Outnumbered and Overjoyed

Another year of middle school, another middle school dance!   Eli was just as willing to attend this yea...

Ruby is on some crazy streak(s) these days! Her speech is improving all of the time, allowing her to string together broken sentences sponta...

Eli had a blast at last year's dance, so it was of no surprise to me when he opted to attend again. He and Drew would, of course, arrive...

We are still on an upswing of skills, especially in the speech area! Speech We just keep enjoying the flow of words coming out of Ruby. S...

If you follow social media posts of anyone who has a tie to Down syndrome, you've likely seen #theluckyfew. This hashtag references th...

Maddux has always had pretty good grades; both of the big kids did through elementary school, even though their conduct often dipped into th...

While it's not an 'official' IEP, because those take place in the fall for Ruby, an end-of-year IEP amendment is a big deal for ...

A few years back, Eli asked to talk to his 4th grade class about World Down Syndrome Day . This year, Maddux followed suit. (She claims she ...

We signed Ruby up for another season of toddler soccer this spring. Not only did she enjoy it so much last fall, but it helps her stay physi...

Ruby loves school. Have I mentioned that? Because it's awesome...really awesome to have a kid love school as much as she does. And I...

Maddux and Lehr attended teh school's annual Father-Daughter Dance last week. Maddux chose to wear a very fancy dress that Lehr found cr...

Just before Thanksgiving last year, Maddux and I started attending a Mother-Daughter Bible study. A friend and I were walking around the nei...

At this time last year, we were getting ready to start Eli's first golf season. He enjoys golf, and he was very excited to have the oppo...

The Lucky Few Tattoo movement has remained strong in Atlanta. After our initial group-branding , there were many moms who were sad they miss...

During Ruby's IEP meeting before Christmas, we discussed placement (meeting to follow in a little over a month). Her team currently feel...

If you follow Ruby or any of her friends on social media, you've likely seen #theluckyfew. This references the belief that those of us w...

"Mom, I missed you!" Seriously, does it get better than that? During the last days of 2017, Ruby started saying "I missed...

This girl just keeps going with her conversational speech! Over the holiday break she picked up a few new phrases: "Oh WOW!" ...

So many times holidays can carry with them stress. Sure there are fun decorations and yummy foods and traditions to look forward to, but als...

Eli's love for all things music has continued throughout this year. It's easy for me to forget that he plays the trumpet because he ...