon in school, and both boys in classes at church, I felt we could really benefit from immunizations this year. Chris should get a shot through work, so I'll be the only one left to get a shot. Hopefully it works out that we won't be so sick this year.

Chris is on the shift schedule at work now. He starts his first round of shift work on the evening of Dec 25th. Its a big bummer that he'll be really wiped out for Dallon's Bday, but we'll just have to do something when he isn't so tired. He'll work seven 12 hour nights, then have 7 days off, then work seven 12 hour days with 7 days off. We'll see how it goes. The 7 days off will be nice.

STAR Training

I went to STAR training for Dallon on Tuesday morning. The program seems like it will be really great for Dallon. It focuses on making the children feel successful, and buiding on their pre-existing skills. It is both speech and occupational therapy in one program. His class will be a model class for this new program, if it is a success they will implement it into other classrooms next year. I feel very lucky that he is getting to do this program this year instead of waiting until next year.

His first couple of days of school were rough, but yesterday and today were both much better. Yesterday he had no tears and was generally cooperative the whole 3 hours! Today he only had a couple of problems related to some toys he wanted. Hopefully he'll continue to do well. He goes to school very willingly, and I know he feels comfortable with his teachers and classmates. I'm trying not to have unrealistic expectations, but I am very hopeful that this year he will make some great progress in his development.