Thrilling!

This morning we woke up early, ate breakfast, and did the 5 minute exercises.  Kate got dressed (with a little grumbling) and we headed to the park.  After she watched me go on this zip line thingy, she stepped right up and tried it herself.  Without hesitation, she let it take her across and when it stopped in the middle she dropped down.  She said it was a little scary but then did it 4 or 5 more times!!

She has been loving to race me.  So we ran across the grass to the fence and back to the car to get water.  It was probably 87 degrees by then and it was only 10:30!  She continues to amaze me with how far she can run in a single burst now.  And she is fast!

Then we went over to the swings.  I gave her some underdogs, which she loved.  I got on one of the swings and showed her how I could get myself going high by pumping.  And for the first time EVER she tried it and was coordinated at putting her legs straight when they needed to be and bent when they needed to be.  So, today she learned to pump!!  She got herself going fairly high for her first time.  I could tell it was tiring her out, but she kept going.  She was trying to get REALLY high.

After the park, we stopped at the best whole foods store and she wanted a juice.  So she told the woman what she wanted in her juice.  Carrot, celery, apple (red, not green :), and I added  cucumber.  She watched the lady make it and as we were walking out to the car she told me how happy she was because I let her have a juice.  She saw it as a treat!! How awesome.  When we got home I asked her to drink some kefir with it to eat up the sugars, and she did (without a fuss!).  

Fun morning!!

Her session went well today.  She went right in easily.  She earned a brain today for writing a great sentence.  I am not sure exactly what that was about, but that's ok.

She had a big fit this afternoon after Costco about not staying long enough at the car wash (right by Costco) and that set us back on doing the exercises.  It was good though, because right after the last set of exercises, she wanted to play.  It was about 7 by then and I told her that she used her free play time to throw a fit so we didn't have time to play because it was bedtime.  So, hopefully she starts to realize that  1)throwing a fit does not get her what she wants and 2) she misses out on some good play time because of the fit. 

She has been talking lately about a kid who used to tease her a lot.  She just can't understand why he teased her and was so mean.  It is really hard to explain.  I hope that she can learn how to let these things go and understand the things that people do.  I think it will come.  She said something like "His mom is so nice and loving so why does he do that?"  She is really thinking deeply about things lately and in a more mature way.

But, she still likes fart jokes........