Hopefully Spring is here to stay!

Wow, we've had a few cold days here! Had to cover up the new Azaleas the other night! It's been a busy few weeks. As of 1:14p this afternoon, I can no longer mark the "35-44" age category on surveys! yikes! where has the time gone? funny how I'm obsessed with this minor detail of aging!

Grace continues to do well with her AVB therapy and preschool. We're getting her transitioned into Kindergarten next year. The school approved payment on her summer session with the Autism Society of NW Ohio Extended School Year. This is a great program! Six weeks in the summer at the University of Toledo Speech and Hearing Clinic. They work with her on her IEP (Individual Education Plan) through the summer so she doesn't lose skills! And the bonus is the swimming component on Tuesdays and Thursdays!

Sunday was Louie the Elephant's 5th birthday celebration at the zoo and we went for lunch! Of course we had to ride the Zoo Train, but the most exciting part was that Sonya Lee and Eddie from the Fisher Price Little People were there! Grace was so excited! When they came into the room, Grace had a chocolate chip cookie in each hand. I told her she needed to put them down if she wanted to go see them (expecting a little 'issue' to be made of it). But no! She threw those cookies down and off we went!









Baby Louie (on the left) is pretty big for a 5 year old!






Over Spring Break in late March we took our trip to see Mom for a few days. We took a day and drove up to Amish community in Shipshewana. The weather didn't cooperate, but we had a nice time shopping in the newer Davis Mercantile building and Yoder's Department store. Got lots of pretty fabric and rode the indoor carousel! And they had a really nice scrapbook store, too!


Also had the opportunity to meet up for dinner with two friends from my high school days, Lisa and Steve! It was nice to catch up and have adult conversation for the evening!



And this was interesting. Several years ago we bought Grace a remote control Wiggles Big Red Car, but never gave it to her. She found it, still wrapped, the other day so we played with it. It was amazing how quickly she learned how to manipulate it. She loves to watch the wheels spin and very quickly figured out how to put the remote under her knee so she could hold the car up at eye level to watch the wheels turn. Now that the excitement is over, Mommy seems to be the only one that is interested in playing with it anymore.














Ok, well, I'm off to do some more thinking' on what theme to use for Grace's sixth birthday this summer! Haven't been able to find any Little People cake decorations!

Have a great day! Oh, and don't forget to click on the links to the right to see the projects I've been working on and some great recipes that we've added!