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Jul152019 By Rick Smith 3 Comments

The Hyatt Regency Austin: A GREAT Hotel for Families and Kids!
(Please note: We were provided lodging and other compensation from The Hyatt Regency Austin. However, our kids still had a blast! Read on to learn more about our stay.) To kick off the summer we jumped in the car and headed to Austin for a weekend stay at the Hyatt Regency Austin. Our family always enjoys visiting [Read More…]…
Feb272019 By Rick Smith 2 Comments

A Birthday Weekend at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX
(Please note: We were provided lodging and other compensation from Great Wolf Lodge. However, our kids still had a blast! Read on to learn more about our stay.) This past weekend our family had the opportunity to have some fun and celebrate Jaxten (Noah’s younger brother) turning five years old at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX. [Read More…]…
Feb82019 By Rick Smith Leave a Comment

How to Help Your Family Be Internet Awesome with These Free Tools From Google.
(This is a sponsored post. I was invited to this event as part of Forward Influence and received compensation for going to this event and sharing about my experience. However, as a parent of three boys who live in a world surrounded by technology I’m passionate about the topic of helping my children grow up to be [Read More…]…
Jan192019 By Rick Smith Leave a Comment

Join Us at OneLife LA!
In 2015 our family had the privilege of being a part of OneLife LA, a pro-life march and program in the LA area! We had the opportunity to share some of our story, which you can view below. Today we will be marching again, and also giving an update on our story! Since the late [Read More…]…
Down Syndrome Resources

Check Out Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2017!
It's hard to believe we're just a few hours away from the end of 2017. For our family, this year was … [Read More...]

Meet David Saville, Clemson’s Equipment Manager (Who Also Has Down Syndrome)
I recently came across an incredible video produced by ESPN about a man with Down syndrome, David … [Read More...]
Down Syndrome Therapy

4 Activities to Help Your Child Stand On Their Own
http://youtu.be/39iC8Wu1d8I We're proud to announce that Noah reached another major milestone … [Read More...]

Signing Update: Noah’s First Sign Language Sentence!
We're a huge fan of teaching Noah baby sign language to help him communicate with us. We have been … [Read More...]
Down Syndrome Parenting

How a Chick-Fil-A Employee Changed My Idea of “Meaningful” Work
Last week I was eating lunch at a local Chick-Fil-A when I noticed a young women with Down syndrome working at this particular location. (As a parent … [Read More...]

A (New) Letter To Our Son’s Teachers On His First Day Of School
It's hard to believe it's been almost three years since Noah first started to school (and we wrote our first letter to his teachers)...time really … [Read More...]
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