So, Jake was with Leigh this weekend, and he got a hold of her camera. Since he's good with electronics, she let him tool around the house and take pictures of whatever he wanted. Some of these turned out surprisingly good. Arty, almost ( Read more... )

The boy was a bat. He told everyone he was a policeman. My mother says he was likely undercover ( Read more... )

Jake got his first sad note home yesterday ( Read more... )

Jake is now officially a kindergartener. A hurdle has been jumped, and we're off ( Read more... )

We had Jake's second to last IEP meeting yesterday. They want him in a full day autism class, with mainstreaming for 'specials' (that's art, music, PE), and a goal for slowly mainstreaming him where it's appropriate. He'll also be getting speech therepy and physical therepy once a week. The physical therepy is to help him with some of his odd ( Read more... )

I had so many plans this weekend that ended up being canned for a variety of reasons. Ah well. I needed time home ( Read more... )

This weekend was almost a disaster, but it ended up turning out great ( Read more... )

We're almost at the end! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel ( Read more... )

Friday, the birthday proper, Adam and I took the boy to Chuck E Cheese's, his most favorite place in the entire world bar none. Mom came as well, as it gets really boring with one person guarding the table, and the other chasing the boy. At least she could keep one or the other entertained. I still am pretty good at skiball ( Read more... )

... than I did five years ago. That's right, the boy turns five today :) I was up at 4:30 (?!) making cupcakes for him to take in to day care. When he woke up, we gifted him with his own Nintendo DS and Mario Kart DS. Tonight is Chuck E Cheese, and Sunday (yes, Easter) is his birthday party ( Read more... )