Joel and New Socks and Shoes

Attached is a picture of Joel, the youngest boy, trying on his new favorite socks and shoes. This boy used to NEVER wear shoes let alone socks. Now first thing in the morning when I see him up and running around at 6 am he has both socks and shoes on his feet! He is quite a personality as well. He is amazing at puzzles, which is a great activity for him because any kind of game he plays with others he claims they are cheating. Even if he is winning he will start crying, saying his opponent is cheating. Even when he is playing with one of the volunteers. I taught the kids how to play dodge ball today which was great fun. Another volunteer and I were able to take out some pent up aggression on the kid by pegging them with the nerf balls. The kids had a blast and little Joel played well more or less. When ever he was hit with a ball he would never fess up to it, but he had fun.