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Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta Buddy Walk

 Last Sunday, October 9th, we participated in the Atlanta Buddy Walk.  We've been every year but one since Ethan was born and it's always a highlight of our year!  I have a lot of photos of the boys because we do have such a great time, so I hope you enjoy them!  The boys started off the day dancing to the music.  This year the event took place in downtown Atlanta at Olympic Centennial Park.  This is where a lot of the festivities during the 1996 Olympics took place - including the bombing.  Jason used to work right across the street from the park when we first moved here and it's where you will find CNN, the Atlanta Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola and the Children's Museum, to name just a few attractions.  Here the boys are wrestling.  If only you could have heard the laughter!  I love that these boys enjoy each other so much - at least for the most part.  And Jason is such a great dad, always getting down and...

Grandma's Visit & A Trip To Chattanooga, TN

 The boys and I loved having Grandma in town for a week.  Someone new to play with is always better than just Mommy!  They enjoyed puzzles...  and books....  and craft time!  We tried to get Ethan and Wyatt involved in making pumpkin people pictures, but they wanted NOTHING to do with it.  Everything went in Wyatt's mouth and Ethan just tossed it all off the table.  So Grandma and Jack had fun with a project for just the two of them.  While they did crafts, I tried to use up more of our apples.  And we all enjoyed apple fritters.  Unfortunately, the recipe only called for one apple...so I still have plenty left.  We then decided to spend our Saturday up in Chattanooga, TN.  It's an easy two hour drive and there is so much to do up there.  We started at the aquarium.  And the boys loved it!  They have two sides, a river side and an ocean side.  We started off on ...