Two years in a row we’ve compiled photos from the great weekend that is the Helping Hands Midwest picnic. Such a great time with so many amazing families. Check it out if you’re in the midwest.
Music by the wonderful Tony Memmel.
http://www.helpinghandsmidwest.com/
Can’t wait for the 2014 Helping Hands Midwest Picnic!
We’re so excited for Sam to start Kindergarten next week… and nervous.
Sam is a younger brother, so it’s not that Elementary School is a new and unexplored territory for us. We’re nervous because we’re not sure how this whole classroom of strangers is going to treat him and his limb difference. We want to be the optimist that says, “Everything will be fine, everyone will just accept him as he is and they’ll all play together in harmony!” but that’s not very likely. The opposite view is just as unlikely. The reality will end up somewhere between. We wonder aloud, “Have we prepared him enough? Have we given him the tools to meet any situation he will face at a new school?” The answer is, of course, “no” but we feel like we’ve given him a framework of skills to help him approach the situations he may face.
Continue reading Sam is starting Kindergarten
Live in Wisconsin, Ohio, or Michigan and want to watch some amazing LIVE music? Tony Memmel is in a town near you! Check out his schedule and make it to one of their shows, you won’t regret it!!
http://tonymemmel.com/wp/?page_id=2
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We donated $20 to help our friend Ryan at Living One-Handed on his quest to go to Story 2012!
We welcome you to help him out as well, if you are able.
Ryan was a big inspiration for us starting our site, so any chance we have at helping him out we jump at it. Click here to read his story about getting to Story 2012.
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Our awesome friends over at Easter Seals Crossroads have put up a post and included us in as a blog to read. *blush* Thanks! Other blogs included are Love That Max, Friendship Circle of Michigan, Hopeful Parents, & Easter Seals. Love the thumbnail used! (It’s Sam)
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Ryan from Living One-Handed wrote a great piece about last weekend’s Helping Hands Midwest picnic. We can’t wait until we’re back at the picnic again next year!
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Update! Here’s some of our favorite photos we took there:
More photos after the jump…
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MySpecialHand fan, Amber sent us a link to her blog she is starting… we checked it out and think her first post is a great one. Keep living a life worth writing about, Amber & Family!
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Great blog post on Relaxed Mama’s site! Sam is a big iPad user with both his special hand and his regular hand.
Check out the post here: http://wp.me/p27ztl-6A
Take advantage of this scholarship offer for the NubAbility Athletics camp! Our Sam will be there and we will film at least one episode while there.
Friday, May 11 3p-7p & Saturday, May 12 9a-1p at Aesthete Designs… put it on your calendar!
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Check out Tyler, his mom shared a video of him tying a tie with us on Twitter.
http://yfrog.com/5fxfiz
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