San Antonio, Here We Come!

"Dreams get you into the future and add excitement to the present"

The countdown is on, to this year's NDSC National Conference! This year we'll be heading to San Antonio, Texas to the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort from August 5th-7th. That's just a week away! The excitement is mounting!

For those of you who are new to my blog, here's a little background info. My name is Becky and my husband is David. We have 4 fantastic kids, the youngest of which has the extra blessing of Down syndrome. We are advocates for all of our children, and are passionate about learning more so that we can better support them as they grow. Our oldest son has autism, and our second son has an allergy to corn. Our son with the corn allergy is a twin to our wonderful oldest daughter. It's a busy, crazy, wonderful life!

I worked for our local area Down syndrome network for 2 1/2 years and I was able to learn SO much from the inspiring families we met. Now it's time to take it a step further and to branch out on our own to continue learning more.

David and I will be going solo to the conference this year, without any of the kids. Wow! This will be a big first for us. Since our oldest son was born 13 years ago, I don't think we have ever been gone longer than just 1 night! It will be difficult to be without the kids, but (in all honesty...) also a very welcome break. We will have a chance to really pay attention and focus on all the great info sessions that are being offered.

Today is the day to start thinking about packing and what to take along on our flight (not to mention researching all the flight regulations now in effect!). David and the boys will be leaving for their annual Boy Scout camp tomorrow morning. David will be returning Thursday evening to pack for our flight that leaves very (way too) early Friday morning. I'll be missing my boys for 9 days straight! Thankfully I know they will be well taken care of by their Grandma, who will be coming here to stay with the kids for the long weekend.

We hope that we can bring you along with us through this blog, even if you can't attend the conference personally. We'll post some pictures and pass along information that we gather. We hope that you enjoy coming along for the ride!