Playground & Getting Ready For School!

a couple of days ago, we went to a park. the kids enjoyed it although it is a older wooden one. i was so afraid they would get splinters! so, here are the pictures from the park:

it seems as though someone thought it was necessary to grow up a little before school started. jordan decided about 4 days ago that he needed to ride a bike with no training wheels. he didn't want any help learning, he did it completely by himself! he loves it, he rides all the time now. he is still a little unsteady, but is getting the hang of it. he only let me hang on twice (per my asking him if i could) and he was off from there. he has also learned to wipe himself, he could have learned that a long time ago, but i was not ready. i'd rather do it myself and know that he is clean, then have him get it all over his hands (he is going to hate me for putting that on here). it just amazes me since it seemingly was overnight that he decided to become a really big boy!

we also had him tested for occupational therapy today. during preschool, we noticed a couple of things, like writing with both hands, and not being able to choose. therewere a couple of other things too, so we tohught it was best to have him tested. i wish i could say that he passed, but he did not. he failed the 3 sections of the test, not by alot, but enough to qualify for services. i am actually quit excited, because i love the place he will be going. normally they do it in the school they are going too, but because he is going to a private school, i have to drive him there. he was excited and really enjoyed his teacher there. she was very good and was excited to have him. she said she couldn't beleive how good and VERY well behaved he was. why do they behave so well when other people are at home, but when they are home, they fight like cat's and dog's??? anyway, he scored at a 4 yr. old level on fine motor skills (using both hands is a big thing there) and then something to do with his brain telling him to do something and he has to think to hard to do it (can't remember what it is called). he will go once a week, and she said that he will be caught up, and a whole new boy within a year! i am very excited about that! i have also decided to have the twins evaluated as well that way we can catch it early if there is something. i haven't noticed anything with them, but better to be safe then sorry! we start therapy for jordan on sept. 6th.

on the way to jordan's evaluation, we noticed that they very same playground we played at the night before, was gone!! sometimes in the morning, they had torn it down! it was very shocking to see. i am assuming they are going to put a new and improved playground up. we'll see.