The boys had a good morning and Lizze did a great job of getting them ready for school. All I had to do was physically drive them there. Good mornings like this don't come around as often as I'd like, but when they do I'm certainly grateful. Life is full of ups and downs. When you're a special needs parent, those highs and lows tend to be more extreme. Unfortunately, there's nothing that can be done aside from riding the wave at times.

We had a pretty amazing Christmas this year. Lizze and I got to bed at a somewhat decent hour of 2 AM, right before Emmett woke up. He ended up sleeping between Lizze and I because it was the only way he was able to fall back asleep. Our morning went smoothly and the boys all had an amazing Christmas. Everyone is happy and we spent time with both sides of our family. If I'm being completely honest, I don't think I could have imagined a better Christmas. We're all exhausted and will likely spend most of the week recovering from the busy weekend. The next few days will probably be a bit on the rougher side of things as the kids begin to decompress from all the festivities. I'm…

We had a pretty decent morning. The kids were in good moods and we even got out the door before 8 AM. That's a good thing.. ☺ I thought we would further the awesomeness of the morning and swing through Dunkin Donuts. The drive thru was packed but the store was empty, so we went inside. Emmett was amazed by all the donut they had and didn't hide said amazement very well. lol Elliott looks sad in the picture but he wasn't. I think I just took the picture at an odd moment. He was super happy to get donuts and so was I. As simple as that is, being able to do things like this on occasion, feels really good. We've come a long way and while we're not…