My Favorite Time of the Year!

I love Fall. It's so cozy, warm and happy. I love the colors of the trees. I love eating pumpkin everything. I love baking and being able to eat hot food again. I love that I celebrate my birthday and get to watch General Conference while enjoying home made cinnamon rolls in PJ's.  I love that feeling of a new beginning as everyone heads back to school and focus more on work than play. Most of all, I love the rain!

This year I love the fact that Fall brings me a new job! I have something to do again and it's wonderful! I have been working for about a month now and I love just about every moment of it. There are times of course, like today, that I wonder why I'm putting myself through this. Then there are moments immediately following that remind me of how blessed I am to spend my days with precious little kids!

Today for the first time, I had to put my 3 year old friend in time out. She was in tears and I was close to shedding one for her. She has been getting comfortable with the word "NO" lately and I've been trying to set it aside assuming she's just tired or she's just adjusting to all the changes or worst of all  thinking every kid says no, who really wants to put their toys away.

It's a good thing I get to nanny so many children. By time I have my own I'll have some great experience! Today I learned that time out followed by a big hug and quick chat result in glorious outcomes. She went from telling me yelling "NO" to saying "ok" or her other acceptable responses I taught her "one minute please" or "ok but can you help me".  Being polite and respectful became a fun thing!

It's ok, I know what your thinking. I understand that every child has their own quirks. I know that what works for my little buddies now won't necessarily work with my own kids but see... this too has been shown to me as I get to work with unique children.

I can't wait to see what else I have in store to learn as I continue to watch my 3 and 1 year old friends.