Simon & Ezra's 1st Time Skiing! Someone wrecked

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[@7Aheadfamily]

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[@user-eg8ht4im6x]

Hope you are recovering, lovely to see Ezra and Simon enjoying themsleves.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you! Yes, the knee is getting much better. 😊

[@TentoesMe]

Fun to see the older kids. Marie and Simon skiing was so cute! Their joke telling😂

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah! Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

My sister also likes the “tooth hurty” joke. I remember hearing that joke for the first time around thirty years ago.

[@7Aheadfamily]

That's cool, thank you for sharing!🩷🩷🩷

[@thomasschoeck9080]

It’s good that Ezra is learning to use the railing. I have seen a few kids around Ezra’s age who are level one and still need to be reminded to do this.

[@7Aheadfamily]

True. Thanks for pointing that out

[@tamaraanderson7260]

What a great family activity! I’m sorry you got hurt Holly! It looked like Simon and Ezra loved it. The older kids are such great helpers!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much! Ezra and Simon had a lot of fun!💕💕 Our older kids were wonderful helpers!💕💕💕

[@nathanjw940]

Ezra looks like he's having a growth spurt he looks thicker

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes, he is! He’s actually been putting on a lot of weight and growing quite a bit. :-)

[@galileasalamanca3129]

Ezra and simon are so cute we love Simon and Ezra God bless your family ❤❤❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you

[@Puppy_1]

Holly, are you OK? That was a bad fall. Ouch! With a face screaming and 😧! That had to hurt I hope you’re OK. It scared me when you fell. Because I know that had to hurt. I heard that bang. Ouch! Hope you’re gonna be OK my friend. 2:01

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you ❤️. Yes the knee is doing much better now, getting close to healed I think. 😊

[@Marschanchan]

Its so cute how ezra is always happy

[@7Aheadfamily]

I love how happy Ezra was to be up there skiing with us.

[@baileyheaton7087]

As soon as Holly said someone needed assistance I knew I would be Holly herself plus the notification of Holly on the snow is taller than the kids. Loved seeing how nurturing the 3 older kids are to Ezra and Simon

[@itslou58]

Lovely to see Ezra and Simon skiing and hope your knee wasn't broken and that it's healing xx ❤❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you!💜💜💜

[@Aileen53]

So cute❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks

[@catiehays3361]

Dang Holly , that ski patrol guy was rolling down that hill with you in tow right behind him. I would've been scared going so fast & you cant see, no thankyou. Your braver than me 4 sure. I'm glad your fam had a goodtime though!!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks! We should have mentioned that we sped up the video during that part. So he wasn’t actually going that fast. It was kinda scary though

[@wantflappywing1355]

I love skiing, I have just come back from France in the Alps. I did a jump about 5-6ft high!

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s awesome!

[@7Aheadfamily]

We definitely want to go skiing out someday. 😊

[@wantflappywing1355]

@@7Aheadfamily I also have a rediculus sunburn because I cant stand the smell of suncream so the line where my googles were has been burned into my face XD. my nose is so burned that all the skin fell off and its down to the 2nd layer of skin lol. It was painfull at first but now its funny because I look like a clown.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Wow. That doesn’t sound very fun. But I’m glad you got to go! Thank you for watching and commenting. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Java-D]

Aww. I hope your knee isn’t too damaged! I love that you guys take these cool adventures. The boys did amazing!

[@7Aheadfamily]

My knee is doing better❤️

[@7Aheadfamily]

They really did like Skiing😊

[@victorfriess8450]

Hope your knee is feeling much better by now, Holly! Thank you for the stunning views! I'm so glad you try to include Ezra and Simon in all of your actitivies whenever possible, it's wonderful they get to have these experiences despite their autism and that you don't say "oh we can't do this with our autistic kids because..." I also like that you don't hide the difficulties that come with including them though. It is a lot, I'm sure, and thankfully you have the older siblings to help out. You can really see the different personalities of the boys come out here and I'm excited to see them grow more and develop as individuals. Ezra eating the snow cracked me up by the way, he seems absolutely happy and in his element here and that pure joy warms my heart❤ It's what makes it all worth it in the end!

[@7Aheadfamily]

You are so kind! Thank you!😊😊😊

[@Beckyoooo24]

I hope you’re knee is ok and you feel better soon ❤😊

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks! It is feeling better. Hopefully it will heal soon

[@Beckyoooo24]

@@7Aheadfamily that is so good to hear. Hope you had a good time before that happened ☺️

[@7Aheadfamily]

I did! Thank you!❤️💕

[@Beckyoooo24]

@@7Aheadfamily that’s good 😊 no problem at all 💗❤️

[@7Aheadfamily]

🩷🩷🩷

[@Nick-yn2wc]

I hope everyone had lots of fun

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes! It was so fun!

