The Fighter's

Welcome October!  We love Fall and decided to kick off one of our favorite months with a trip to the farm!  The girls had a blast and so did we.  Pumpkins, cows, piglets, sheep, bunnies, kittens, beautiful farm setting and perfect Fall weather made for a fantastic Friday night outing:-)  We loved watching the girls run around with their big smiles...Olivia trying to keep up with Ava and Kate.  So much fun!  This is a night I would easily hit the repeat button on many times!  Happy Fall!

Today at the park, Ava initiated a conversation with a little 4 year old boy who we later found out was named Nash.  He was sitting on a see-saw with his mom.  Ava threw a few quick smiles his way and then an exuberant "Hey! Do you want to play?" To which Nash replied with an excited..."yeah...mom, help me off this see-saw!"  He was the cutest little boy...full of smiles, extremely outgoing and as excited as Ava to have made a new friend.  The two of them hit it off immediately and enjoyed each other's company for the next hour.  I began talking with his mom - a mother of 4 - kids ranging in age from senior in high school to Nash, their youngest.  As we chatted and watched the kids play...I noticed that Nash had casts on his legs and had some trouble keeping up with Ava.  At the jungle gym he had to hold onto the side bars or crawl to make it up the stairs.  As we watched...his mom told me that he had muscular dystrophy.  My heart just sank for the both of the