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Owen's Treasure Box Day

I thought this video was cute of Owen on one of his treasure box days at school.  He has really been enjoying school this year which has been such a relief for me since I thought he was so young when he first started the year.  One adjustment for me has been to accept the fact that I am not involved as much as I would like to be, especially since last year we were in a co-op situation and I went to every class!  But he is doing great and probably maturing faster since I'm not around as a crutch.

The class show and tell is called "treasure box."  The kids get to take home the picnic basket you see in the video and bring it back to school with something they want to show to the class.  Whatever they bring has to fit in the basket.  The first time we did treasure box, it was a little painful.  Owen didn't want to bring ANYTHING in the basket because he didn't want the kids touching anything of his.  He absolutely refused to bring anything -- even toys that were Adam's or toys I knew he didn't like.  So, I gave up and returned the next day to school with an empty basket.  I told the teachers that he "opted out."  That afternoon, I picked him up from school and out he walks holding that d*mn treasure box again.  I rolled my eyes at the teacher and she said, "Oh, he promised he would bring something this time."  Sure he did.  Ok, so the next day, I ask him what he wants to put in the basket and he actually says he wants to bring the Cookie Monster that Adam got for Christmas.  Ok, in the basket he goes and off to school we go.  But as soon as we're walking to the door, Owen sees the basket and starts to object about Cookie Monster coming in with him.  So, I leave Cookie in the car -- bring Owen and an empty basket in -- go back to the car and grab Cookie and sneak it to the teacher to have it on hand when treasure box time came around and Owen suddenly has a change of heart.  Which he did.  

So fast forward a couple months to when it's Owen's turn again.  This time he was all about the treasure box.  He wanted to bring his plastic spiders.  I love so many things about this video.  One, how Owen seems to OWN the spotlight.  He is definitely not shy.  Two, the kid behind him with the stripes on his arms and the white collar shirt is named Jack and Jack's mom told me that at night when she puts him to bed she tells him she loves him and he responds with, "I love you too, Mommy...And I love Owen."  Three, the kid on the other side behind Owen with the Adidas shirt who sneezes on the spider and the promptly returns it to Owen.  And finally how Owen's teacher tried to snag a few away but Owen noticed the missing spiders and called her on it.  Oh no you, di-in't!

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