This year has been a blessing in that it has forced us to slow down but it has also come with its fair share of challenges. One of our biggest challenges has been really BIG emotions from our little ones. From being at home more than we are used to, to having a whole new [...]
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Tiny House Adventure: Our Stay at Getaway House
Two weeks ago we had the opportunity to travel to Asheboro, North Carolina for a little adventure at Getaway House (hosted). This was our first stay in a tiny house and we were so excited for a new kind of adventure! Getaway makes it incredibly easy to check in without having to make any face [...]
Favorite Things
Every night when I say goodnight to my babes I ask them what their favorite part of their day was. I love hearing what stood out for them about the day especially on the days that feel really hard. Yesterday was a hard day. Lucas had hit his wall of virtual learning for the week [...]
Life With Lucas: First Day Of Kindergarten
Almost a year and a half ago I sat across from a children’s developmental psychologist as she told me the results of Lucas Autism evaluation. As she told me that Lucas was developmentally on the level of a 2 year old I wasn’t surprised. I watched everyday as his 2 year old sister advanced beyond [...]
Life With Lucas: Learning to Love Water
“I will not let the water touch your face. I will not let the water touch your ears. I will not let the water touch your hair.”These are the words I have had to whisper to Lucas over and over every summer to try and get him to relax enough to go into water, to [...]
Glamping: Our First Time in a Yurt and 10 Things to Know Before You Go
Before we had any babies in our life my husband, then boyfriend, and I loved going to one of our local state parks. When we were planning on getting married we even thought about getting married there and spending a couple of nights in one of their yurts. Life happened and our plans changed but [...]
Five Benefits to Using a Weighted Blanket
A couple of months ago I began to research weighted blankets being used with kids on the autism spectrum. My son has always had an incredibly hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. Sleep issues are a pretty common problem with children on the spectrum and I wanted to seek out alternatives to having him [...]
Life with Lucas: Our Journey With Autism (Pre-diagnosis)
Four years ago I gave birth to the sweetest, most beautiful, 9 pound baby boy. All the cliches I had always heard about motherhood finally made sense to me. I was in a glorious love bubble, and completely unaware of the hard times that were ahead of us. I knew very early on that something [...]
That Playground Life 