Oliver

Okay, I'll give it my best shot! Favorite Treats for Both: Chocolate, Donuts, cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, baklava, M&Ms Favorite Treats for Oliver: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Oreos, Hot chocolate Most candy, honestly Favorite Treats for Penny: Smarties, Skittles, Starbursts, Hershey chocolate bars, Kit Kats Favorite Calming Activities for Both: Sensory swing, fidgets, Legos, diamond painting (Oliver enjoys the stickers, Penny likes medium size projects), Kinetic Sand activities/kits Favorite Calming Activities for Penny: Slime (butter texture), Audiobooks, Baths, Dig Kits Favorite Calming Activities for Oliver: Slime (thick & glossy texture), Showers, Baths, and Water Play (sensitive skin so he doesn't do great with some bath products) Favorite Characters for Both: Pokemon Penny: Harry Potter, Percy Jackson Oliver: Super Mario, Spider-Man, Spidey & Friends Outdoor Activities for Both: Finding gemstones, exploring nature trails, exploring creeks, scooters, bik

Guys, something yummy just happened to me.  -Oliver (His fry fell into his frosty and it was goood)

Richard: can I lay down with you tonight. Oliver: no. I've had a really hard life lately and I need mom.

Richard: You've got such a super cool mommy, don't you?  Oliver: Yeah! We are lucky you decided to marry our Mommy and not some old fashioned man.

... was long ago.  Though we really do school all year around, so the first day of school is kind of a silly benchmark that we just make up after our "graduation" ceremony.  I never took the time to make and post graphics, but I did get to it tonight... so without further ado... Both these kids are absolutely brilliant and finding, what I think/hope is, a great balance between homeschool and their social lives.  We have added a lot of field trips and outings to our schedules, made some new friendships, started a Pokemon Club, support services for both kids, etc.   I am very busy, but never too busy to appreciate how absolutely freaking amazing you both are.  I love you so much, and I will always be absolutely amazed and overflowing with pride in you. -Mom

I say "your dad" and "your sister" so often that Oliver thought it was a title, so he would call them Your Dad and Your Sister to anyone he talked about them too.  We are trying to work on pronouns now and the difference between MY dad and YOUR dad.  He is doing great but gets so turned around sometimes that he just stops and says "Richard."