I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!!!!

That started out as my drumstick, but quickly got taken away by a cute little blond, who apparently knows just what she likes.  She licked the ice cream off and graciously handed it back to me :)  

Old Man Russell

Wednesday was Jayden's 100 days of school.  Her teacher asked the kids to dress up as 100 year old people, so Jayden did.  Jayden and one other friend in her class dressed up, along with her teachers of course.  Jayden was the old man, obviously, and her friend dressed up as an old lady.  They were the perfect couple. 

Happy World Down Syndrome Day!

World Down Syndrome Day, March 21, is a day to create a single global voice for advocating for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome.  Each year the voice of people with Down syndrome, and those who live and work with them, grows louder. But there is still so much more we can do.  

www.ndss.org

Sophia and I are hitting up our second preschool this week to read a couple stories.  One is about our own little Sophia herself and what it means to have Down syndrome.  The other book is about how we are all different, but still the same.  We had a great time on Monday reading and are super excited to be going to Jayden's school today!

If nothing else, take the time today to celebrate that it's okay to be different.  Differences are what make our world so beautiful!  

Yummy Popsicle

Random pics

Yep, she got up there all. by. herself.

This is Sophia putting on her own hat :)

Jayden and Morris.  Not Morris, the original, from preschool.  This is Jayden's Morris that we found at the Goodwill for 99 cents.  He's her new BFF!

And then little sister swipes him....

....but she doesn't get to keep him for long.

a little stink eye going on

This is only happy little girl, now that speech therapy is over with.  Lets just say bath time came a little early!

Taco Tuesday, our favorite day of the week :)

Our proud Pre-K olympic sports winner.  Showing off her gold :)

Driving Miss Sophia

Build a Bear AND a Cat

The girls each got a gift card to Buid a Bear for Christmas from some of their good friends, and since our lunch date plans had to be rescheduled and we still had plans to go to Indy to see the girls' favorite cousins, we decided to put those gift cards to use.  Jayden's been to Build a Bear a few times, but obviously didn't remember any of those times, and this was a first for Sophia.  Jayden picked out the camo bear, who obviously screamed, BOY!  And Sophia fell in love with the kitty cat as soon as I placed it in her arms.  The girls helped stuff their animals with lots of love and then gave them a bath before getting them accesorized.  (I was by myself and Sophia was being quite the handful, so this was the only picture I got to take of the "building" process.) 

Anyway, we headed off to style our furry friends and this is what Jayden decided on, all. on. her. own..... 

 

Yes, it is Harley, Camo Bear....

with his motorcycle.

I refused to buy the motorcycle, because the cost of her bear was already outrageous, but then we remembered that she had some money of her own, from her very generous grandparents and great-grandparents a few weeks ago when she scored a goal at her soccer game.  So she decided this motorcycle was worth it and spent every last penny she had to buy it.  Let's just say, her grandpa is probably very proud right now :)  

So once Jayden was happy with her choice in attire, we moved on to find something for Sophia's cat, but every time I tried something on the cat and tried to give it to Sophia to see if she liked it, she pushed the cat away and acted very annoyed.  But when I handed her the cat, simply in it's own fur, she loved on it like it was her new best friend.  So I took that as a sign, and a way to save some money, and we got the heck out of that money sucking store, ASAP!  So we left with two happy little girls and two new friends, Hunter the Bear and Kitty the Cat. 

(for some reason I look at this cat and it reminds me of the Cat in the Hat?)

Monkey bars don't have nothin' on this girl!

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