Josh got a new bed frame. Before his mattress and box spring were on the floor. We got it off craigslist for $25. The lady said it had been her husband's bed when he was a boy. So it's quite old and very sturdy.
Josh's summer school is halfway through. I really like his new teacher. He's in a class with 5-6 boys just like him. He seems to be doing well. Also, he gave the Article of Faith and prayer in Primary yesterday. He did a great job. He repeated each of the words of the article of faith after me (#6) and then said a prayer all on his own. Of course his prayers are "Heavenly Father wolowosliownaogkn (LOTS of gibberish) Jesus Christ Amen". I am so proud of him.
He also has started learning to control his emotions. When someone makes him upset, instead of lashing out (most of the time) he'll come running to me or Keith, yelling "Mommy help!" or "Daddy help!". This is a huge improvement. Also he has learned "show me happy". When we say that he smiles and looks us in the eye. It's a great way to help him calm down when he gets upset, he can actually calm himself down and try to smile. Yay for my wonderful growing kid!
Note: For those of you not familiar with the "Articles of Faith" #6 says:
We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists and so forth.
Brandon loves his great grandma. They've really bonded. We visited her house a week or two ago and she came up to help Brandon celebrate his birthday. We are so happy they are so close.
They got battery powered glow sticks from my parents, cool!
Brandon got a Nintendo DS
Great Grandma helped carry in the cakes.
My brother Rich is getting married this summer. Here is a pic of him and his fiance Mercedes. We are so excited!
I love my iPhone. I use it constantly. It has my calendar, to do list, grocery list, weather center, phone, iPod, ebook reader including scriptures and church manuals, video games, email, blogging tool, workout plan, geneology... You get the picture. Sometimes I even use while lounging in front of my desktop computer like now.
Brandon is 7 today! Happy Birthday kiddo. Keith's birthday is in 2 days so we will be celebrating both this evening. If I survive maybe you will get to see pics.
Well, vacation is officially over. We had a great time visiting family in a variety of cities and going to the beach, despite the weather. The kids have partied and played and we had some nice relaxing time. Keith goes back to work tonight and Josh has been back in therapy since Monday. A full schedule is a productive schedule, right?
