Longest Spring Break Ever

We really didn't have any way to top the first day of Bobby's spring break.  After all, riding in the car all day and riding the Rhino with Daddy in the woods....well, nothing is better in Bobby's World!!!

The worst thing happened over the first weekend of spring break...our neighbors put in a fish pond, complete with a fountain in the middle.  Ironically, the pond is not that big and you probably wouldn't even notice it unless I pointed it out to you;  however, Bobby noticed!!!!  He sat on our steps that lead upstairs in our house and looked out the front door windows at their pond for two straight days, while sitting in his swim trunks that he put on himself.  Bobby said "swimming" ALL day (to the point I was ready to scream, pull my hair out or run away).  When we went outside he ran from us and tried to get down the hill to their pond.  Now don't get me wrong, I am not upset with my neighbors, they have every right to do whatever they want in their yard.  It has, however, made our life much, much, much harder.  Bobby wanted out to the pond so badly that he figured out how to break through our child locks on our doors.  UUGGGHHH, my worst nightmare coming true all during a time where he was home all day long!!!

Bob has just finished child proofing our doors to the next level to keep Bobby inside and safe.  Our 2 main outside doors are still safe, since he can't yet work the dead bolt, we will have to cross that bridge....   He had to change 8 of our door knobs to key-entry knobs, with the key facing us, not outward.  We have hooks high at each door with a key hanging and you have to open most of our doors with a key.  We do have one bathroom open for Bobby and his bedroom.  All of the other doors that used to house plastic child lock covers are now key entry.  Very inconvenient, but not as inconvenient as having search parties look for Bobby or even worse.

A flour covered Bobby (maybe he has been training with Peeta!!)

We moved Bobby to play in the fenced in area of our yard (which he doesn't really like) since he kept running off from us.  Zoi liked us being out there with her.  Tennis ball fun!!

Don't stick your tongue out at me young lady!!!!

To celebrate Easter, we went to our Autism Support Group Easter egg hunt.  The major problem, the egg hunt was at Bobby's schools playground.  He doesn't have problem going out to play there during school, but after hours he will not go there and play.  He will go to other school playgrounds, but not his.  I have no idea why, but it held true for the egg hunt...Bobby did not want to be there and was not happy.  He only stayed about 20 minutes and then Grandma Carolyn took him home.

He enjoyed looking through some prizes, but had no interest in finding eggs or playing on the playground.  Later on in the day we went to play at Mylan Park school's playground to show Daddy that the problem was indeed the location, not the playground.

Bobby played like a champ.  Mommy and Daddy "played" basketball while Grandma Carolyn watched.

Easter went very well.  Grandma Carolyn and Aunt Mimi came over to cook and spend the day with us.  The Easter bunny waited until our guests arrived to bring Bobby's basket.

Bobby did a great job opening his basket.  He could see what was in it and opened it up and started pulling things out.  He didn't have to unwrap anything.  The Easter Bunny said that he would talk to Santa Clause and use these strategies to make Christmas morning a whole lot easier!!

Bobby showing off his prized pinwheel to Aunt Mimi.  Kisses for Grandma Carolyn...

Bobby went into the dining room to take a little break from the Easter festivities and hide out for a little while...

He sat amazingly well to eat dinner at the dining room table.  Our new tradition seems to be having a cake at every "celebration" so that Bobby knows that we are having a special event.  He happily blew out the candles on our malt ball covered chocolate cake (he didn't eat any, just enjoyed blowing out the candles).

After 10 long, long, long days off, Bobby finally went back to school.  He even dressed himself one day...

Too bad it wasn't "Wacky Wednesday" at school, because I so would have sent him like this!!!

It is finally back to normal around here.  Bobby is back to his school routine and we have had much better days.  He went out to play when he got home today and Zoi was making sure that he was ok in the yard.

Obviously, we had to go out and join the fun...

Zoi licking the flour out of Bobby's hair.

The crazy twist to spring break is that the Mon. Co. kids had 10 days off, go back for for 4 days (well, 3 1/2, there is an early dismissal on Friday), then have 4 more days off.  Plus, Wednesday is kindergarten registration and they use the autism room for the occasion.  So, if I send Bobby to school, he will be the speech room ALL day, which is a small room with a table, a couple of chairs, and a storage cabinet.  There are no windows, no computer, no play area, none of his "stuff" and Bobby would be MISERABLE all day.  Obviously, I am not going to send him so he gets a 5 1/2 day weekend.  Just what we need after 3 1/2 days of school.  Lord, give me the strength....