We have been taking Bobby out to explore the local surroundings. Quite frankly, he has gone to more new places in the past 2 weeks than he has in the past 2 years!!
There was no school on Thursday because WV Day is a state holiday and the teachers got the day off. To celebrate WV's 150th birthday, we took Bobby to Cooper's Rock. Bob and I had taken him to the picnic areas when he was about 3 years old but he had never been to the overlook or the big playground. Yes, he loved it!! Especially the wooden bridge/walkway to the overlook....
As soon as he made it on to the rather large overlook area, he has so happy that he let out a super loud and long....well, we will call it a "toot." Oh Mr. Bobby you really know how to make an entrance!!
In the background..."Ha Ha Ha!! Stinky!!"
He had to run up and down the bridge and stairs a few more time before we could move on to the next area...
We obeyed the "Do Not Climb" sign and instead had Bobby sit....
Bobby's absolute favorite part of the day....
was walking slowly to the back of this stop sign and then running around to the front...
and then back again. Over and over and over and over.
We had to move on or we might still be standing by this stop sign!! Off to the playground...
Cynthia, Bobby's respite worker, got on one end of the see saw and prompted Bobby to the other...
He got on and really seemed to enjoy himself.
Finally, we were off to a walking trail...
I didn't take pictures while we were walking because the terrain was a little more challenging and I needed to watch my feet!! Bobby must have been watching his feet too because he noticed a pile of loose dirt on the path and HAD to stop and play...
We emerged from this trail huffing and puffing. Bobby saw the car in the parking lot and made a beeline to get in. Thank you buddy!!!
Bobby doesn't have summer school on Friday, so even though it was HOT, we headed off to walk at Prickett's Fort. Did I mention it was hot???
We finally figured out where the walking trail was located and we headed off.
It was nice to come across a bridge...finally a little bit of a breeze.
Trying his hardest to see over the top...
We finally made it to a point where Bobby could see...
Such a nice view while you are walking...
Bobby kept walking and walking and walking. I kept trying to get him to turn around, after all, we had to walk back. But he kept on going...
He kept wiping his hands across the back of his hair and then looked at them (and smelled them too). Me: "That's sweat Bobby!!"
We stopped on the bridge on the way back for a little more of the slight breeze that was blowing. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that I mentioned that it was HOT!! I stopped by the car and took a couple of pictures before we headed home...
Thank God for air conditioned cars and water bottles...we sure needed them when we were finished!!!
Saturday finally arrived!! A day that I had been looking forward to for a few weeks...Sonny's 9th Birthday pool party at the indoor pool at Lakeview. I love autism birthday parties because 1) there is no stress put on the kids to follow social norms and 2) I get to spend time with my fellow autism moms. A win-win for all!! I knew that Bobby would love getting in the big pool since he likes playing in the deep waters of Krepps Pool. However, Mr. Bobby had other plans and going into the room where the pool was located and getting into the pool were NOT in his plans. Yeah, it didn't go very well. So, we took him home. Oh well, we can't win them all.
Because of Daddy, Saturday was not a complete washout. I had been telling Bob how much that Bobby likes that platform swing at his occupational therapy appointments at Playworks, so Bob got to work and built him one of his own.
When it was ready we brought Bobby outside. He immediately walked down to his swing set and got on...
A happy boy...
Finally, on Sunday Bob and I did something we have never done before. We went to my family reunion and left Bobby at home! We knew that Bobby would be happier at home with Cynthia where he could swim in his pool and play in his yard. I also knew that Bob and I would be happier where we could actually sit down. We actually got to sit down and eat without jumping up and down chasing after Bobby. Bob and I never once went out into the playground area and we didn't hang out by the creek like we have been for the past 9 reunions. We participated in the family reunion games. We talked with other adults. IT WAS AWESOME!!! Not that we don't love Bobby and really enjoy taking him places, but sometimes, it is just nice to have low-stress, Bobby-free afternoon.
Just relaxing with my mom!!
When we got home from the family reunion, Bob and I put on our bathing suits and spent the next couple of hours playing in the pool with Bobby. What a great way to finish out our weekend.
This morning it was back to school for Bobby and he couldn't wait for that school bus to pick him up....
I have a couple of new things planned for Bobby this week...just hope that the weather cooperates!!
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