Made Ornaments
Our Christmas tree is decorated each year with three main types of ornaments.
- Family heirlooms passed down from Dave’s family and mine.
- Fun ornaments we have given each other as gifts or stocking stuffers.
- Ornaments made by Mikey and Will (when he was little).
It is not a Christmas window display tree, but it’s jam packed with love and goodness!
Mikey gives his ornaments as teacher gifts each year. We also leave a basket out at home so visitors can take an ornament as a little favor. And, now that Mikey is our sole ornament maker, each year, Will or Dave or I pick one that we’ll keep on our own Christmas tree for years to come. And yes, at least one of these is still on our tree today.
Treasures, hand made by Mikey. Love that!
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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