Treasure Tuesday

My treasure isn't something I've had passed down to me, it's not something that's been in my life long, it's not something that is sentimental or something I can look at and will evoke memories of times past...it's the Buddy Walk!

I know I've made a couple of posts about the Buddy Walk, and just did a post with our pictures, but I realized this is a treasure to us. This is something that will be a permanent fixture in our lives for years to come, even if, like this last one, we had to drive just over 2 hrs away to attend.

I first heard of the Buddy Walks when Kayla was just over a month old. I went online to see if there was one near us and the closest one was in Las Cruces, 45 min away. It was their first one and we didn't really know what to expect but we figured we might as well start going to these Walks! Kayla was just shy of being 3 months old.

The next year we didn't see a Walk listed for Las Cruces so we checked other surrounding cities and found that El Paso, Tx was having their first Walk. Ok it's 1.5 hrs away, but let's go! We went there for 2 yrs and then unfortunately they had to cancel their Walk this year. Back to checking online for another walk! Found the one in Roswell which is just over 2 hrs away, still doable though!

What makes these Walks a treasure to me is that they are a true celebration...a celebration of, for, and about individuals with Down syndrome. It's a treasure to see the communities, families and friends come together to celebrate and embrace someone they know with Down syndrome.

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