Tonight I cut my walk shot in order to spend some extra time with Gavin and Elliott. I wanted them to experience the magic of catching fireflies. Elliott has never done that and while I can't give him much at least I could give him that. Gavin has caught fireflies many times already so he was a pro. Elliott wasn't sure of what to do as they kinda freaked him out just a bit and he refused to touch them. He did warm up and start catching them on sticks and putting them in the jar. Even Lizze got in on the action and really had fun. Emmett was already sleeping but he would he loved this. These are the moments that I will look back on as one of…

I need to come clean about something. I realize this may come as a shock to you all but....I'm an......overprotective parent. There I said it. I am an overprotective parent. Man, that feels good to get out. The truth is that I don't mean to be overprotective, I just love and worry about my kids so much. I have seen too many things happen and I know how the world treats kids that are "different". I'm worried that trying to shield them from some of life's "unpleasantries" is robbing them of invaluable experience. However, at the same time, isn't it our job as their parents to protect them from all that we can? I mean, after all, our kids are Autistic, and more sensitive to things....right? They are more prone…

This has been kinda bugging me for a while, well actually, more like driving me crazy. Gavin has this "thing" where he drags himself along the walls and mantel. I'm guessing it's a sensory thing but who knows. Anyway, the problem with this is more the mantel then anything else. When he drags himself along the mantel he quite often knocks things off of said mantel and onto the floor. I was wondering if any of you see similar things? I have always chalked it up to simply Autism and it's sometime odd behavior.  However, I'm starting to wonder if there is more to this then just "odd behavior"? It's almost like some weird kind of navigation or something. Am I the only one seeing these things?  

Just a random shot of Gavin. We were waiting for our turn to see the famous Dr. R..... Gavin was VERY patient while we had to wait an hour to be seen.  Great job Gavin. I'm proud of you buddy....... - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Lizze and I had a chance to go out today. It didn't go as planned but we did go to dinner. We still had a good time and it was nice to just get away for a little while. The boys had a good time at Grandma Gene's.  Emmett was supposed to spend the night at Lizze's parents but he decided he didn't want to and so they brought him home. So much for the good nights sleep. It's actually really strange that he didn't want to stay. To be honest, I sleep better knowing my babies are home, even if I don't "actually" sleep better. I'm just weird like that........ - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper…

So we have "issues" with fans in our house. The kids (and by kids I mean Emmett) like to stick their fingers and touch the blades while they're spinning. Sometimes he's content to just shove things into the fan because it makes a funny noise as it's chewing up whatever he shoved in there. We just lost our best box fan last night.. It will be mourned.. We have a broken window AC unit that barely works anymore so we rely on fans to keep everyone cool. I saw these fans a while ago but thought I would share this with you in case you haven't seen these things yet. They are INSANELY over priced but DAMN they're freakin' cool...no pun intended. These HAD to be designed by someone with a…

The boys went with my Dad to see Great Grandma Gene. They were doing some work around the house for her. They LOVE going to see her and we don't get to do that nearly enough. Apparently they stopped for ice cream on the way home. I'm glad they had a good time........ - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

I going out to see Transformers with my lady........ Kids are gone for a bit and things have been a bit......tense between Lizze and I. Way to much stress and no end in sight. We need to get out more and get away from the chaos. - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)