The Awesome Post On What Adults Can Learn From Childlike Wonder That Will Never Be

I spent almost an hour tonight writing a really great post to go with today’s video (at least I thought it was good!)  It talked about how much we adults have to learn from our children….how they can help us regain our must needed sense of wonder, and curiosity…and why it’s so important for us [Read More…]…

Good Bye Apartment Living, Hello First Home!

I’m excited to announce that today the Smith family said good bye to upstairs neighbors that apparently enjoy jumping rope with techno music blasting in the background at 2 in the morning; to having to play real life Tetris on a daily basis with our furniture in order to fit it all in, and sadly….to maintenance men [Read More…]…

1 Year Ago Today: Reflections On The Scariest Week Of My Life

That video was shot exactly one year ago today.  New Years Eve 2010.  Wow.  What a year this has been…! As I type this, there’s only 30 minutes left of 2011 and I’ve been thinking about this last blog post of the year all week.  There’s a million things I want to say, but I’m [Read More…]…

Swing Sets Are So….Typical!

When Noah was born one of my biggest fears was that he would never be able to do normal-kid type stuff.  (Or as we’re supposed to say in the “world of special needs parenting…..typical children.)  I remember sitting in the hospital room wondering if Noah would ever want to play with me, go to the [Read More…]…

Think Babies Born With Down Syndrome Aren’t Smart…? Think Again!

I sometimes say that our little boy reminds me of a Muppet Baby because of all the zany adventures he has in his crib when he thinks we aren’t watching.  (If you don’t get what I’m talking about do yourself a favor and watch a few episodes…you can thank me later!)  Like today for instance….. Dad Get’s [Read More…]…