A day at the park

              For mothers day I chose to do one of my favorite activities of all....to go hiking! Spring has finally sprung here in Northern MI, and getting outdoors was perfect. My kids are used to this kind of activity, its something we will do 100 times this summer! my only mistake was not starting small...and dragging them on a 2.8 mile hike for the first of the year...oops..lol. They all did well, and at the end John even said "pheew, that was a great walk in the woods."  since they all did so great, I decided a trip to the park should be next on our list, I knew they would all love that!

             Of course as we pulled in they all squealed with delight, and jumped out of the car as soon as we parked.  I always worry about John at the park. Since his behavior is always triggered by his mood..like most people,except different... I always hope his mood is still good. On a bad day, a kid laughing at him for say, falling down, can result in a full on meltdown. A good day, he will laugh right along..and run off to play. Thank God yesterday was a more than good day, it was wonderful!! He found a friend from his class (saying that always makes me smile,a friend) and they played TOGETHER the whole time!!! I'm watching John grow, and change so much...and I love every second of it.