Busy playing

Sammi made these pictures with Joy:

Playing with Bella and in her bed:

Therapy is fun!

Just being cute:

After sister’s soccer game and playing at McD’s:

This girl just wants to have fun

Playing with her dolly – love the face!

Joy was invited to a birthday party at Old McDonald’s Farm – so fun!

What a happy girl!

I wanted so badly for Joy and Bella to have each other – to have someone to play with, someone they were like.  Bella has been so sick that my dreams had to readjust, but lately….lately I see some hope. 

Joy’s OT brought six pool noodles over and Joy played and played and played!

The air is finally cooling off.  We are playing outside again!

I love to play!

Sammi makes Joy these great play structures.  She loves them!  The other day Jason walked into one.  Joy put her head down, straightened her arm,  and pointed her finger.  She said, very clearly and distinctly, “OUT!”  She is such a character!

 

Playing play-doh with her sisters.

 

It is finally cooling down, so we are playing outside again – yeah!

Another art project from school:

The pumpkins are made from her little fists.

Joy’s Week

Simply delighted

Playing at the Family Fun Night

 

 

What is it about fruit snacks?  Joy adores them!

Our scratching update:  School has asked that she wears gloves on her hands till she stops the scratching.  I hope that’ll help.

Joy’s Family Tree

made today in preschool- I love it!

Sweet Joy

Love this!  Joy’s favorite thing to do in Speech is “Ring A Round A Rosie.”  Bella was in the room, so she insisted we include Bell.  She pushed her chair and the therapist and I completed the circle.  Very cute!

 

Just love these two pictures – what a big girl, working so hard.

More Pictures

Joy has decided that Blue’s Clues is amazing!  She loves Steve!  And she has made up a sign for “Blue’s Clues” – two fists out in front, open and close in rapid succession.

We are having a little struggle with Joy.  When she gets overly tired or over-stimulated, she scratches and it really hurts!  She usually draws blood.  Usually it only happens at home, but she got a little boy at school today.  Nothing that I’ve tried so far has helped her understand that she is hurting people.  We’ve tried talking, explaining, using a mean voice to say NO!, time out – but when she’s tired or over stimmed, she’s not thinking -  just reacting to these crazy feelings in her body.  Have to figure this out – and hopefully quick!

Beach

 

  I have entitled this one “Part!”  I think she looks just like I envision Moses :)

Love my happy girl!

 

When she’s not at school….

She’s enjoying TV or she’s dancing….

First Day of School

It went really, really well!  She was adorable!  She only cried for a minute when we left her.  She had a great day!