St. Clair County Down Syndrome Picnic

someone like Jonathon very much

was on Sunday afternoon at Cheri's house.  This year there was swimming, a clown, balloons, painting, and a hayride with lots of food and great people.

This was our second year attending the picnic and we had a great time again this year.  It is nice to be able to sit and watch all the children play and a good time to just sit and chat with other parents.

Jonathon had a great time.  He got to swim in the big pool for a few minutes(before he got cold) and then he really enjoyed just running around and playing with some big balls and they had a huge slide.  He did quite well with the clown.  He got a cat balloon made and even let the clown paint his arm with a snake.  I am so proud of him because last year he would have never let anyone paint his arm.  He was one of the younger ones this year, but that didn't seem to bother him at all.

We met a new family who has a 3yr. old boy who is a typical child and a 4 month old who is blessed with an extra chromosome. I got the chance to talk with the mom for a few minutes and hope to see her again at our local monthly meetings.  Her boys were so cute.

Before we went home we went down the road with the rest of the party goers to feed some Alpacas.  But the Alpacas were pretty shy and didn't want to come close to the fence so Jonathon decided to eat their carrots instead and throw some out to them.

All in all a great day ~ we all enjoyed ourselves very much and can't wait to go again next year.

playing ball with daddy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                      

snake!

 

 

 

Alpaca

 

Aug 16th 1991 ~ Aug 16th 2009

Eighteen years......Wow.... For some odd reason I cannot believe it's been that long already. Doesn't feel like it... I still remember the day we got married like it was yesterday. I love my husband very much even though most days I would like to hit him upside the head with a baseball bat! (Polish Polish Polish)

This is how we spent our day celebrating our anniversary and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way!

We took the boys to the 2009 Annual Down Syndrome Support Group Picnic.

We met alot of wonderful people through out the day. Cathy with her 7yr. old daughter Molly.(Molly was so pretty). Taylanda and her husband(sorry I forgot his name) and their 8yr. old son Shane. He was so funny, really outgoing and great to watch in the pool. Cheri(who threw the party) and her 11 yr. old son Jacob. Jacob was very quiet, but also was great to watch in the pool. Shane and Jacob and Molly really love the water. I got to see my friend Jamie with her 2 1/2 yr. old son Bryson. We met Jamie and Bryson last summer and I love when we get the chance to see them and say hello. And a little girl who is 9. Her name is Gracie and her mom adopted her from Equador.(How awesome is that) I think pretty awesome! I didn't get her moms name though. Hopefully next time.

We were able to sit and talk about our upcoming Buddy Walk in October~which I am very excited about. This will be our first walk. We were able to hear stories about school; the dentist;when parents were first told of their child having DS. All in all it was a perfect day for a picnic, perfect day to meet some new friends and a perfect way to spend our Anniversary! Life is good.