this just made my day.

What hits me, is just the number of amazing people that are a part of my life because of this sweet little girl. :)

Hi Cindy,

I had the BEST session with your daughter today. First I must share with you that it my great pleasure to be able to work with her! She puts her whole self into every task I put to her. Today she and I enjoyed many giggles on the playground and she was communicating beautifully with back-and-forth requests and comments. Her combinations of signs and verbalizations are quite effective when she is engaged in an activity that she enjoys and her comprehension grows daily. With encouragement and some assistance, she participated in a brief, play interaction with her peers where she was requesting turns with objects and pretending to eat ice-cream. Her classmate had asked her repeatedly if she wanted ice cream and what flavor she might want. After staring for a few seconds, she paused, closed her eyes for a moment and then spontaneously declared in perfect form, “I want ice-cream!”

nearly fell over and cheered her on for probably too long! She looked at me as if to say, “What? Didn’t you ever hear anyone ask for ice-cream?” She’s amazing! Give her an extra hug tonite, she earned it.

Thanks for sharing Bre with all of us – we all draw straws to get in line to work with her!