Sensory Friendly Night at the Children’s Museum was a blast!

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Jackson grows so fast. Don’t believe me? Check this out. If you happened to see my post about the Sensory Friendly Night at the Children’s Museum earlier this month, I just wanted to do a little follow up and say that Jackson and I absolutely loved it! It is such a wonderful thing that the Children’s Museum does by offering this special night for children on the spectrum. The museum was quiet and calm and the museum staff was on {Read More}

Picture Perfect #autism

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  If you have a child with special needs or a Sensory Processing Disorder, then you probably know how hard it can be to have posed portraits taken of them. While I love my DSLR and capturing candid shots of Jackson at play, I’ll admit that occasionally it’s nice to have slightly more formal photos of him as well. You know, just to mix things up. But it isn’t an easy thing to get him to sit for portraits. Not {Read More}

Birthday Delight

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I may not have had any make-up on, but all that really matters is that Jackson had a fun birthday. We shut down Chuck E Cheese and he came home with a new slinky and some cotton candy. Oh to be 5.

Five.

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Five years ago today my life changed forever. I gave birth to a tiny little boy who couldn’t wait to be with me (literally, as he was nearly 6 weeks early). From the moment I discovered I was pregnant, I felt so lucky to be forever connected to the little person inside me. I have been totally smitten with him from the moment we first met. Jackson is the most vibrant, amazing little person. His lust for life rivals mine {Read More}

Of crumbs and rocks and winter ickies

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This past Saturday Jackson and I went to the park. After a LONG week of ER visits, dehydration, and high fever his relentless virus finally seemed to let up enough so that we could get out of the house. And gosh was I glad. It’s been gray and nasty here for several weeks and it’s really starting to weigh on my heart. Add in worry about a VERY sick 4 year old and you get one frazzled mama. The kind {Read More}

WW – Does everyone who visits San Diego end up wanting to live there? #blogher11

Gosh it was stunning. I’m missing those mild temperatures for sure, it got up to 105 here yesterday. :-/ I took some FANTASTIC photos when we went out on the Yacht with EmpowHER, I’m hoping to go through and edit those tonight so I can post them for you guys by the end of the week. Linking up for WW with Seven Clown Circus.

Wordless Wednesday

This is Brooke my youngest niece. She has the most beautiful blue eyes I’ve ever seen! She is such a pretty baby.  

Wordless Wednesday! (My first one!)

Until I became pregnant, I never thought I could love anyone more than I love this little girl. She is my heart and soul, and even when I have a house full of my own kids, I will always have a special place in my heart for her, because before her I thought I didn’t want kids and she convinced me otherwise . This is McKenna, my niece at her 4th birthday party. She is just the most amazing little {Read More}