slide screaming "Bonnzzaii!"
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's supermom hurling down a huge inflatable slide! I know the pictures aren't the greatest -- they were taken with a cell phone -- as my son and I sped down screaming "Giranemo!!!" But here is proof that this mom hasn't forgotten how to have fun! Last night Autism Cares sponsored an hour-long play date at the Horsham Bounce U. It was a great opportunity for my son and I to go out and have a lot of fun. Despite his initial reluctance - an thus my quest to help him overcome his fear of heights -- he had an amazing time and eventually went down this incline all by himself!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's supermom hurling down a huge inflatable slide! I know the pictures aren't the greatest -- they were taken with a cell phone -- as my son and I sped down screaming "Giranemo!!!" But here is proof that this mom hasn't forgotten how to have fun! Last night Autism Cares sponsored an hour-long play date at the Horsham Bounce U. It was a great opportunity for my son and I to go out and have a lot of fun. Despite his initial reluctance - an thus my quest to help him overcome his fear of heights -- he had an amazing time and eventually went down this incline all by himself!
With GPS in hand we departed on our journey. Never having been to said location, we did take a bit of a tour of the immediate neighborhood. Arriving fashionably late, we met the founder of Austism Cares and got to climb and bounce on all sorts of contraptions. After yours truly broke the ice -- after all why should the kids be the only ones that are having a ball going down the slides -- other parents soon joined in.
I'm telling you, this place is not just for kids. Next time you want to do the unthinkable and have a girls night out, you might find that this kind of place is just the ticket for some unadulterated-laugh-until-you-cry fun.
(One of my girlfriends and I are already scheming and planning with the hopes to make this happen.)
But for now, this is a great place for kids to blow off some steam whether they have special needs or not. We came home after our excursion, my son totally exhausted from bouncing and sliding. I am happy to report that he is still snuggly tucked into bed in his glow-in-the-dark footie pajamas.
I strongly suggest dressing in layers if you are planning to be a participant in the bouncing and gliding, for you will sweat.
The good news about this particular Bounce U and keeping with my personal belief that turn about is fair play, we hit up the Trader Joe's Market. It is located relatively closely Bounce U. I love this place: it is a virtual mecca of fresh and frozen foods. Although neither of these locations weren't exactly around the corner from my humble abode, we killed two birds.
The most difficult part was over coming the inertia I felt at the end of the day to undertake the trek, but once arrived it was completely worth it!
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