Some Days are Diamonds....

We have had a rough couple of weeks with Daphne- She is (I hope it's just this) trying to figure out how her life is changing with the new baby coming and has been much more challenging. Now, many of you know that Daphne has a very "intense" personality to begin with, and you throw in the stress of a new baby, school ending and lots of changes and we are in for a whole new kind of roller coaster. Isaac, my easy-going son who lives in the land of oblivion much of the time, has been pretty much unaffected thus far. I know I am babbling a bit, but suffice it to say that Daphne has been banned from markers, pencils & chapstick; she has now also regressed to eating her meals strapped into her toddler booster seat. I have spent many of the last several nights in tears and the last several mornings praying for guidance so that I don't completely ruin my daughter for life. Anyway, we have has some wonderful days with Daphne and I wanted to share a few pics of those days- perhaps that will help me focus on the positive!
Daphne is very creative and she LOVES painting. When we come to school, she spends the first hour or so in my classroom with me and painting is one of her favorite things to do. Here she is with her rainbow.

In my classroom, we had (much to my chagrin), baby chick eggs which sat in an incubator and then hatched. This is a wonderful process for children to see and enjoy, despite the stinky, gross, bloddy mess that I have to deal with ! :( Yuck! Anyway, Daphne was so excited to see the chicks hatch and enjoyed holding them when she came in every morning.

Our school has put on an Art Show for the past few years and this year it was held at the Art Gallery on campus. Daphne worked for 3 days painting this giraffe for the Art Show, which is quite a long time for a 3 year old! Our local newspaper did an article and Daphne's picture was featured in the newspaper (out of the 120 students at our school)! We are so proud of her!

Hmmm... that was cathartic, after all. I don't want to give the wrong impression- being a mother to these children is my greatest joy in this life and I suppose I just wanted to find a way to rejoice through the bad times!