Spring Break pics

This is the last of our Spring Break pictures. We had a great time! If you ask Daniel now - what was your favorite thing in Florida? He'll say, 'Mickey Mouse'. We didn't get our pictures taken with any of the characters. He didn't want to waste time standing in line for that. He wanted to ride the rides!! We rode every single ride in Magic Kingdom with the exception of Space Mountain, The Haunted House and Snow White's Scary Adventures. We saw the night time parade, but he was too tired to stay for the fireworks. Oh well, we have to save something for next time.

One day at Disney was plenty for this first visit. The other days we went to the pool (as you can see), went to Sea World (you can go there the 2nd day for free!), went to the beach, more time at the pool, and just had a great time. The drive down there was really long but Daniel did great in car. (thank goodness for my DVD player!) We left Florida at 8:30pm on Friday, drove all through the night and got home at noon on Saturday.

Since we've been back, we're just trying to get back in to our routine. I had a reeeeeally busy week at work last week. Daniel is having trouble getting back into the swing of things at school and we've been on a frown face streak. Throwing crayons, playing on the carpet, hitting a teacher, scratching a kid - he's done it all! We're kind of at a loss as to what to do. Academically he is doing great. He just got his report card and it was 7 A's and 2 B's. He is so smart - already reading! But we are really working to get this behavior under control. He knows the rules - we talk about them, we write them out - but in the heat of the moment, he doesn't make a good choice. My Dad told me, the pain of the punishment has to be worse than the enjoyment of the crime. We're trying to figure out what's going to get through. Friday we were at our wits end - another frown. So, we came home, packed up a bunch of his toys and put them away (not all of them). He can earn them back one at a time when he gets a smile. If he gets another frown - another toy goes away. We'll see if that makes an impression......