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Dear Addie, This week after an extra eventful hair washing experience that I’m confident serenaded the entire neighborhood with your...

Dear Addie, This week I found myself alone in the dark. It was early in the morning (or late at night) & I was standing in the middle of...

Dear Addie, A pretty consistent part of our life’s journey is a healthy dose of onlookers. We get them for various reasons - whether it...

Dear Addie, This past week I found myself standing in the entry of a museum. I was unexpectedly crying after a sensory-friendly night...

Dear Addie, This weekend we headed out to see what is known as America’s favorite pastime, a baseball game! Now, this was no little...

Dear Addie, Did you know that you are on a diet? That’s right, you need a steady diet of swinging, and trampolines throughout your week...

Dear Addie, Our life here in the Menzo house has finally started to feel calm, at least calm by our standard! We are well into summer...

Dear Addie, Anyone that knows your daddy or even meets him for the first time, for that matter, can see he truly is one of a kind! A...

Dear Addie, Summer is here! A time when most kiddos look forward to taking a deep breath and getting a little “chillaxing” time (as Clara...

Dear Addie, You did it! This week you finished yet another successful year as an Oakview Owl, closing the chapter on first-grade! Yay!...

Dear Addie, “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light” - Aristotle It was two years ago that I sat on the...

Dear Addie, That’s a wrap baby girl! This weekend we celebrated the end of your first Miracle League season with all your baseball...

Dear Addie, This weekend was all about the mamas! That’s right baby girl - it was Mother’s Day weekend! Now having been blessed with...

Dear Addie, Here we go again! It’s that time of year when Our “Owlsome” Oakview Owls head out to show off their skills at spring Special...

Dear Addie, This week we celebrated daddy’s birthday! Yay, bring on the cake! Like all birthdays in our family, we happily sang (some...

Dear Addie, So often on this journey, we hear about time. It’s a funny thing - time that is. In our lives, it can be seen in two very...

Dear Addie, It’s pretty much a given that when we are out in public, someone is going to look at us in a reactive manner. It comes with...

Dear Addie, This week we had yet another first in your life’s journey! After years of sitting and not exactly patiently waiting on the...

Dear Addie, It’s April Addie! It’s the time of year when we acknowledge the month for Autism Awareness (April) and particularly April 2...

Dear Addie, It’s not uncommon in a family like ours with school aged kids, to find ourselves at a fellow classmates or neighbors birthday...