Today was another Saddest. Day. Ever.

Today was Bryce’s last day of school and we had to say goodbye to his two Education Assistants (EA), Ms. C and Ms. M.

Ms. C and Ms. M were so incredibly supportive throughout the year and we will miss them both! Bryce has learned so much this year and had many accomplishments and I know a lot of it is because of his support staff, his teachers, and his amazing classmates. I am forever thankful!

To celebrate the last day of school there was an end of the school year dance and me and Bryce danced together. When this song came on, I couldn’t resist...

It was a great way to end a great year!

Thank you again, Ms. M. and Ms. C for everything and I wish you all the best!

Thanks for reading,
Tanaya

I just wanted to give a huge shout out and a big thank you to  Beary Sweet Cookies​, for generously baking these beautiful (and delicious!!!) puzzle piece cookies for me to give to my sons classmates as a show of my appreciation for their support and acceptance of Bryce this school year!

They were a huge hit (of course!) and I know they were made with love!

Thank you so much, Beary Sweet Cookies!

Thanks for reading,
Tanaya

As some of you know my son is almost 14 years old, has autism. and goes to a regular school. He’s always been very accepted by his peers and they include him in as much as he can handle even though he isn’t very verbal (more echoic, like a parrot). Today Bryce came home with this ‘Kind Notes’ from his peers in his class and I really wanted to share it with you all as I think ‘Kind Notes’ is a beautiful idea!

This meant so much to me, more than these kids will ever understand!! Just having a proud and emotional mommy moment and wanted to share.

Thanks for reading,
Tanaya

I was sitting on a bench watching Bryce play on the playground when a woman approached me and said, “You’re doing a great job!”

She mentioned she had a child with special needs too and also was approached by a woman who told her she was doing a great job as well, and wanted to ‘pay it forward’ as most of us parents to special needs kids could always use that little reassurance every now and then.

It honestly made my day.

I thought it was really nice of her to come up to me to tell me that. It was like a belated Mothers Day gift. It honestly made me feel like I’m doing something right at least for a complete stranger to take notice.

So to all you moms or dads out there, caring for a child with special needs, I just wanted to let you know, you’re doing a great job!

Thanks for reading,
Tanaya

There are six things that Bryce loves!

• The Hellevator at Playland
• Playing Wii Sports Resort on his Wii console
• Exploring Google Maps ‘Street View’
• Going to the movie theatre
• The story, ‘Robot and Mr. Mole’ on Starfall.com
• and drawing pictures of all of the above

So I thought I’d share some of Bryce’s most recent drawings:

For more of Bryce’s art please visit our Facebook page and check out Bryce’s Portfolio!
Thanks for reading,
Tanaya