[@thomasschoeck9080]

I was about six years old when I learned phrases like “turn at the light.” If Simon doesn’t yet know phrases like “turn left”, “left turn”, and “turn right”, and “right turn” you can probably begin working on these with Simon at any time.

[@7Aheadfamily]

good idea. Thanks

[@games_bond7221]

Simon is learning to speak so fast! I remember just a couple months ago he would only say yes okay and no!

[@7Aheadfamily]

He is growing so fast!💕💕💕

[@thomasschoeck9080]

Seeing Ezra coughing in the car earlier in the video makes me wonder if he gets car sick. The first time I remember getting car sick I was around six years old.

[@7Aheadfamily]

I think he coughs quite a bit even when he isn’t sick.

[@thomasschoeck9080]

I sometimes take my blankets off at night if it gets too warm and humid in my apartment. My building has steam heat (radiators) and temperature and humidity can sometimes be difficult to regulate.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Most of the time, Simon doesn't use the blankets

[@nathanjw940]

My favorite snow activity is going to the airport and going to Florida

[@7Aheadfamily]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@Sonicfan-cc1te]

I like going sledding and skating

[@7Aheadfamily]

Those are both really fun too! ❤️❤️ We enjoy them too!💜💜

[@thomasschoeck9080]

I was six years old, almost seven when I learned to say phrases beginning with “I like”. I remember this was when I was in first grade and I read a book titled “I like” (if I remember correctly). The book that I read in class just before that was a book about colors simply titled “Colors” (if I remember correctly).

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@Bewitched-bo9kx]

Thank you for sharing 🥰

[@7Aheadfamily]

You are so welcome

[@thomasschoeck9080]

Simon is sort of right near the beginning of the video water skiing also exists. Maybe he’s seen it on TV at some point.

[@7Aheadfamily]

perhaps.

[@thomasschoeck9080]

When I was growing up my mother thought twelve was too young to ski. As a result I was not allowed to go on a skiing field trip. Years later my parents justified this based on what happened to one celebrity a number of years ago on the bunny slope in British Columbia (if I remember correctly). Needless to say what happened to her was one of those “one in a million things” and she probably would have been fine if she went to the hospital instead of going back to her hotel room.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Skiing can be very dangerous, so it is important to be careful. But I feel that many people who have adequate and regular instruction at a young age are much less likely to get hurt on the slopes than people who wait to learn when they are older.

[@zakadams762]

I hate waking up sometimes too

[@7Aheadfamily]

me too! - Holly

[@teresanew9247]

Hope your knee is ok. Take it easy Holly if possible.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes! Thanks. I have been taking it easy.

[@JonBrase]

15:44 That looks tasty. I didn't so much grow out of eating snow as I ceased living in a part of the country where there was any to eat.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for commenting❤️❤️ Ezra thought it was tasty too😊😊

[@thomasschoeck9080]

When I was younger I liked building snow men.

[@7Aheadfamily]

That is fun

[@Beckyoooo24]

Loved seeing the kids loving skiing ⛷️

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes!

[@Beckyoooo24]

@@7Aheadfamily there all very good and it’s good to see Ezra and Simeon enjoying it too 😁

[@7Aheadfamily]

They both really enjoyed it, Ezra especially loved eating the snow😊😊

[@Beckyoooo24]

@@7Aheadfamily I did see that I thought that was funny 🤣

[@7Aheadfamily]

❤️❤️❤️

[@zakadams762]

I think Ezra liked the snow gear, it looks very interesting, maybe like some cool labels

[@7Aheadfamily]

Could be. I think he liked the attention and the feeling that he was involved.

[@theagran2000]

Love vloge❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you!🩷🩷🩷

[@JonBrase]

0:57 For my part I tend to absolutely thrash about while asleep. The blankets never stood a chance.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yep. I think that’s the case for both Ezra and Simon.

[@thomasschoeck9080]

Ezra’s outfit reminds me a little of some of the outfits that I wore at home back in the late 1970s and into part of the 1980s (about ages two through nine or ten). Some of those outfits were basically either overalls or shortalls. By about age nine or ten those outfits wore out and I was considered to be too old for them. Plus they were getting small for me.

[@7Aheadfamily]

I see. thanks for sharing

[@AutismWithMilly]

Amazing videos! As soon as I get a notification you post I always watch them! And I made myself a new pfp LOL 😂 it's good to have a pfp change 😂 looks like you enjoyed it though and I hope you had a nice time ❤❤❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes! Awesome profile picture change. 😊

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks for watching the videos 😊 do you have any activities that you enjoy in the snow?

