Speech Therapy Needed?

It is amazing how two mothers looking at the same child can come to totally different conclusions. After several months of speech therapy, my child is attempting words like a pro. Overheard by one mother, he was praised for really responding to therapy. Another mom noted after the first left, "you know, he did it on his own, the therapy isn't anything but a scam". Hmm. I think it is a combination of both, and in either case, he is not up to developmental norms. So, we continue therapy and I am quite confident that some of it is due to a wonderful therapist, and some of it due to his being a smart little boy who needed some extra time.

Family Camping - Again!

Ah, the second time around was much better!
Air Conditioning made the difference!




We went to the same State Park Campground (Little Talbot Island) but had the primo spot. In the morning, I was looking out over the marsh ...

It was awesome! We went to the beach and again ... that weekday beach was sparce! Perfect to let the kids wander a bit and explore without me on top of them. The waves were "ankle slappers" according to my brother, so no one went boogie boarding. There was a large tidal pool that the kids played in for a long time.

There were very few people at the campground, but of course we were directly across from a youth group trip (or maybe two families with ALOT of teenage children). The kids and I did a nature trail hike (next to our site) and saw bunnies, raccoons and plenty of crabs.

Fay Fay go Away!

If nothing else, having Fay around Florida has helped my youngest learn the "Rain rain, go away" rhyme. We were very lucky that nothing crazy happened here. We had the yard prepped in plenty of time (not too hard when the darn thing was actually stationary for hours on end coming up the state), laundry caught up, dishes washed, food put away and gas tanks filled. It helps of course that our house is well above the flooding around us. Good Job, honey!

It is tricky with kids cooped up in the house. Since there wasn't constant thunderstorms within our bands, I let them "feel the weather" when I could. This got them running outside, spinning in circles and then racing back indoors for a drink of water. I had pulled out a make and do book (365 Things to Make and Do by Vivienne Bolton) that has some super crafting ideas with things we have around the house. We did the fish tank craft and the pop up cards for our aunts birthday next week. We also did a lot of little snacking. We had boxes of blueberries, raspberries, apples, a dragon fruit (new to try), snack bags of chips and cookies (we all shared from one snack bag for four of us) and some mini drinks. We also were able to sit on the doorstep with our breakfast cereal.

We also continued with home schooling for the week.

Luckily we were able to go to our first Zoo home school class session before the storm came in. The kids met with animals and friends! We went to the kids splash ground until the rains started. Hanging out with friends walking back with us made for a quick game of hide and seek by the alligators. (This was well supervised and certainly not IN the exhibit). Coming home we had just enough time to change and get back in the car for Taekwondo. After such a busy day, the kids were ery content the first day of staying home for the storm.