This morning, we drove to our friends home in a nearby town where they were participating in the "National Walk for Epilepsy". Instead of walking in the national walk in downtown D.C.. they organized a local team and walked their neighborhood with family and friends. We got there a bit late, but did participate in part of the walk. The morning weather wasn't the greatest - a slight cold drizzle has been falling throughout the day. Andrew wore his purple epilepsy walk t-shirt - which he's wearing in the photo above. As most of you know, Andrew has seizures which occur daily and do interfere with his life, growth and development. For the girls.....their minds were not on participating in the walk, they were more interested in what was coming next.........
About four times per year, a church in our community holds a respite day for families with kids with special needs and their siblings. We found out about these great days about a year ago and have signed up for every one since. The girls play for four straight hours...moon bounce, toys, crafts, food, nail painting, hair cuts and so on with the same two girls who have assisted them this whole time. Amelia and Ava talk about these girls and their day quite a lot. Andrew is also assigned a helper and also participates in the activities set up. Today he went on the moon bounce, ate and hung out with friends from his school. Dave and I ran errands and had lunch at a new BBQ place in downtown Frederick. Our whole family always looks forward to these respite days. This one happened to fall on quite an appropriate weekend. :)
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