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Our Most Popular Blog Posts Of 2012, And A Huge Thank You To You!

Rick Smith —  December 30, 2012 — Leave a comment

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There are no words to describe how awesome of a year 2012 was, both for our family and the community that was built around this blog.

I’ll be sharing some of my thoughts about this past year in an upcoming post, but in the meantime I wanted to share our top ten posts of 2012 with you. I listed them in reverse order of number of visitors per post. If you’ve been following our story it should be no surprise to you what our most popular post of 2012 was….in fact it’s the post that really kicked started this whole thing. That one post changed everything.

Thank You.

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Merry Christmas From The Smith Family!

Rick Smith —  December 23, 2012 — Leave a comment
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On behalf of our entire family, we want to wish each of you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

We have really enjoyed getting to meet so many of you via this website, our Facebook page, Twitter account, Youtube Channel, Pintrest boards (Yes dads are on Pintrest too!), Instagram feed, and our various other social media accounts. Thanks for taking the time to stay connected to our story, and thanks so much for sharing your story with us. We appreciate each one of you!

We hope you get the chance to spend some quality time with your family this Christmas and make some amazing memories in the process. In fact we’d love for you to share some of your awesome Christmas 2012 memories in the comment section below. We love learning more about each of your families and consider it an honor when you take the time to share pictures and comments with us!

If you don’t have a picture to share no worries, leave a comment below and tell us what you and your family are up to for the holidays. We can’t wait to hear your stories! But if you do have some fun Christmas pictures of your family feel free to post as many as you’d like! 

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12 Last Minute Christmas Gifts Under 25 Dollars Your Child Will Actually Like!

Rick Smith —  December 18, 2012 — Leave a comment

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Well it’s that time again. The week before Christmas!

If you’re anything like me (and I really hope you aren’t) you’re planning on knocking out some serious last minute Christmas gift shopping the next 5 days! If so, it’s ok. Really. Just take a deep breath, relax, and let your fingers do all the last minute shopping for you! Isn’t the internet awesome!?

12 Awesome Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas For A Child Under 25 Dollars!

All of the items listed below are handpicked as some of Noah’s very favorite items, all of which are on sale for 25 dollars or less, and can be delivered to your (or your loved ones door) in time for Christmas! Pretty cool, huh?
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A Letter To My Son On His 2nd Birthday

Rick Smith —  December 17, 2012 — Leave a comment

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Dear Noah,

I can’t believe you turned two years old on Saturday. Time really does fly. We had a great time celebrating your life with some of your little buddies on Saturday. Your mom did such a great job planning your party. You and I are super crazy lucky to have such an awesome lady in our life. We both hope you had a ton of fun on Saturday and felt honored and loved.

This has been a big year for you. First let me just say that you don’t have to ever do anything to earn my love nor is there some random millstone that I’m waiting for you to accomplish that would somehow make me more proud of you. I’m already at maximum love and pride capacity. In fact, I’m overflowing with both. So every year is a big year for you as far as I’m concerned.
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Baby Noah Getting His Macarena On!

Rick Smith —  November 4, 2012 — Leave a comment

We had a great time at the 2012 Dallas Buddy Walk this afternoon. I’ll be sharing some photos just as soon as I can, but I wanted to share this super cute video of baby Noah getting his Macarena on real quick.

Just in case you haven’t seen one of Noah’s other dancing videos, this kid likes to dance!

As you can see in the video he has no fear just jumping right on the stage in front of the American Airline Center and getting his dance on. I love it!
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The Cutest Baby Tiger Ever! (And We Want To See Your Halloween Pictures!)

Rick Smith —  October 31, 2012 — Leave a comment
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I honestly didn’t think we were going to be able to top last year’s epic Halloween cuteness, but as always, my wife managed to do the impossible! (See, I told you she was the best.)

As cute as last year’s costume was, I think it’s safe to say this years tiger outfit takes the cake! What do you think?
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It’s My 5th Wedding Anniversary, And Yes, My Wife’s A Superhero!

Rick Smith —  October 27, 2012 — Leave a comment

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Today is my wife and I’s faith wedding anniversary. I am so blessed to married to such a loving, gracious, patient, and kind girl. She’s an amazing wife, mommy, doctor and friend. Oh, and did a mention that my wife is also a superhero? Yes, a real life, x-men style, superhero. Complete with super powers and all.

Let me explain.

My Wife’s A Superhero

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3 Reasons Why Walking On Textured Surfaces Is Helpful For Toddlers

Rick Smith —  October 26, 2012 — Leave a comment

Noah has been pushing his walker for awhile now. His favorite would be the Fisher-Price Go Baby Go! Stride-to-Ride Dino that he is using in today’s video. (Which also made our list of top toys.) We’ve been trying to get him to walk on different surfaces since he is becoming a pro on the carpet in our house. Today we took him out in the backyard to get to experience walking on grass for the first time. The options for different textures that your child can walk on are endless from sand, tile, gym mats, to puddles just to name a few. All of these different surfaces are helpful not only with walking but also with sensory development.

Balance and Muscle Control

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From Gold Chain To Seminary Degree, The Noah’s Dad Prequel

Rick Smith —  October 24, 2012 — Leave a comment

This post is going to be a little different than usual, but today’s video marks such a significant event in my life I thought I’d share with you guys, and tell you a little bit about my story before becoming Noahs Dad in the process. The story behind the story so to speak.

So I hope you’ll accept my apologize for Noah only being in about 3 seconds of today’s video. However, I included lots of pictures from our weekend to make up for it.  And don’t worry, tomorrow’s video will be jammed packed with lots of Noah cuteness. Continue Reading…

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Be A Game Changer By Joining Us For The 2012 Dallas Buddy Walk!

Rick Smith —  October 22, 2012 — Leave a comment

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It’s time for the 2012 Dallas Buddy Walk!

The Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas will be hosting the 2012 Dallas Buddy Walk at Victory Park in a few weeks and we’re calling all of our blog readers to be one of Noah’s Game Changers! Keep reading…. :-)

What’s the Buddy Walk?

If you don’t know much about the Buddy Walk it’s an annual Down syndrome awareness event started by the National Down Syndrome Society that takes place in cities all across the United States. In addition to creating awareness, the Buddy Walk raises funds to help provide resources to people with Down syndrome and their families. In fact, our local Down Syndrome support group provided us with some great resources when Noah was born…which was a life saver for us considering how our hospital provided us with almost none. #HospitalFail
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