eSpecially Ben

Ben's 7th Birthday Party: Local Fire Engine Visited Our House (on purpose) Check out other photos: www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com

We spent last week at the beach near Atlantic Beach in North Carolina. At Fort Macon Park , they have a special chair for people like Ben who may need extra help moving in the sand and water. The chair is made by Landeez . We were amazed by this chair. It did travel over the sand and in small amounts of water with ease. We bought an inexpensive strap to go around Ben's waist so he would not fall out.  I thought that Ben could go farther in the water sitting in the chair, but it does eventually float...away if in too deep of water. Ben got tired of sitting in it and wiggled his way under the strap. For the most part, it is a great invention and it made it easier for us to keep Ben safe on the beach. If he had been interested in a long walk on the beach, this would have worked great for him.

For Ben's 7th Birthday, his guests were given the opportunity to paint a wooden fire truck from Michael's . Ben declined from painting - he was a bit too excited to focus on painting. Here are some of the artists with their work:  Jackson, age 6 1/2  Logan, age 5  Ethan, age 4 1/2 Samantha, age 2 Check out other works of art at www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com .