He is so wise.

This morning was hectic...It's Monday, the first day back to school since Hurricane Ike.

I rushed through our morning routine---urging Christopher to hurry every few minutes as he took his time leisurely eating his oatmeal and drinking his milk.
We flew out the door and jumped into the car. We were 3 minutes behind our normal schedule. We usually show up about 5 minutes earlier than need be so that any traffic or distraction will not cause Christopher's morning routine to be thrown out of whack...So we weren't late...just not early.

While we're driving, I have Christopher read one of his AR stories to me...never hurts to refresh and get a jump on the school-mentality for the day. He reads the story without much gusto...because he's already read it at least 20 times. He knows it cold.

After the story, we start reviewing for his geography test...mostly because I have *no* idea where his teacher is going to start up her lesson plan at this point. I want him to be prepared.
He calmly answers my questions and tells me that he is going to do all of his work today...He wants to make us proud. Right now "us" happens to be me, Beau and Santa Claus.

After the geography review, we talk about behavior expectations for the day. I don't know how it is for neurotypical children, but for little Auties...FREQUENT reviewing helps for better performance. (haha)

Traffic has delayed us a little bit and I want to keep him busy...so I ask him to go over the geography work with me "one more time."

My beautiful son had been looking at the sun glowing over the street. Without a pause or stutter he turned to me and said, "Let's just enjoy this moment, okay?" And then he turned his face back to the sun and enjoyed his last moments in the car before school.

I CRACKED UP!

And then I thought, "WOW. What a reminder to slow down and drink in the sun and the calm!"
With one sentence, he totally made my day.

I am perpetually amazed by Christopher. He is so funny and smart. Thank you God for making that moment possible and for my brilliant little guy!