$1,000!!!

I am SO excited to report that Team Victory has raised over $1,000 for the Autism CAREWalk this Saturday at Heartspring!! Woohoooo! Go, Dominic, Go!!

Thank you, to each and every single one of you who have either donated to support us or signed up to walk with us. We are so blessed to have such awesome friends and family who care enough to make a difference, not just when it's time for the CAREWalk, but with every single encounter you have with Dominic. There are no words to adequately express how deep our appreciation is...for your patience, for your love, for your prayers, for your research; for the hugs when we're frustrated, for the tears you shed with us along the way; for recognizing when Steph is exhausted and offering some relief...YOU ALL ROCK! And as a result, our sweet red-head is progressing by leaps and bounds on a daily basis.

Currently, Steph & Mike are in the process of adoption to make Mike a legal guardian of Dominic. There are several steps ahead, but we are excited to have the adoption underway.

I will sign off today with a cute instance of how we are learning about autism and the way figurative speech can get us in trouble. As most of you are probably aware, Papa (aka Rex lol) sometimes doesn't always catch certain words that come out of his mouth, which usually results in some really good belly-laughs for all of us. :) (And just for the record, I don't necessarily mean 4-letter words, as you will see.) So recently, we've all been watching a LOT of basketball--Go Shockers!!--and Dominic was playing with his basketball in the kitchen. When Dad made one of his usual comments, "Man, he's shootin' the lights out!", Dominic stopped what he was doing, you could see the thoughts processing in his mind, and he THREW the basketball up to the ceiling, hitting the light, yelling, "PAPA, I SHOOT THE LIGHTS OUT!!!" :) Thankfully, nothing was broken and noone was hurt. ;)

*****We welcome you to come walk with us, this Saturday at Heartspring! We will be arriving around 9:00 a.m., but the walk doesn't begin until 10:00 a.m. If you don't have plans, come join us...I promise it will be fun!*****

xOxO,

Sarah