[@AutismWithMilly]

@@7Aheadfamily I don't go in the snow it's freezing🥶🥶🥶

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s very true. 😃❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

I think I might have been as old as six or seven when I learned the word “hurry”.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Simon is using a lot of good words lately

[@nathanfortier7478]

Hope you're recovering well. Hard falls are never fun. I've never had to call ski patrol but, I've had some hard falls myself while snowboarding. I've sprained my wrist multiple times but, the worse I've had while snowboarding was when I sprained my tail-bone (didn't know it was possible until then). Basically, I caught an edge on some ice covered in snow, somehow flipped at least once and landed on my tail-bone on the ice. It happened on one of the rare days when I was snowboarding/skiing with my dad and, at the time, he was resting in the ski cabana (he was waiting for me to be done snowboarding) at the bottom of the small mountain so, I just snowboarded to him and told him that I had a hard fall and was done for the day. I say that it was one of the rare days that my dad was with me since I was the one in my family who liked to snowboard/ski the most. So, 99% of the time, my dad would drop me off at the mountain with my ski pass and my gear and I would call him once I was done for the day so that him or my mom could come to pick me up. I would snowboard from the opening (around 7 or 8am) until 4-5pm without stopping, then, around 4-5pm, I'd finally stop for a snack/very late lunch which lead to me being too tired to continue. So, I would then call my parents and get picked up. This was my routine for every winter break from school and I always started each season with some classes (a 5 day "winter camp" with 2h of classes every morning) to review my skills and improve. Then, I would work on those through the whole season just having fun. I knew my parents number by heart so, they knew that even if my phone died from the cold (cold lower the duration of your phone's battery), I could ask any of the staff to call them as needed.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for caring!💜💜 Is Snowboarding your favorite snow sport?🩵🩵

[@nathanfortier7478]

​@@7Aheadfamily For sure. It's so much fun! I just wish it wasn't as expensive as it is.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Snowboarding is very fun, but it is expensive❤️

[@michelledropkin8609]

I love watching your videos and your positivity and love! Ezra reminds me so much of my son Mendy! I was meaning to ask you, what sort of therapy do Ezra and Simon get at home? I saw in one of your videos how professional and good they are! I live in NYC and have not been successful in getting good providers in ABA. What do you recommend? Thank you!!

[@7Aheadfamily]

With Simon, speech therapy has helped him a lot. He has been doing speech therapy for over a year now and he has improved quite a bit because of that. When he was diagnosed with autism, he was diagnosed level one without intellectual delay. 💕💕💕 Ezra is eight years old now. He has had many different therapies. He’s had ABA Therapy, Speech Therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and music therapy to name a few. And he has improved as he’s grown older. For example, when he was 18 months old, he didn’t even know that he could communicate with me. He has found his own unique ways of connecting socially with people in our family. We are still working on potty training. And he will use his ACC device to tell us different foods he wants or if he wants to go outside. We are teaching him spelling right now, to hopefully open that door and give him the opportunity to spell things he wants to say to us. I feel that he’s improving with the spelling but even that is a long road. It’s hard to look back and know exactly what Therapy helped him improve the most. I don’t know if I could be able to tell you which therapy was the most effective. But I do know that occupational therapy helped me the most. (As the mom) For example, when the occupational therapist came and helped Ezra stim and encouraged it to help regulate his body, I was completely shocked. I was so surprised because I had been reacting in a negative way and hadn’t realized that I’ve been doing the opposite of what I should be doing. So seeing the occupational therapist support Ezra in his sensory overload meltdowns and in his screaming fits, helped me learn how to parent better. I hope this helps.️💕💕💕

[@nathanjw940]

I feel like Dad the way you are asking the question he is helping Ezra and Simon ski. Either way I hope everyone is ok.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Great guess! I would guess that too. 😊

[@LifeWithShawn2024]

7 ahead i wish so bad that i was surrounded by people like yall unlike what im experiencing here in Memphis Tennessee where the social environment in my high school and outside in my area are very toxic & bad because all people want to do is commit severe crimes , insult others via extreme profanity / derogratory remarks along with the high use of slang everywhere . You guys are my only happiness and support because many of my teachers & administrators are just as laid back and very rude just like the students . What is your honest advice ?

[@7Aheadfamily]

That is a very difficult situation to be in. I’m so sorry that you feel surrounded by people who are rude and who aren’t respectful. The best advice that I have is to choose to be respectful and to be kind. You can’t control anyone around you but you can control how you react to them.

[@michelle21000]

I am planning to join the High functioning autism zoom meeting this Friday for me it’s going to be my second time we are planning to play games

[@7Aheadfamily]

That is so awesome!🩵🩵🩵

[@michelle21000]

@@7Aheadfamily we are planning to play uno probably

[@7Aheadfamily]

Cool!

