We’ve started “food therapy” for Acroboy. Basically I make the nearly two hour drive every week to meet with the ocupational therapist who works with food. We do a food practice to help Acroboy get over his food aversions. What aversions you might say? Gagging […]

I can’t believe it. I don’t think I’ll really believe it until she is born. Yes, SHE!! Wow! I seriously thought we were getting another boy with how sick I was. The ultrasound was today and they said it’s a girl. Still, my friend Lori […]

This pregnancy has been rough.  I’ve been so incredibly sick. But I at the same time I am so grateful to be in this position. I really had given up the idea that we would have any more kids. I didn’t think it was in […]

  Trying to find the perfect Disney packing list can be challenging Before we left, I scoured the web for ideas for our packing list. The Ultimate Packing List is really very good, as is this one, but I’ve made a few changes to it […]

I haven’t written in some time (I’ve been feeling poorly).  So much has happened.   First of all, I had good intentions for the summer with keeping us scheduled, but in all honesty, I should have planned for more downtime.  Trying to do swim lessons and […]

I have always loved those commercials where the parents surprise the kids with a trip to Disney. They choke me up. However, surprises in schedule and ASD kids don’t always mix well. My kids get upset if I don’t remind them they have scouts that […]

Last post I talked a bit about the challenges I’ve faced taking my children (four of whom are Autism Spectrum disorder) on vacation to an amusement park–specifically I talked about Disney.  In this post I will break down things we did that drastically changed our […]

  Here is something you don’t know.  I am a Disneyphile of the highest degree.   I grew up going to Disneyland.  I’ve been to Disney a number of times over the years and though I know the bottom line is corporate is out to get […]

What a crazy time for us!  End of the year concerts, recitals, award ceremonies and the like.  Some of the kids have year-end tests/benchmarks as well.  We’ve signed up for a number of activities this summer–I don’t want the kids to lose the structure and […]

In January I posted about letting go, it has been a real struggle to do that.  I didn’t want to give up if it was in the Lord’s plan for my husband and I to have more children, but I was trying to let go […]