We went to Rockford this past week and Aidan had a blast! He got to:
- Ride a trolley
- Blow the trolley whistle and ring its bell
- Climb on and around trains at the Illinois Railway Museum
- Visit his Great Grandparents
- Drive Great Grandma's scooter
- Ride an airplane
- FLY an airplane
- Ride on a boat
- Jump off a boat and swim in the middle of the lake
- Drive a boat
- Ride a four wheeler
- Ride in a canoe
- Paddle a canoe
- Light fireworks
- Roast marshmallows
Wow! What a week! It was a wonderful visit with Poppa, Grandma Holly, Auntie Arian, Auntie Mimi, Uncle Chris, and his many cousins (Autumn, Cody, Dani & Addy). He was super great for the 11 hour ride up and the 11 hour ride back, plus all the in between trips here and there.
We did have a couple of close calls as far as his autism. At the train museum he got super hungry and overstimulated and tired, and almost had a meltdown before we were able to get him food. Also, he had ice cream twice in one day and the dairy affected his behavior quite a bit – have to plan better next time! The only other really close call was the last day, visiting Great Grandma and Great Grandpa at their apartment. Aidan was at the end of his rope, tired and overstimulated and homesick. He started pushing and pulling and spinning Poppa's chair and after many times of being asked to stop, I asked him to come with me to the hall so we could talk. Aidan ran away and went in Great Grandpa's office where he proceeded to have a mini-meltdown (aggressive, stiff, arching his back, growling, nonverbal). We got him calmed down, gave hugs and left. Otherwise, it was an all in all awesome trip! Hopefully we can do it again soon. I know Aidan had a blast!
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