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Blog posts tagged with Simon

And Now He's Eleven.

When asked what he wanted to do for his birthday he said, "Dinner and a movie." When asked what he wanted for his birthday he said, "I don't know. ...

Today I'm sharing a little project Katie initiated. We invited a few important people in Simon's life to share what they've learned from him. Docum...

The 5th Grade

Dear Simon, Here's a few things about 5th grade (and what's been happening the first few weeks so far): 1. You have a binder (notebook) that you br...

Ring That Bell

Simon At Gymnastics from Ali Edwards on Vimeo. Today I want to share a success. Because I love celebrating Simon. Back in May Simon started attendi...

I Love This Kid

There is nothing better than finding something he likes and enjoys and wants to do again. Last night, at the recommendation of his developmental pe...

You Better Believe

The other night Simon asked me for a pen and some paper. This is what he drew. Not tracing. Looking at a picture and then drawing it. You better be...

Simon Edwards | Obi-wan vs. Anakin from Ali Edwards on Vimeo. Last week while I attended his IEP meeting Simon got to hang out with his friend Ben....

Simon + Katie + The X-ray

Last week Simon got to be Katie's patient in one of her college classes. She's studying to be a Dental Assistant and asked me if he could be her pa...

Ten Years Of Simon

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Last year I did a Nine Years of Simon post featuring a layout from each year of his life. That wa...

Fourth Grade Open House

Dear Simon, Last night you had your Fourth Grade Open House. Here's what I learned: 1. The technology in your classroom is so cool. You showed me h...

Learning To Ride

We've been taking the slow route in helping Simon learn to ride his bike. Slow and deliberate with lots and lots of confidence-building praise and ...

Third Grade Field Trip

THIRD GRADE FIELD TRIP = 80 KIDS + 20 ADULTS + 2-HOUR BUS RIDE EACH WAY + OREGON COAST AQUARIUM + LUNCH AND EXPLORATION AT THE BEACH I have things ...

I Had To Do It

A couple weeks back I saw a white version of this Lego storage idea via Pinterest and knew it was only a matter of time before I did the same thing...

The Striped PJ's

The other day I was folding Simon's PJ's and I was thinking about how much he loves them. One pair of stripes. Two pairs. Three pairs. Four pairs. ...

The Reading Record

This is Simon's weekly Reading Record from last week. Most weeks it's missing a few days. Most weeks the minutes read is somewhere between 20 and 3...