After celebrating his actual birthday on Friday, with one present from Mom and Dad… … and getting to go out to dinner with Grandma and Gichan all by himself, we drove down to Nana and Papa’s house for the Jubilee parade (otherwise known as “collect ALL the candy!”) and another birthday present. He got another […]

Dear Tad, Another birthday has come, and while only another year has passed, I think you’ve grown about three inches in height. Physically, you are growing fast – and we still can’t seem to put much weight on your bones.  You’ve lost your last baby tooth that you needed to lose before we can start […]

To my dear husband… … thank you for the free tickets to the suite last week. Seriously, you should have just passed it off as an anniversary gift.  I don’t know how that gets topped. Thank you for sharing the highs and lows, and all the extra innings, of the last 16 years. Happy anniversary!

It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it. Tad is taking part in another autism study at the University of Washington.  This one is focused on how kids on the spectrum in “middle childhood” (ages 8-13) continue to learn new skills. The headphones that he is wearing sounds a beep, and then the […]