I wanted to take a second and share something that might benefit some of my fellow Vivint Smart Home users. Frankly, this would apply to any smart camera system but I've only experienced that with Vivint Home and that's why I'm focused on that. When it comes time to ensure that the kids get to sleep on Christmas Eve, so Santa can arrive, I inform my kids that we let Santa login to our Vivint Smart Home system to make sure they're sleeping. Santa does this by logging into the Vivint app and taking a peak at the kids room, through the Ping Camera, making sure they are sleeping before he arrives. We've found that this helps to kids remain focused on going to sleep and at the very least,…

Wandering has reached epidemic proportions within the Autism community, as more than 50% of kids with Autism will wander away from a place of safety. Unfortunately, many of these episodes of elopement will not end well. It's a heartbreaking and terrifying thing for Autism parents to have to worry about but many do. I'm writing this to remind everyone that I'm working with Vivint Gives Back, to help secure your home and keep you child safe. As a father to 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum, I know first-hand the challenges that many families like mine face, every single day and night. I have also experienced first hand how Vivint Gives Back works with families like mine. When I was first approached about this project, I was very skeptical because…

I was in Best Buy the other day and stumbled across this little surprise. Vivint now has its own little section inside of Best Buy. This is pretty cool because this will make it easier for people to check them out before setting up an installation. I would assume at this point that in order to use the Vivint Gives Back program, you would want to go through Vivint Gives Back directly. Next time you're in a Best Buy, check their section out and see of they're a good fit for your situation. Remember, if you're a special needs parent, Vivint has an amazing program for you. Visit them at the link above and tell them you talked to me. ☺

You all know about our recent trip to Florida. Gavin had a wish granted and we ended up five States away from home for about ten days. The trip was amazing and you can see all the pictures here. One of the biggest concerns the boys had about leaving was our fur covered family members. Maggie was being boarded and our cat pretty much takes care of himself. The kids were very worried about our foursome of ferrets. The ferrets are very special and the boys have never really been away from them for more than a day. https://youtu.be/EOmo0LyGbQQ While my Mom was dropping by to take care of them, I decided to use one of our Ping Cameras to monitor the ferrets 24/7. The Ping Camera is part of…