"Is the foot a part of your body?"

Joshua's speech teacher is working on classification. They are supposed to identify things that are and are not a part of their bodies. Joshua likes to ask "Is the foot a part of the body?". He basically says yes to every question you ask....

Tchaikovsky

So, Joshua has really been enjoying Little Einsteins lately (the preschool follow-up to Baby Einsteins). At the end of very show they clap for the composer of the day. It is ridiculously cute to hear him try and say Tchaikovsky.

"Wait a minute, we're fish"

So, Joshua pretty routinely goes around the house reciting the lyrics to "Wait a minute, we're fish". It is very difficult to get these impromptu performances on camera, so I had to prompt him a bit. I have never actually heard the song, other than Joshua's version.

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Joshie's New Playhouse/Swing Set

We finally finished putting together Joshua's playhouse/swing set. I almost waited to put on the glider thinking he would never use it. It turns out that he loves it.

Bye, Bye Trees

We had a crazy thunderstorm blow through last night. 70-ish mph winds. We used to have 8 30-40 foot pine trees in our backyard. Two were uprooted, three were snapped at their trunks, and two were snapped about half way up. Only one is unscathed.

When I took Joshua out to show him the damage this morning, he said "Bye, bye, trees."

"I see snow."

So, up until recently, almost all of Joshua's sentences started with "I want...", which is great for reducing his getting mad when he wants or needs something. But it is kind of limiting. So, one of his therapists has been working on "I see..." as a next step. We woke up this morning to snow on the ground....

Fall Portraits

Here are some of the highlights from some fall family portraits we took recently: