Elmo (and us) Head to the "D"

Sesame Street Live came to Detroit, so we left the suburbs to join Elmo downtown. Downtown Detroit has the steriotype of abandoned homes and burned out buildings, but it is also full of charm and of course is the home of several beautiful theaters where wonderful shows are hosted. The show was fun and full of energy and both kids enjoyed it for the whole first half. Surprisingly our older son enjoyed it more than the little one. He  even initiated a few funny games between me, him and hubby during the show. We bask in all games from our special needs little man. We all had a great time and enjoyed having a family day out.

This is what some of Detroit looks like

But then you drive by graffiti like this and you can't believe the talent

 (I didn't take this photo. Hubby couldn't drive back this way on the way home but lucky for me I found the exact wall online :) )

And South of the infamous 8 mile there are some pretty amazing things.

Like this beautiful church

The Hockey Town Cafe

And of course, the amazing Fox Theater

Sesame, here we come!

The historical Fox Theater is so beautiful and has so many things to look at.

Beautiful

Awe

And then the show begins!

N Yelled out "Abbey Cadabby!"

Everytime Grover fell over N yelled "sit down. " So cute and interactive!

This is what he looked like. Having so much fun!

Our boys thought they were super heroes alright!

Magical!

Happy Boy

During intermission, these came out.. ya know, the $10.00 balloons

A little boy saw the balloons. He reallly wanted one BUT he has been on a non stop toy binge all month so.. we said not today

He took the news... OK.

Overall we had a great day and everyone left smiling. Elmo gave us a great day in the "D"

Thanks Sesame Street!

 

It Snowed Like Half An Inch..Time To Go Sledding!

Winters haven't been quite as harsh lately or maybe I have just been too busy to notice but either way we can't sit around and wait for a major snow dump. We don't bother worrying if the snow sticks to the ground or even if it covers the grass and we wouldn't dream of trying to build a snowman ;). I'm sure that soon the real snow will come but for now the novelty of it is still quite exciting so off we went yesterday into the backyard with no hill whatsoever. Who needs to sled down a hill though when mom and dad are here to pull you at full speed? It was really fun for all of us and even though we spent more time putting on the snow pants and boots than we did playing outside, it was worth it. We can't wait for a great snow day with school cancellations and giant snowmen. Soon!

It's winter and snowy.Can't think of a better time to climb a wooden ladder. Boots, snow pants and gloves..great gross motor/physical therapy kiddo.

       Water slides with a hose have nothing on this slippery slide! Wet snow and shiny snow pants. Major speed! The little one flipped off at the end of his ride!

This is safe..

All the summer activities only in freezing wet weather!

Sledding on snowy grass feels the same as just snow. Fun!

Daddy got a workout!

Time to relax

Kids, look at this snow chunk er.. snow ball!

Little Brother's Day Out

My little one was basically born in a waiting room. I was 8 months pregnant when I started the special needs journey with my older son and we didn't take much time off of therapy appointments so as soon as I could drive after delivery, my youngest was being carted from waiting room to waiting room in his little carrier car seat.Now that he is older and in school a few mornings a week I have decided to try to make the time I do get to spend with him, a bit more quality. I admit that I do adore playing power rangers but as of now, we are working toward engaging in other fun activities.  Last week I took Little Brother to the Library aka Liberry.He has been asking to go back to the Hostipal since my sister delivered her baby 4 mos ago so I figured he was itching to get out. As usual he made friends within five minutes of our arrival and he had a blast with the exhibits they had set up. It was like a mini hands on museum and he loved trying everything out in between chasing kids whose names he couldn't remember.He also thinks that checking out movies is the absolute coolest thing ever. Note to self. Get the little man out more often!

Jump Lights

Push the ball in the tube and...

Up it goes!!

He couldn't get my 3 month old niece to crawl yet so he went into the baby area himself ;)

He met a friend in there. This was the first time I have been in this section and not smelled someones stinky diaper.So happy :)

                                                Mom, we don't get to keep dees?