[@thomasschoeck9080]

It almost looks like Ezra is mistaking the snow for ice cream. Sweet Cream ice cream is sort of a similar color. I seem to remember that the Romans used snow to make something similar to ice cream back in the day.

[@7Aheadfamily]

yep. I think he was thirsty too

[@JonBrase]

Nah. I've never mistaken snow for ice cream, and I'm pretty sure I'd still eat it if I spent any time out in it anymore. It's just fun to eat.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@alexisfuhr1846]

@26:42 Hi , from Ohio , hey Hey , from Ohio , hi

[@7Aheadfamily]

Hello!

[@7Aheadfamily]

What’s your favorite activity in the snow?

[@littlejonathorn6860]

Holly? Did she get hurt? If yes, hope she’s ok. Great skiing family adventure!

[@7Aheadfamily]

She is doing fine now, just twisted her knee! Thank you so much for caring!💜💜💜

[@littlejonathorn6860]

@@7Aheadfamily Sending prayers 🙏 🤲 of healing and positivity. Ahmen.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much!🩷🩷🩷

[@littlejonathorn6860]

@@7Aheadfamily Np. Its the least I can do for an amazing family.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you❤️❤️❤️

[@shem217]

I used to go skiing when I was Ezra’s age. I didn’t like it very much! I think because I have autism.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for commenting💕💕

[@jeanmorgan5410]

Ezra

[@7Aheadfamily]

Good guess

[@shem217]

I think a helicopter ride would be more fun than everything in this video. I think I would like a helicopter ride a lot more than skiing!😊

[@7Aheadfamily]

The helicopter ride was cool❤️ So was skiing, Ezra and Simon had lots of fun!💜💜

[@shem217]

@7Aheadfamily That wasn’t a helicopter ride. It was a chairlift ride.

[@7Aheadfamily]

You're right it wasn't but it felt a little like one, sorry for the mix-up, it was a mistype❤️

[@michelle21000]

I have never been skiing before

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah, it’s an adventure!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Do you have an activity that you like to do in the snow?

[@michelle21000]

@@7Aheadfamily I have been sledding before thought at Lake Tahoe when it snowed there .

[@7Aheadfamily]

Oh cool! Sledding is the best. ❤️

[@zakadams762]

be careful or my brother will have to help you at a rehab facility, he helps skiers a lot

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah. It can be dangerous. ❤️

[@morzik12345]

hi, do you guys have a PO Box? Would love to donate a stuffed animal or two

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you! Its on our "about page" on our channel❤️

[@cherrylfuller6847]

Sounds so weird hearing summer clothes that here in ozziland... r winter clothes...

[@7Aheadfamily]

I'm having a hard time following your comment, what are saying?❤️

[@cherrylfuller6847]

@@7Aheadfamily I live in Australia...our winter months is your summer months...

[@cherrylfuller6847]

Does that help any? Lol

[@7Aheadfamily]

That makes more sense, thank you!❤️😊😊

[@7Aheadfamily]

It is very cool how the seasons are different!❤️❤️

[@lorihuff7511]

I don’t like ski. I did ski and didn’t know how to do it. I hate ride to high. You’re lucky that you’re not scare.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah. Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@Sonicfan-cc1te]

I’m also afraid to ski

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@Lamp_Book]

20 minute crew 👇

[@7Aheadfamily]

20 minute crew? Not sure what that means.

[@Lamp_Book]

@@7Aheadfamily it means that you saw the video when it was posted 20 minutes or less ago

[@7Aheadfamily]

Oh cool! Well thanks for viewing our video so early. ❤️

[@cherrylfuller6847]

You?

[@Cartierscott]

Why is ezra still in a baby chair? Why does he still need to be fed? Why does he still use a sippy cup? As I can see ezra has developed better socially but personal growth it seems he still thinks hes a baby i feel you guys should treat him more like a 8 year old than a 3 year old.

[@7Aheadfamily]

We are teaching Ezra to not sit in a high chair but he struggles with it and runs away. Ezra uses a sippy cup so he doesn't spill his drink and he needs to be fed because he is working feeding himself but he still needs some help❤️ He is learning personal growth at his own pace❤️

[@emilygenerallee9071]

Skiing is a really fun winter activity! There’s cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, alpine skiing, downhill skiing and telemark skiing etc. Skiing helps you burn calories and gives you a lot of exercise as well. You can ski downhill on a mountain, or a ski slope, and skiing is part of the Winter Olympics too. You can ride on a ski lift or ski gondola to make your way back up to ski again. 🎿⛷️🚠🚡

[@7Aheadfamily]

So true! Yes, we love skiing. 😊