Upside of Downs Spring Carnival

This afternoon we attended a spring carnival that our local support group "The Upside of Downs" put on. We enjoyed meeting families that we have met before as well as some new families. The kids had a great time playing together.

These were two guys from the local YMCA who gave a little presentation on a program that they participate in at the "Y" working with kids with disabilies. They have been playing basketball and trying to get into the Paralympics.

Wade got to meet "Ladybug the Clown"

Upside of Downs

There is a local support group for families with Down Syndrome. The group is appropriately named, "The Upside of Downs". They usually meet once a month.

We have attended two recent get-togethers. The most recent was a play date at a local place that has inflatable playground equipment indoors. We had an enjoyable time meeting other families and just sharing and learning of other's experiences. It was neat seeing all of these children with Downs along with their siblings, and watching how they interacted with each other. They just had loads of fun playing together.

Afterwards we all shared in the refreshments together.