Thumper, like Tad before him, loves memorizing books.  Thumper has become particularly fond of Dr. Seuss, and all the e-books that we have on the iPad. Which means that when you hand him a real book, he will read it aloud to you. His current favorite is “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,” […]

Thumper has made some significant progress in being able to identify colors in the last couple of weeks.  This has happened with the combined efforts of his three therapists, and myself and Ane, and M&Ms. Yes, that’s right.  Actually, we’ve been using the Trader Joe’s “candy coated chocolate drops” – same thing, slightly different hues […]

Yes, the day finally came for Thumper!  Yesterday was his first day of school! This will be his first full year at preschool, since he started on his birthday in March last year, and just managed to get about 12 weeks in at the end of the school year. And the most exciting part?  The […]

Tad’s fall schedule starts in full swing this week, and it is definitely going to require some juggling – especially with Ane running cross country and being at practice after school four days a week. Last night was his first art class!  The studio is near home, and while he is the oldest kid in […]