Spring has Sprung

We had a great Easter. This is the best picture I took. She was looking for hidden eggs.

The older the kids the harder it is to get a good shot.

I am so glad Spring has Sprung. Winter was making me super- depressed. I had to wash my car yesterday just to remove the pollen grime from it.

Spring means much more outdoor activities and this year I signed both boys up for soccer. All I've heard from Nathan all school year is "I can't wait to play soccer this year!" I promised him that if he tried to control his upsets at school that he could do more things. Josh thought Dylan was too young and would not participate and he was almost right. We got there and I was like "Ok, Dylan go on out there" He was like "no" and looked like he would cry. I told him to sit and watch the other kids for a few and the coach came up and talked him into joining the others. He said after practiced that he was sorry and that he LOVED playing soccer. Whew.

Nathan is doing OK. I am getting really ticked at the school for not putting their foot down with him. They seem to continue to allow to do what he wants. If he has an outburst or upset they just take him out and allow him to go play. I wish they would punish him. Make him sit in the hall where it's boring, not play games on the computer. It's frustrating and there is hardly any communication. Things are so much different from when I went to school there. But o' course those were the days when parents could spank their kids without having to worry about a social worker knocking on your door. *sigh*

He's been diagnosed with a panic disorder and quite possibly bipolar disorder as well. The doctor doesn't like to diagnose children that are so young with pediatric bipolar disorder. She says it's a catch-all and often times it's just a parenting and/or discipline problem. I feel in my heart that it's going to come back to this.

I will miss Dylan's teacher so much and I know he will too. I believe she truly loves him. He doesn't seem to grasp that he will get a new teacher next year, he thinks she will go with him to 1st grade. lol. This happens when you have the same teacher for 2 years I guess. Dylan gets very attached to his teachers and friends. He makes 2 best friends at the beginning of the year and keeps the same 2 all year...making them "I love you" cards and drawing them pictures at home to take with him to school to give to them. This year it was Haeden and Jake. They were inseperable. I think that's incredibly sweet.