I REALLY thought I could do it and keep up my posting every night but life happened and here I am getting caught up on 5 days of blogging for DS awareness. One of the reasons is because the kids are each doing their thing this season and keeping busy with their activities. Fortunately scheduling has generally been working and we enjoy watching them in participate in things they love to do. It has always been important for us to find things for the kids to do that would keep them active but what they would also enjoy doing.
Colin has been participating in Karate since around this time 5 years ago. It has been activity that has really good for him in so many ways including building his self confidence, making him stronger, improving his focus and attention and being able to defend himself. He is currently a purple belt and while things are getting more technical as time goes by, he is still working hard and making progress in the right direction.
This season he started a new activity which is participating in a Challenger flag football league. This league brings students with disabilities and high school football students together on the football field each week. Colin is really enjoying himself while learning a new sport and there are lots of great moments of kids playing together and having fun!
Kailey also continues to participate in Karate and has been doing so for the past 3 years. She is currently a half blue belt and we love watching her transform into a strong and confident little girl in all areas of her life. There are so many benefits to her participation and we have seen so many positive changes over the past 3 years.
Kailey is also a member of a travel soccer team and they have been playing together since last season. There was a big learning curve for all involved, but this season has been really fun to watch as their improvements are happening right in front of us. In the beginning, Kailey seemed very hesitant and afraid and now she is tough and aggressive and we love watching her play!
Cody is participating in an activity he chose which is fall baseball. He absolutely loves playing and is so excited for each game each week. We have noticed some changes in him also because he has gone from being very silly in all of the down time, to taking things much more seriously. He always has a huge smile on his face while he is playing!
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