Confessions of the Chromosomally Enhanced

My older sister, Leanne, has Down syndrome so there was never a day in my life that I lived outside of the Down syndrome community.  Down syndrome was as natural to me as breathing.  It was comfortable.  It was familiar.
There was never any process where I had to learn to accept Leanne and her diagnosis; she was a part of my family since the day I entered the world and as younger siblings tend to do, I thought my older sibling was the coolest person ever....

Greetings Everybody!  Don't you just hate it when you go to check your favorite blog and it hasn't been updated in forever?!  Well, don't give up on us just yet.  We have a good excuse: We moved!
As if our day-to-day responsibilities with three children five and under aren't enough, we get to unpack, sort, purge, organize, and repeat.  And just when I think that I'm done with one room, Travis appears from the basement with yet another box he...

Happy Birthday to the most kind, loving, considerate, clever, and hilarious aunt in the world.  Leanne, you provide laughter, joy, and inspiration to so many people just by being yourself.  We love you!

Last August we found ourselves relocating to another city and state as a result of Travis accepting another position within the company.  We have always wanted to live in this city and we are truly happy here.  And while our nomadic history has certainly...