Jarom Can Tie His Shoes!

We've been working on this on and off for quite a while now, but since school started I realized it was "do or die" time. I just could not continue to tie the shoes of three kids when we were trying to get out the door, especially when Jarom was perfectly able to do it for himself. Jeff and I tried to teach all the different ways to tie shoes we could think of, but it just never seemed to make sense to him, you know?

Well, we finally had a breakthrough yesterday. I'm not sure if it was one specific thing, or if Jarom had just had enough practice, but when Jeff was helping him with his shoes in the morning, and trying to get him to do it himself, things finally clicked, and he actually did it! He was so proud of himself, he was bursting. When he got home from school he excitedly told me that he had even tied his shoes himself on the playground. Now he walks around putting his shoes on and tying them, just for the fun of it! We're thrilled! Now. . . it's Taran's turn. Ha ha ha ha (that was an evil cackle, just so you know). :o)