Over the last couple of years, we’ve found that while we still “do” the holidays, they look a little different for us. Where we hide the eggs is much more accessible. Our schedule is much more rigid as we keep to cathing and bowel management programs. Our meals are different as we adjust to allergies. We make time to keep appointment with the teenager to argue.
But, as much as things are different, we find that lots of things remain the same. New Easter dresses complete with matching hats and purses. Baskets filled with goodies. Time spent with family. And playing to the point of exhaustion.
What do you do different? The same? How have you adjusted your holidays to make them most accessible and loads of fun?
Getting ready to fly kites!
Hunting for eggs
Mama and her boys
Catching geckos and TRYING to stay clean
Succumbing to a nap
Pure fun
Funny that you mention that. My son had his 20th birthday last week and one of his friends who also has Down’s Syndrome and his family, came over to celebrate. His father shared with us that he tells people who comment on his son, “Our kids are different, but they’re more like us than they are different.” It struck me right away because mostly we spend time looking at the behaviors and habits we need to work on, not the things that are the the same. It is so true.