I have to say…Mason is such an awesome traveler. He gets anxious when it comes to transitions in general (i.e. getting dressed to go somewhere makes him uneasy) but man, this kid travels like a pro. If he isn’t asleep on the arm rest, he’s happily gazing out the window. He never makes a peep. When we were boarding our flight today, there was a middle aged man who appeared to have autism or some sort of cognitive delay and he was traveling alone. He was happily seated in the first row without anyone on either side of him. It never occurred to me that Mason might be able to fly solo down the road. Definitely made me stop and think about the future. Not sure I’ll ever be ready for him to do something like that but I hope all of the therapy and love he receives today prepares him to do something incredible like that one day! #masonandme #autismawareness #movemountainsbabyboy

This is a glimpse into our life with autism. Mason is an incredible 4 year old who happens to have autism. He is what I refer to as “semi verbal”, he can label things, places and people quite well but he is just beginning to actually create a vocabulary of useful terms to tell us what he needs and wants.

He also likes to eat at one restaurant. One. So we end up eating there every Saturday…and Sunday. We get there the minute they open, sometimes a few minutes before, to avoid the crowds. The staff knows us and most importantly, they know Mason. They have his rice ready on the table when they see our car pull up. You really can’t put a price tag on that kind of caring service!

20 minutes before I took this photo, Mason had a meltdown over us making him wear pants. He ended up winning and we swapped out his pants for shorts before heading into the restaurant. Sometimes you have to pick your battles and today, we weren’t going to let 4” of fabric keep our family from eating at a restaurant. Shorts it is, buddy!