Blog Day # 190 in a day of my life. When families come together.

     This past weekend was full of family activities. On Friday night- Sherry-Debby and Tammy- GG- and all five grandaughters went to Disney on Ice. This started at 7pm and lasted until around 9:30 pm. There was no fighting- no arguments- each and everyone of the younger ones were like in a trance. Way past all their bedtimes.

ON SATURDAY MORNING, ALL THE FAMILY CAME TOGETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUDDY WALK. THIS WAS HELD AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY. THIS IS TO SUPPORT DOWNS SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES. BELOW ARE SOME PICTURES OF THAT EVENT.
                                WHEN FAMILIES COME TOGETHER!!!!!




                                                         OUR GROUP PICTURE




                               THE SUPPORT OF BOTH FAMILY AND FRIENDS



                              THREE OF THE GRAND DAUGHTERS WHO HAD A LATE
                              NIGHT AT DISNEY ON ICE!    MID NIGHT OR LATER!



                                              PAYTON TO THE LEFT-NIKA TO THE RIGHT
                                              IN THE GREEN SHIRTS-TWO PRECIOUS LITTLE
                                              GIRLS.

  


                                         THE BUDDY WALK HAS BEGUN IN THE BACK GROUND.
                                      MIKE-TAMMY-RUSTY-MARCUS & TAYLOR-GETTING READY!




CHASE-ELLA-CASSIDY-MADDISON-AND MASON-OLDER BROTHER OF PAYTON-NIKA.
WE CALL ADDISON NIKA, BECAUSE SHE WAS ADOPTED FROM RUSSIA BY BETHANY AND KYLE. THAT IS HER NAME IN RUSSIAN.



THE SUPPORT TEAM- BARB (GG) AND ME- GG WAS UNABLE TO WALK THE MILE-SO I STAYED BEHIND WITH HER AND WE WATCHED WHAT I WOULD GUESS TO BE ABOUT A THOUSAND OR MORE IN THE BUDDY WALK. MIGHT OF BEEN CLOSER TO TWO THOUSAND- THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE.



                   GG CHEERING THEM ON-IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY UNTIL AROUND NOON, THEN IT WAS IN THE 60 TO 70 RANGE. A GREAT FALL DAY WITH LOTS OF COLOR IN THE LEAVES.




EVERYONE IS GONE ON THE WALK-JUST GG AND ME-HOLDING DOWN THE FORT.



PICTURES ON THE WALK AND IN SOME CASES- THE CARRY!  LOL LOL



NOT LITTLE CASSIDY-SHE WALKED THE WHOLE WAY-ONE MILE WITH HER FAVORITE ELLA- SHE CONSTANTLY GOES AROUND SAYING ELLA-ELLA-ELLA!



SARAH IN THE MIDDLE AND PAYTON AND NIKA MEET ELMO- LOOK AT HOW THEY LOOK AT ELMO!


AND THEN LITTLE NIKA GIVES ELMO A HUG! IN RUSSIA, CHILDREN WITH DOWNS ARE ABANDONED-PUT INTO FACILITIES AND THAT IS WHERE THEY REMAIN.



NOW A GROUP HUG OF PAYTON AND NIKA FOR ELMO- PRICELESS!



                           THE WONDER OF A LOOK FROM NIKA-YOU CAN SEE THE JOY!



BETHANY-IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER-SHE IS EXPECTING TWINS-BOYS!



                                     ELMO WAS THE HIT-FAMILY IN BACK GROUND.
                                    SARAH AND HER COUSIN CHASE.



                            TAMMY EXPLAINING TO TAYLOR ABOUT ELMO.



                                                                       SARAH



                               A FIRST FOR SARAH-MEETING ELMO!



                                                  FAMILY-KYLES SISTER SHAE




RUSTY AND MIKE- RUSTY IS MARRIED TO MIKES SISTER-MADDY LOOKING ON



GG AND I WAITING-MAKING SURE SHE IS WARM-IT WAS COLD AT HIS TIME.



                                                    TAMMY AND THE GIRLS



                                                    NOW THEY ARE READY FOR THE PICTURE! LOL



                                                   PART OF THE CROWD



SHERRYS SISTER DEBBIE TO THE LEFT-GG AND SHERRY -LOOKING FOR BATHROOMS

THE GATHERING OF FAMILY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS-THIS WAS BUT ONE EVENT THAT WE WENT TO, WE TRY TO DO SOMETHING AS OFTEN AS WE CAN. WHEN ALL THE FAMILY IS HERE-IT NUMBERS I BELIEVE 34, SO I HOPE THIS GIVES YOU INSIGHT INTO OUR FAMILY AND HOW WE INTER REACT AMONGEST EACH OTHER.



                                          FAMILY-PRICELESS-GO IN PEACE.