Good For Another Six Months

What a way to start a Monday morning...a before school dentist appointment for Bobby.  Yeah!!  So much fun!!!  At least Daylight Savings Time was on our side.  We had to be out of the house 45 minutes earlier than normal, so being up at our normal time, too early for the rest of the week, was perfect for us today.

I have to say, Mr. Bobby Smith did an awesome job today!!!!!  His best dental appointment ever complete with NO ONE RESTRAINING HIM!!!!!!!  Whoo Hoo, a HUGE, HUGE success in Bobby's World.  I did what most autism mommy's do....I took over the show.  This is how we are gonna do it!!    After all, his poor hygienist and his dentist have no idea about his behavioral strategies from therapy and school.

Bobby sat in the chair unassisted and I continually prompted him to put his feet out on the chair and to keep his hands down.  I had the hygienist give me a mirror and I practiced with him until the dentist arrived.  He got to have breaks where he got out of the chair and looked out the window for a minute before being prompted back to the chair.  He even let the dentist scrape his bottom front teeth because I cannot get in there very well with a toothbrush.  He then let her brush his teeth which is the first time anyone else actually got to get in there and brush.  He even sat in the seat while the dentist and I chatted when she was finished with him.  I didn't realize that he still has 12 baby teeth to loose.  He followed all of the verbal prompting throughout his appointment extremely well.  No cavities or problems, so we don't have to come back for six months.  Poor kid deserved to go somewhere to celebrate, but off to school we went and were even there early.
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He played outside all day yesterday.  Daddy and I made Bobby a big pile of leaves to play in and it entertained him for well over an hour.  Obviously I had to run back into the house and grab my camera...

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Bobby had big fun on Saturday evening...a birthday swim party at the Health Plex in Fairmont.  I didn't take my camera with me, shocking I know, so I don't have any pictures.  He obviously had a GREAT time because he brought me my bathing suit numerous times yesterday and said "swimman, swimman, swimman."

I don't know about you but I can't wait until tomorrow is over so that we can go back to a political ad free television, radio and computer life for a few months!!

Autumn Family Fun

When Bob got home from work today, we all went outside to play in the leaves.  Here are my favorite pictures from the family fun!!

Our favorite little monkey!!

Crop circles...

Hope that the aliens haven't landed!!!

Zoi was in on the family fun too...

All of the people (yes, Zoi gets people status) that I love the most....

We have a couple of trees left that still have all of their beautiful leaves...

But looking this direction as the sun sets, you can see that winter isn't far behind....

Random Ramblings

Bobby has discovered one of the greater joys of cold weather mornings...laying by the furnace when the hot air is blowing into the air.  One day he will figure out how it can be even better...cover yourself with a blanket and keep all of the warm air for yourself.

Who is this looking at a toy catalogue??  Actually Bobby has looked at this page on two different occasions...looks like I need to put a call into Santa!!!! (I have my phone, internet, tv bills on the table-time to pick a new plan.  If anyone wants to come over and do this chore for me, be my guest!!)

The sky was awfully pink (and beautiful) this morning.

Zoi hanging out in the front yard just watching the leaves change colors...

The best spot to take pictures of the beautiful autumn leaves just happens to be on my front porch...

The view is even better when I look down...

 We have been spending HOURS in the trampoline lately...

Time for the animals to come out and get some food before the cold weather comes...

This guy better stay hidden, after all Thanksgiving isn't too far away...

Happy 3rd week of October!  Let's go Mountaineers!!

After School Schedule

Bobby has a modified school day and leaves everyday at 2:00.  He doesn't get to come straight home and play, we stop off at either behavioral (typically 4 days a week) or occupational therapy (one day a week).  Today was behavioral therapy.  I had my camera today to take pictures for Bobby's school visual schedule, so I took some extra pics to share.

 Actually waiting nicely!

Working with Sharon (for those of you who know her and know how much she hates having her picture taken, just pretend that you never saw this!!!)...

Looking out the window on one of his breaks...

Guess what he is looking at out the window!!  Bobby's happiest place...

McDonald's drive thru!!!!  He could spend hours looking out this window!!

After we got home Bobby wanted to jump in the trampoline and who could blame him, such a beautiful day!!!!

 Taking a little break from jumping to enjoy the view...

I took video of jumping and his work session, but it won't let me upload to this blog?!  Maybe I'll get it on Facebook, maybe not!!!!