happy halloween

happy halloween to all, this year we are living in an apartment, so we probly wont get many trick or treaters. the reason for this blog is a memory, quite a fond one a milestone actually. when my 2nd husband and i got divorced i was living near by (for a short time) it was halloween and all 4 of my boys were gathered at my ex's home for trick or treating, i was going along. dominic, my youngest son who has autism, didnt want to go. we were hoping he would he was 5 then and had never wanted to go trick or treating in the past. well i took my 3 other boys around the entire block, needless to say they got lots of treats! when we came back to my ex's house dominic took my oldests sons soccer mask and started playing with it. i asked him "do you want mommy to take you trick or treating" "no trick or treating" he replied. after about 20 min he put the mask on! this was a total shock to both chris (my ex) and i, then he said "go trick or treating?" i was overfilled with joy!!! my baby's first trick or treating!! he put the overly big for his lil head mask on, and off he and i went, we only made it to about 4 or 5 houses then he had enough, we went back to chris's house, he was so proud of himself as was i. it was quite a halloween i will never forget.....when you have an autistic child the smallest things that dont mean as much to most parents mean the world to a parent with an autistic child happy halloween 2009