~ a picture post ~
Jul 5th, 2008 by woodstone
I know there are probably plenty of people who wouldn’t understand or agree with what I’m about to say, but I’m going to say it anyway.
Sometimes one of the best things about having kids who are developmentally delayed is that they are, well….developmentally delayed.
So while most kids are growing up WAY too fast, wanting boyfriends and girlfriends at 7, asking to wear make-up at 10, and considering themselves grown by 13… my kids, at 11 and 15, are still happily, with no embarrassment, just being kids.
They are on the s-l-o-w path to adulthood, which has it’s challenges (obviously) but also has it’s joys.
Like not being too big to cool off by running through the sprinkler on a hot day.
Yesterday was a hot day, here’s how we cooled off…
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They discovered that there are many interesting ways to cool off in a sprinker…
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….and all of them are fun.
(Yes I ran through too, it felt wonderful!)
DD has been running through the sprinklers too! Yesterday at Home Depot they had their hose going to water the plants for sale and it had a leak that was fun to run through too! LOL! DD said that was the best part of the shopping trip.
I think that homeschooling has been helping to keep our kids young too. I know that some of DD’s friends from Church are “too old for their age.” One was annoyed when she came to visit because a homeschooled girl was “acting like a baby.” Oh well, we haven’t invited her back over.
re: my video…keep checking. It was working fine for me this morning.
Looks like fun! Me next.
It was raining last night. I went out and stood under one of my maples. Looking up at the branches as the rain fell made me feel about 8 years old.
I forgot to say that I really like picture three. It looks like he’s riding a invisible bicycle…
I love it!!!!!!
You are sooo speaking the truth… to keep our kids young for just a little longer… Oooooh how your pictures made me smile. that is awesome.
Man I bet that water was cold, I know it is here! You gotta come with us to the river next week, I have a co-op Mon and Wed and we’re going to the movies Tues, but Thurs and Fri are all open! Bring a container and you could go home with some ladybugs.
Oh, yes, that looks like such fun. i remember the days back in Omaha when i ran through the sprinkler, too.
Challenges usually bring gifts, too. The slow road through childhood is definitely the best one.
This is a beatiful post, you should submit it for publication somewhere!