Polar Express Tradition
Each year, we met up with buddies at the Norwalk Aquarium to see the lighthouses, see the marine life exhibits and watch Polar Express on the IMAX screen. It was great fun! Although he shared this in school on the 22nd, the actual outing was on Saturday the 20th…hope you’ll forgive me any confusion this causes…I usually try to stay as true as possible to sharing Mikey’s journal entries one decade after he wrote them.
This year had an exciting addition – Santa was diving with the sharks! We either planned this in advance or we got really lucky. It was very cool!
We were lucky to have pals to join us on our adventures, but you can make any activity like this a family tradition if it is something that works for your family and makes everyone happy…think outside the box on how your holiday traditions can reflect your unique crew.
This adventure isn’t even over yet, Folks. More on this exciting day tomorrow…
For my original post about our aquarium holiday tradition, click the link below.
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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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