This was Tori’s first day at High Hopes Pre-School and Therapy Clinic. She was 22 months old and so intrigued by her teacher that she would not smile for the camera. We had started to see some delays at our 18 month checkup at Vanderbilt Children’s so they recommended she […]
Tori was almost a year old when we experienced our first Nashville Buddy Walk. For parents navigating so many unknowns it was wonderful to see that we were not alone and that there was a community of families just like us. One of the programs that DSAMT offers is called […]
“Individuals with Down syndrome share a few physical characteristics; however, they MOSTLY look like their parents.” – DSAMT Tori 100% looks like her Daddy and her older sister Morgan. People are always amazed at how tall Tori is, well Morgan Is 6 ft, so in addition to the extra chromosome […]
As Thanksgiving is approaching, my heart is overflowing with gratitude for so many wonderful people in our lives! Earlier this month we celebrated Tori’s 7th birthday per usual at the DSAMT Nashville Buddy Walk. I think it may have been my favorite Buddy Walk to date, granted, I say that […]
A few weeks ago, I’d had one of those days you just want to go to sleep and forget about, one of those days that just steals all your joy. It was a Friday, that evening as I was going through all of the girls school notes, paperwork and artwork, […]
Tori and Fallon always make the cutest artwork at pre-school especially on special days like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. I especially love the ones where they make something out of their little hands, feet, and sweet little faces. I can’t bring myself to throw it away so it is […]
Last fall we enrolled Tori in the Princess Ballet class at Music City All Stars (MCAS) for ages 3-5. I did not take dance as a child and have always wished I had. I have such admiration for the beauty and grace of dancers so I wanted our girls to […]
Five years ago, my mother encouraged me to become a blogger, this encouragement began shortly after our first baby love, Victoria Grace, (aka Tori) arrived on November 3, 2012. We just recently celebrated her 5th birthday at the 2017 DSAMT Buddy Walk for her team “Tori’s Trailblazers”. It was a […]