Saturday, December 19, 2009

Thanksgiving 09





Curtis came to our house for Thanksgiving. It was a blast as usual. Curtis helped with all the cooking, and I must say the turkey was perfect! We cooked it in a bag. Curtis started teaching Lizzie how to make his mom's famous rolls. The kids really loved Curtis's visit this year. As is our tradition, we went to Weinerschnitzel on THanksgiving Eve, and stuffed ourselves with chili dogs. We ate on the patio this year, and things got exciting when a swarm of bees descended in a black cloud on our orange tree in our backyard. I guess they were looking for a new home, Curtis and Mark took care of the few that stuck around the next day. We quickly relocated to the house, luckily we were done with our meal. It was a great, quiet Thanksgiving, full of lots of laughs and dominoes.

Buddy Walk 2009 Oct 31






Alex had his annual buddy walk during the ASU Homecoming Parade. We had a great time as usual. It is an amazing experience to walk with Alex and many other young individuals with Down Syndrome in the middle of the ASU Homecoming Parade. There are always lots of cheers for Alex, and with his "cheer for Alex" sign this year on his wagon, he got more than ever! It is so much fun that his cousins get to walk, or ride, with him. Bella still wears her shirt with pride and remembers her "march with Alex". For something new this year we rode the light rail down to ASU, which the kids loved. The last pic is Alex with the women's softball team from ASU. Way to go Alex!