Pumkin Patch

A fun weekend! Friday we went to the Boo Blast, a carnival fundraiser for the school. We went with Matthew's little friends, Kiran and Brenna.


Matthew of course.......always doing things his way.

What a smile!

Special friends!
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Sunday we went to the Irvine Railroad Park with friends for the Pumpkin Patch and to try out Matthew's new fishing pole! He was so excited!


The kids had fun on the train.

Probably the things Matthew would have enjoyed most was the tractor ride.

Unfortunately he thought it was funny to crash into the hay walls so we decided to end his driving experience. There were a few tears but he understood why. He is at the point where we can reason with him and even though often we struggle with his focus and attention, his compliance and desire to please has made things much easier. He really is such a good boy and as sweet as can be. Love you little guy!

A fun afternoon

We surprised Matthew after school with an impromptu trip to Disneyland with our friends, the Derelioglus. He was so excited and had a blast. His favorite ride was the Matterhorn. I was really nervous about letting him ride it but he got off and said "Daddy, I want go the "horn" one more time!"

Fun with friends

Look at Matthew....his very first "hamburger"! Disneyland is great about food options and they had a GFCF bun and dedicated fryer so Matthew got to eat what everyone else had! The bread was not very good but he enjoyed it and was all smiles.

Matthew and his favorite ride partner....Daddy!

Good Bye Danny

It was a very sad day for us today! :(
We said good bye to our Danny.
He has been Matthew's ABA therapist for 2 1/2 years. He started working with Matthew in March 2007. We were reminiscing today about how things were back then......it was not an easy time. No eye contact, constant stimming, maladaptive behaviors and tantrums that could not be believed. Danny was there through all of it, encouraging us and working with Matthew. Danny has been such an wonderful influence in Matthew's life and is largely responsible getting him to where he is now. I can't imagine how things would have been without him. They have such a bond and Matthew loves Danny so much, we all do. I hope he knows how special he will always be to us.

The scratch on Matthew's nose was a spill he took in the backyard today. He cut his lip (a surprising amount of blood) and bumped his head too. Poor little guy was left with scrapes on his little face and a fat lip. Of course he got lots of love and sympathy the rest of the day! :)

These are some photos of Matthew with his cousins from this weekend. Matthew adores them and is very interactive with them.

I love seeing the boys together. Matthew is so happy and playful with them, Matthew talks about them for days after! We love you "Adew" and "Zachawy"!