Summer Fun, or, July So Far

First, Mikro discovered the joy of slinky:



We went to see our local fireworks on the 4th of July:



I managed to convince Mikro that sometimes pizza involves vegetables:



And we spent time at the park on the river:



Mikro has grown so much, even since the spring, in so many ways. He now is happy to walk barefoot in the grass (which is something I was never sure he'd enjoy, with his sensory issues). He's now confident about walking across the open bridge steps on the playground equipment. He does "balance beam" type walking, whereas before he never had an iota of balance. He played on the playground equipment with a hoarde of children of all different ages and didn't freak out and run away, or jump down, as soon as anyone came near him. And he's learned to use his legs when swinging. All since May. My little guy amazes me. And amuses me. He spent a good bit of time looking for dinosaur tracks, and declared success when he found some heavy machinery tire tread marks, LOL.













We had a picnic.





I tried to take a family photo...







Mikro played "beep your nose"...



We all looked for shapes in the clouds...





We looked at flowers...



We looked at art:











And watched the sunset: