As I turned to page 72 of Nordstrom’s Anniversary Catalog I was happy to see smiling back at me an adorable boy sporting a stylish leather jacket. He was very fashionable, very cool, very hip…and he has Down syndrome. With so many organizations (like GQ Magazine) printing and promoting ill-informed views, and false facts about Down syndrome, I’m [Read More…]…
Archives for 2011
Sunday’s Are For Relaxing…And Other Things
Sunday’s are always great at our house! We try to worship, laugh, eat, sleep, and play as hard as we can….and I think we do a pretty good job at it! This Sunday we went to visit our friend Mark Matlock preach which meant Noah had to visit a new nursery. But, as you can see in [Read More…]…
Open Letter To GQ Magazine Concerning People With Down Syndrome Being “Ruined”
To Jim Nelson, Editor-In-Chief I am writing you concerning a comment that appeared in your recent online article “The Worst Dressed Cities In America.” In the blurb regarding city number 40, Boston, I was extremely disappointed and hurt by this very insensitive, and ignorant statement: “[Boston] is a bad-taste storm sewer…[Boston] suffers from a kind [Read More…]…
Baby Noah Likes His Texture Blanket
A few weeks ago Noah’s physical therapist introduced him to texture blanket to help with his sensory development. We really wanted to find one for Noah to have at home, and thankfully our friend Laura (Lilly’s mom) offered to make him one! (Thanks again Laura!) As you can tell Noah really liked being able to feel the [Read More…]…
Noah Does It Big For His Seven Month Birthday
Wow, it’s hard to believe our little guy is seven months old today. It really does seem just like yesterday we were meeting him for the first time. Without a doubt this has been the best seven months of our lives. I can’t even explain to you how fun it is to live life with [Read More…]…
