Sight Words

Jackson is showing some progress here. He is able to identify 4/4 words correctly doing a coloring activity. "Color me yellow, now color zoo pink, color dad purple, color jump red". These words are visually diverse, tonight I think I'm going to throw mom into the mix and see if he can handle it. It's very encouraging!

Update on Arthur Live!

What a fabulous family date it was! Jackson really enjoyed the show and handled the transitions like a pro. He enjoyed the music, was enchanted with Arthur and gave me some play-by-play during the show:

"Sh Arthur is sleeping"
"Arthur is marching, march, march march"
"Wake up Arthur, Dance!"
"Arthur lost a tooth"
"Arthur is singing"

It was wonderful to go and enjoy this program like "normal".

Of course, the tickets cost us $65 and we spent another $50 on souveniers; but again it was well worth it. Jackson had a good time and it just felt right. It's another reminder of how far he's come; and it makes me proud!

Arthur Live!

Today is the day! Jackson has been waiting to see this show since November! So, wer'e off to Wabash to see Arthur live. I'm hoping he's able to enjoy it and doesn't meltdown when it's over!

Yesterday, he was all set to go. Didn't understand the concept of tomorrow. He has so much trouble with time. Even the calendar doesn't seem to help much. Especially when its something so anticipated. I'll edit this post to update....keeping my fingers crossed!

Jackson's Mom

I went to CVS to print one last photo for the Talent fair project...actually it was all done, but Jackson decided he didn't want the picture of just his cousin Taylor, but instead the photo with her holding one of his stuffed toys...(ugh!). Nevermind that the one we originally used was of much better quality (centered, focused, etc).

So, I'm just trying to get a photo printed and I say hello to another mom I know. (Her daughter is in Jackson's grade.) As she's leaving she causally says good-bye. They happened to park by me, so as I'm getting in the van, I hear her daughter comment, "that was Jackson's mom, wasn't it?"

That comment shouldn't cause me to think twice, but of course it did. The thing is, being Jackson's mom holds a completely different connotation than being Callahan's mom. Does that make sense?

Alas, the Talent Fair photography project is done!!!!

Brothers

Cal dressed up like Buzz Lightyear tonight. [We only have 20 different costumes to choose from]. He went to Jackson and said, "Jackson, go get dressed like Woody!" Jackson ignored him initially, but in his own time went to put on the Woody costume. Then the two of them had a grand time re-inacting scenes from the movie.

How does that mastercard commercial go?
Buzz Lightyear Costume: $30
Woody Costume: $15
A boy with autism playing Buzz & Woody with his little brother?: priceless

Through his eyes

Working on that talent fair project.
He chose his picture to 'edit'.
We cropped and changed the tone of his favorite picture of his toys.
It's hard for me to not "do" this for him. He's supposed to choose his favorite/best picture to edit and manipulate. He really enjoyed changing the hue of the photo.
When I consider the theme of this project:
"My community from my perspective"
he's following the theme pretty well. The picture is random; almost chaotic. Is that his view? Does it comfort him? I don't know the answer, but I know he loves the 8X10 of his toys! ;)

SNOW DAY!!!

It's snowing here (still)!
We're homebound and a bit stir crazy.
Jackson is just happy to have a 'free-day'
He and daddy made cookies this morning. I think his calling must have something to do with cooking...maybe there's a career for him in it....?
We're going to work some more on the talent fair project and having him sign his class Valentines. It's going to be a long, white weekend!