October 25th, 2009
6:51 PM Posted In buddy walk , gabby 10 Comments »Sunday marked our second annual "Buddy Walk" which has been renamed to the "Step Up for Down Syndrome" event. We were super jazzed this year since last year Gabby was so young and the diagnosis was still somewhat fresh.
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Aunt Nutty was sweet enough to bring a hot pink tutu for Gabs and it made for the perfect attire for the day!
Once we got to the walk, we met up with one of my old high school friends who happens to run a screen printing business. About five days before the event I remembered she and her husband ran this company so I emailed her asking if there was any way we could get some shirts by Sunday. Luckily for us, they were able to get the shirts printed and they turned out FABULOUS.
Once we got to the walk, we met up with one of my old high school friends who happens to run a screen printing business. About five days before the event I remembered she and her husband ran this company so I emailed her asking if there was any way we could get some shirts by Sunday. Luckily for us, they were able to get the shirts printed and they turned out FABULOUS..
And to top it all off- Tiffany and her husband Mark donated the shirts for team Gabalicious! They were so kind to do that for us!
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Cameron was none too pleased about having to wear a bright yellow shirt and he let us all know about it for a good twenty minutes.
We waited for our team to arrive and I was pleasantly surprised at what a great turnout we had. At the beginning of the week I was really unsure as to how many people would actually show but we ended up with a team of 29!
The walk was a mile long and there were signs along the way with information about Down syndrome.
Cameron enjoyed the scenery from above
And I mingled with everyone along the way!
.Gabby was overwhelmed with paparazzi but she was a good sport all day long.
she cruised in style
After the walk, Gabby and all of her buddies got together for a photo-op.Could these kids be any cuter?
Half way through lunch, a volunteer at the event came over to our group and informed us that we were in the running for the "most spirited" award and that we needed to head on over the the stage. I had no idea they would even be handing out such an award but I was ecstatic that we actually WON!
(cam was so pumped about the trophy...he held it tight the whole car ride home)Here are some random photos from the walk:
It was SUCH a beautiful day...I couldn't have asked for anything more. Friends, family, food, and awareness! We can't wait for next year!
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