Confusion and Concern: Who Put Stone On The Kindergarten Bus???
While our first day of Kindergarten for Ty and Stone was fairly uneventful (other than the eventfulness of it being their first day), the same can't be said for day number two. Everything started off normally enough. We got the boys ready for school and Hany dropped them off at their respective locations. Since Stone's […]
The Twin Tornadoes Invade Edmonds Kindergartens!
Today was a big day in our household: the twins officially became elementary school students and went to their first day of kindergarten. Ty is off to Sherwood Elementary, which is literally around the corner from our house and is a mainstream school; while Stone is going to Chase Lake Community School, which is about […]
A Different Kind Of Bedtime Story…
Reading to and with kids before bedtime is a time-honored tradition for families around the world. And our family is no different when it comes to Ty. Stone doesn't yet have the attention span (or interest) in sitting still for a reading session but we're hopeful that will develop over time. But with Ty, the […]
Wandering, Drowning and Autism
Ever since we received the diagnosis about Stone’s autism, I’ve thrown myself headfirst into research mode, reading as much as I can about treatment options, parenting strategies and news related to autism. Unfortunately, the news surrounding autism is not always very good. For awhile I had my Google News Alerts set with Autism as a […]