Boston Recap

We returned home from Boston on Mon evening; unfortunately that morning started off with Lucas waking up with a runny nose...which has now developed into a hoarse-sounding cough. He was nice enough to pass this on as now Kayla and I have stuffy noses! I hope it doesn't get too much worse by Saturday though - that's her joint bowling birthday party with Katelyn!

We didn't have access to a computer for 5 days and I told Joe I felt so out of touch, but it also felt good to be "unplugged" while we were gone.

Boston was amazing! It was the first time we attended a convention, and it won't be the last. Joe is already talking about making plans for the next one in Sacramento!

We live in a pretty small town so there is no support group here, we hardly even see anyone else with Down syndrome. The support and connections I make are on-line and the annual Buddy Walk that we attend 2 hrs away. So to see so many individuals with Down syndrome was just an incredible feeling. Everywhere we went we would see a family with either a baby, child, teenager, or adult, with Ds. What an experience it was to celebrate that extra chromosome!

I have so many pictures to share, it was hard to narrow it down and not go picture crazy with this post! :)

Friday morning we had breakfast at Quincy Market with Kristen, Francine & Sofia, Rebecca & E, and Amy & Mayson


Then we walked around Faneuil Hall (and afterwards we took Kayla to the Children's Museum)


Kayla was entranced with this performer/musician


We met Chris Burke


and Ashley Wolfe - actress in Mr Blue Sky


Had a great time meeting blogger friends like Jessica (sans Joey!) Thanks for "making" me have a drink with you guys on Fri night Jessica LOL


Laura & Ryan and her girls Kelsey and Mackenzie


Jennifer (author of Roadmap To Holland ), Kathryn (editor of Gifts), Rebecca, Tricia, and Amy


We walked a lot around Boston and Kayla got to ride on Joe's shoulders most of the time. Here we are heading to lunch with Emma Sage (and her brother Otto), and Laura's husband Mark with Ryan.


Had a July kids' birthday celebration with Alex (2nd), Adam (12th), and Kayla (15th).


9 moms from the T21 Board and the kids who brought us together


On Sunday we went to the aquarium, but just couldn't get a big group shot there as the kids were going every direction! We did get to meet up with "old" friends again (we met Garrett's family when Kayla was 9 months old!) Isn't he cute?! Melissa and I are anticipating a future couple here!


and a semi-group shot outside the aquarium