Alex's Party May 17, 2008

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Austin has fallen in love with smilebox...a hallmark creation. He has so much fun with it and through him I have played around with it and came across this slideshow format. There are so many options and you can pay like $1.99 and own your creation you can just take the freebie option which is what I usually do.

Anyway, we attended a birthday party recently and the boys had sooo much fun. I think the pics and videos speak for themselves. :-) Hope you enjoy!!!!

One thing I do want to point out for those of you that have known Austin...pay close attention to the last video of him in the bounce house. What he was trying to do was bounce on each section without messing up...the perfectionist in him...BUT notice when things don't go right he does not have a meltdown! SUCCESS!! He just says..."try again" and then starts over. He has to try a few times and for us I can't express the emotions we as parents have watching how he has truly grown. We remember a time when he would have tried once...messed up and then would be mad the REST OF THE DAY...seriouly....the ability for him to regulate himself in times like that is something we celebrate as parents of a child with Autism. Something anyone else would never pay attention to is what we take pride in the most....