we had a pretty good day today! no major meltdowns - which is a first in a while! malloy listened and was cooperative for most of the day. i think we're working better together. we're using the happy jar again and it's working out very well! when she listens the first time, she gets a stone for her jar. when she asks for something nicely without being told to, she gets a stone. once the jar fills up, she gets to pick a toy out of the prize bag. it's a nice way to encourage her good behavior without constantly nagging her to "be good".

mmmm pb&j in the van :)

we went to our friends, gianna and kenadee's today to play. malloy was SO excited to hear that gianna was having a pj day and that she could wear her nightgown to her house! rex was great today, too! he played a lot on his own at gianna and kenadee's house but had a great time! he was cracking me up walking around with a little microphone. i started singing "twinkle twinkle" trying to get him to sing with me. instead he was repeating each line i sang in a fast growl. it was hilarous - he was remixing my song and making it his own rap. really wish i had it recorded!