
Abby's 1-year session

Caroline ...

and her new baby sister Catherine!

I brought Amy, my assistant extraordinaire. (That's her with the blue backpack.) We spent the entire cruise photographing the wonderful families we met and the speakers who gave workshops. Some of the guest speakers were Emily Perl Kingsley, a writer for Sesame Street, who was responsible for introducing kids with disabilities to the show. Her son, Jason Kingsley, was the first child with DS to appear on Sesame Street when he was about 4 years old. Now 34, he has written a book and held a workshop for the cruisers. Also an inspiration, 26-year-old Sujeet Desai spoke and performed for the guests. Sujeet not only plays 6 instruments, he is also married and holds a black belt in Karate. In the Bahamas, we took a tour of a local Down syndrome center that recently opened. A cold front came in the next day and we were unable to go to Cococay. That night, there was a dance for our young adults -- For me, that was the highlight of the trip! I am really impressed at how I seemed to be the only one who doesn't know the Macarena! It was a great night - tiring, but so much fun!

