Springtime in New England

Springtime in New England- cold and wet, as usual. But to keep with my positive outlook I'm posting pictures of the few and far between sunny and warm days we have seen in the middle of May. You're welcome!

First thing's first- Harry's friend has been back in school for several weeks now, doing great, and so happy to be there. And Harry is thrilled. Still looking for opportunities to get in trouble together, usually succeeding. :) His mom and I still check in with each other, and just look at this sweet gift she sent home to me for Mother's Day...I cannot even express how beautiful this gesture is to me.

Harrison continues to amaze us, especially everyone at school. I receive consistent reports of how much he is communicating, whether he needs the bathroom, wants to move closer to see a movie, or wants to share his teacher's snack (but not tell anyone)! I've mentioned before that I try to learn something new every year, at least. My current challenge is to really (yes I have said this before too) become fluent in AAC, Augmentative and Alternative Communication. In fact I am going to sit in on Harrison's speech session tomorrow at school, and I am working on getting some training at home so I can learn what I need to in real time, in real life.

So far we are coasting through Spring of 2019. More playdates with our friend Joey, who often comes over with fun gear to play with- we got a leaf blowing demonstration and a private saxophone concert!

Harrison also took a day off from school to participate in our local Special Olympics, which was hosted this year by our own town of Holliston! He got to see his old classmates and teachers, he played all sorts of hockey games, and he got his medal. The cherry on top was to have his babysitter as his partner for the games!

Harrison's school uses fun themes to teach the kids throughout the year. It seems that Career Day and Beach Day were the favorites. Yesterday I joined him at school for Growing Together, a family planting day. Harry picked the decoration for the pot, and I chose the flower.

Last weekend Harrison finally got to meet his cousin Brandon, who came to Boston to attend a music festival. Brandon was so excited to meet Harry. Harry, of course, "slept" through most of the visit. But you can see by his smile as we were leaving breakfast with Brandon and Cassidy, he still had fun- he closes his eyes a lot, but don't think for a moment that he's not listening!