Devon continues to be a delightful boy.

He is kind, inquisitive, loving, generous, playful, joyful, open, honest, peaceful, helpful, clever, affectionate.... and the list goes on.

He has an enthusiastic spirit, loving the experience of life.

It's fun to be with him.

He continually amazes me with the concepts he understands at this lovely young age.

People comment all the time on how well spoken he is.

He has a very wide range of vocabularly and general wisom for a boy of his age.

We always share that we taught Devon sign language before he was physically able to talk.

So, when his language skills did evolve he was alreday talking with us. (BabySigns book).

He is three, and has started to exert hiself in the world - which is good to see. He has some friends his age but he usually hangs out with adults, and his babysitter Danica (18).

He is learning to be with people in a relaxed and mostly grounded environment. He can mix more with children when he is within himself and feeling secure.

At his 3rd birthday in October 2006, he had his face painted for the first time. He wanted to be a Lion.

He made a great lion, and enjoyed roraring and racing.

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Devon sees himself as a lion
for the first time.
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He totally reflects back to me whatever mood or state I am in.

I really start to experience that when I am happy is he happy. I am reading "Buddism for Mothers" and am committed to being a loving, kind, playful, gentle , nurturing and supportive mother.

Devon gives me many opportunities everyday to show kindness and to be unconditionally loving.

I am blessed to have you in my life.

He also builds towers from lego and megablocks of all shapes and sizes.

He moves heaps of toys from one location to another using a variety of large and small trucks, diggers, loaders, trolleys, bikes, wheelbarrows, excavators, shovels and buckets.

He still loves dump trucks and all forms of construction vehicles. We stop frequently to watch as things are built around us.

Never getting tired of loading and unloading, pouring and filling up.

He learns so quickly, you only need to say something once and he gets it. Now we are spelling! (I can see that the more Devon grows the more telepathic Vibodha and I need to become!)

Devon is such a teacher to us, we are continually learning from him. s

Through Devon's love I am re-learning how to play and let go of control.

When I ask him what he wants to do he more frequently than not says PLAY!

That sounds like a great idea to me too. I know now that play is a quality that we bring to anything that we do. So now even hanging out the washing can be playful!

Devon is a lovingly helpful boy.

He spends many hours in the garden with his Dad planting vegetables and he helps me with Darshan and with the cooking and the cleaning and the laundry.

He is a joy and pleasure to be around.

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Devon helps Dad.
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He goes to play with Danica once a week for a few hours.

She is 19 and fabulous, she is Nis's daughter. She is now at Uni studying ART and as well as talented she is loving and a lot of fun, she is a very good mentor for Devon and I feel honoured to have her be with Devon in the loving way she is.

When they are together they are doing something creative, artistic and fun!

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This is a photograph of beautiful Danica.
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He really enjoys painting and drawing - no surprise of course with his parents love of art.

He truly is a very adored little boy and people continually tell him that.

He also plays with Vistara and his friends and neighbours Crest and Jessie.

He likes it when Vibodha and I are around.

At night we all sleep in the one big family room. The back half of which is wall-to-wall bed. (One King size futon in the middle and two single futons either side for the boys.) Vibodha tells me we only have 2 inches clearance - a perfect fit.

We are getting bunk beds from the Clarks (thank you very much) and they will go in the Jungle Room for whenever Devon is ready to go into his own room.

Yesterday he said "I want to sleep wherever you and Daddy are sleeping" so I know he feels safe in with us.

We know that when he feels safe he has the space and freedom to evolve and grow and to learn at his own pace.

Devon plays more regularly on his own in the boys playroom and enjoys his own company.

He LOVES to draw with his pens. This year for Christmas Vistara bought him body paints.

So, on Christmas morning we were all writing and drawing on eachother. Beautiful oceans, trees, sunshines and hearts, it was great fun.

Ever since Mom Mom America posted over all of EJ's adventure people it has been non-stop adventuring both on land and in water! Thank you Mom Mom America for being so GREAT!!!

Thanks for saving and preserving an entire range of cool toys of EJ's. I am so inspired by you. I will keep them too and a few more of his favourites. Devon is imaginative and creative and spends all day every day playing and learning with us. He enjoys life!

We dance together a lot, his favourite song is:

"Walking in the Jungle", a singalong song to an adventure book, it is a lot of fun.