Glimpses of maturity

We were getting Erik ready to go to the neighbors and he was starting to spin out of control. I sat him down in a chair and told him to calm his body. He said, "ok". He then dumped out a box of Little People. I picked him up, put him by the front door and told him to stay there. After asking if he could walk over to Michelle's by himself (no) he said he was going to clean up! I was so pleased. I told him how happy it made me and that it made me want to help him clean. Hooray!