First "Mission"

If you've heard your child refer to a "mission"....

they are probably talking about the fun trips we take 

in the afternoons after nap times.

I'm not sure how or why they were first dubbed "missions" -

but they have already quickly taken on a life of their own after being introduced this week.

We have been working on positive reinforcement

of doing a good job eating nutritious meals,  listening to Miss Stephanie & Mister Ryan during transition periods, and most importantly, good behavior while playing with all of our friends,

{especially during this new friends transition time!}

so getting to go on a mission is a HUGE accomplishment.   

We won't necessarily be going on a mission everyday-

and even when we do, it isn't always possible for one of us

to take every child along.  So, if your child doesn't get to go on a mission or didn't happen to participate, sometimes it has no bearing on their behavior.   It just might mean they were still napping or chose an activity at home with the provider who stayed back!

The first mission included 

Dane, Tyler & Jordyn!

 

The first part of our mission was to find the baseball field!

 We found it!

We played a few innings of baseball to the best of our abilities with

only 2 athletes, one old crippled lady & an infant that had other plans...

The second part of the mission was to find the source of water fun.

Check!

Then I told the boys that the final part of the mission was to find a tasty treat!

They soon looked like this:

 

...and then this.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!