Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> Bitty and Beau’s Coffee is Coming to Waco! Bitty and Beau’s Coffee is an amazing nationwide coffee shop chain that is much more than a coffee shop. In fact, Amy Wright, one of Bitty and Beau’s owners, received CNN’s Hero of the Year a few years ago for the great work she is doing through this organization. From their website: The original Beau’s Coffee opened January 2016 in a 500 square foot space in Wilmington, NC. The original shop was run by 19 employees with inte ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> This Is Why You Always Want to Invite Noah to Your Wedding Ever since we took Noah to his very first dance party many years ago, this kid has LOVED a dance floor. He loves music. He loves dancing. He loves being around people. It’s one of my favorite characteristics about him. Down syndrome doesn’t hold this kid back at all! Now he’s in the fifth grade, and he still loves a good dance party. If you ever have a wedding and need a hypeman, Noah is your guy. Just look at hi ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> This is One of the Most Important Words You Can Say to a New Parent of a Child with Down Syndrome One of the first things our OB/GYN told us after we received our son’s Down syndrome diagnosis was “I’m sorry” (followed by something even more unbelievable.) We didn’t want to hear “I’m sorry,” instead we wanted to hear the word that these four moms say at the end of this short video that Hope Story produced. If you’re looking for some other things to say to a new parent o ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> How the Peloton Bike Helps Our Son Stay Healthy Before the pandemic, my wife and I were both members at Orange Theory Fitness (and loved it.) However, around the start of the COVID pandemic last year we canceled our OTF membership and purchased a Peloton exercise bike (and later one of their treadmills.) I had always thought the Peloton bikes were too expensive, but we actually ended up saving money compared to what we were paying for our other fitness memberships. One o ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> I Met a Mother with Down Syndrome and Her Child! As the parent of a child with Down syndrome, I have wondered if people with Down syndrome can get pregnant and have a child. Over the years I have seen various posts about parents who have Down syndrome, but I had never been able to verify if those posts were true, or not. That all changed a few years ago when our non-profit, Hope Story, was exhibiting at the National Down Syndrome Congress Conference in Dallas, TX. While ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> Here’s Why We Love Noah’s Miracle League Soccer Team! I Love Being His Coach! After 18 plus months off due to COVID-19, Noah started his fourth season playing soccer with the Frisco Miracle League today! (And I started my third year as the coach of his soccer team.) I am thankful for organizations like the Miracle League (and the Special Olympics) for creating environments that kids with Down syndrome (and other different abilities) can have fun in. Noah loves playing spo ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> Noah Visits TAG’s Maniac’s Mansion: An Epic Arcade and Cereal Bar This summer, on the way to visit my wife’s parents in Colorado, we had the chance to stop in Wichita Falls and visit an arcade and cereal bar I had heard about; TAG’s Maniac’s Mansion. And it. was. amazing! If you’re wondering what an arcade and cereal bar is, it’s exactly what is sounds like; a place where you can play videos games and also have a bowl of rare and fun breakfast cereals from their “cereal ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> Meet Ollie: Our Barksdale Mini Australian Labradoodle Years ago I introduced our blog readers to Jake, our beautiful goldendoodle, and have even posted a video of Noah training him in the past. We loved Jake, but sadly at the end of last year, on Noah’s 10th birthday, and just days before Christmas, we had to put our beloved Jake to sleep. We believe he had a brain tumor which caused a lot of suffering for him. As much as we miss him, I’m thankful he isn’t suffering any ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> Noah Visits the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM Noah is probably the only person I know that doesn’t like candy. When we stop at gas stations on road trips he almost always grabs a bag of chips, and doesn’t even step foot on the candy aisle. However, even though he doesn’t like candy, he does like all things carbs! (Pizza, donuts, cupcakes, etc.) This summer we made a trip out to the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM located at Legacy West in Plano, TX. If you’re wondering what a cupcake ATM ..read more

Thanks for checking out today's post. After reading I'd love to hear your thoughts on the comments by clicking here ---> Cooking with Kitty: A YouTube Channel by a Chef with a Dual Diagnosis I love seeing people with Down syndrome (and Autism) doing awesome things. As a technology nerd myself I especially enjoy people using the internet to do awesome things. Today I want to introduce you to Kitty. Kitty (Katherine) is 13 years old, likes to cook, had a dual diagnosis of Autism and Down syndrome, and has her very own cooking YouTube Channel: Cooking with Kitty. On her YouTube channel Kitty ..read more