We finally heard from Mrs. M today what the change is going to entail for Anna next year for 4th grade. Due to state-wide budget cuts, our home campus will no longer have a FAC/FLS classroom on site. Anna will have to be bussed to another elementary school that is about 20 minutes north even…
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Yesterday, the entire family participated in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk hosted by the University of Texas. It was a walk to raise money and awareness for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I was the team captain for “Anna’s Buddies” and we raised $170. It was a very moving event… an older gentleman spoke…
This moved me to tears. What an amazing day and wonderful cause. I would love to participate in something like this with Sophie girl.
What a neat cause! And I love that your daughter’s teacher showed up at the walk. What a wonderful, supportive and *important* day you shared with your family!
I LOVE your blog! I love your ‘welcome to my blogsite’ section. I thoroughly enjoyed this post. It is very moving. I love your wonderful attitude! What a special day! I really look forward to more!
You have me in tears, Holly. This is beautiful – both the images and the story. Anna is amazing. I’m so choked up right now. <3 On a side note, I went to UT and love being able to reminisce a little through your pictures.
Hi Holly, I am definitely going to visit this blog more. I love the way you picture your life with your children. Especially about Anna (it’s all in her name 
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Your kids are all so amazing and beautiful, from the outside but most important from the inside.
x
Anna
what a great cause holly. i love the moments you captured here. you have a beautiful loving family and it shines through here.
glad this was a great experience for you all.
How fun! I love her pushing her baby doll!!
Beautiful..I hope you get more and more walkers each year! 
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Such precious pictures! It just warms my heart looking at all the love.
Anna’s had a very special two weeks! During her ARD about a month ago, her Adaptive PE coach asked if we’d considered letting Anna join the Special Olympics. Since she’s always been athletic, we’ve been thinking about it for several years, but she had to be 8 years old to join. Between 8 and 9,…
Love the pictures and that baby doll is so crazy real looking!
Love all the pictures and that baby doll is so real looking! Glad she had such a great day.
how adorable are these pictures. They are so cute. And if you don’t mind what type of camera do you use. I am trying to buy one but there are so many options and not sure which one is good. After seeing your pictures, i thought i would ask you. Anyway Great Pictures!!
Thank you, Heather and Rose! Rose, I shoot with a Nikon D300 and a 35mm f/1.8 lens.
Thank you so much for the quick response. Now I know which one to buy. Thanks again.
Holly, You did a great job documenting her birthday, fantastic. Love the doll too, excellent portraits of the doll!
It looks like Anna had a wonderful birthday, and congratulations to her for playing soccer in the Special Olympics!
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Today is Anna’s 10th birthday!!! Happy Birthday, Booski!!! This last year has brought Anna more stability and health than she’s ever had. She is five months shy of a two-year anniversary from her last seizure! She changed medications from Risperdal to Abilify which halted the early on-set puberty that started plaguing her at age 8….
The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is a fun-filled community fundraiser to support our local Best Buddies programs of inclusion. Their friendship, integrated employment, and leadership programs educate people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities to be advocates for social inclusion in our communities. This Saturday, the 2011 Best Buddies Friendship Walk takes place in…
such pure joy you captured here! GREAT photo. I wish you much success this weekend –what a fantastic cause. Compassion, friendship and inclusion are topics I make a point to talk about with my 4 y.o. often, it’s never too early to start. xo
Christina, you have moved me to tears. These words… your understanding and support… your willingness to teach your children. These things are life-changing. Thank you. And I so appreciate your donation to our walk too, you are a very special person!
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