Posts by jhepburn
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
By Sarah Koehn For me, this is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Especially the anticipation of the 4th of July, which is my favorite holiday. It’s the culmination…
Read MoreAaaaah Summer
By Sarah Koehn Happy Summer to all of you! These past 2 weeks have been full of change for me personally as well for GiGi’s. My kids started camp this…
Read Morethe fool proof guide to loving our special needs family.
Thank you Beth for sharing this great post with the GiGi’s Playhouse community! Judah and his family can be found enjoy the programs and friendships at GiGi’s Playhouse Syracuse. You…
Read MoreLiving with UP syndrome
This speech was wrote by Jacob West. Thank you for sharing with us and for doing an awesome job on your speech at our World Down Syndrome Day Party! My name…
Read MoreWorld Down Syndrome Day feels good this year
Written by Sarah Koehn This year, World Down Syndrome Day feels more meaningful for me personally, as Daphne’s Mom, and I’m not sure why. I’m using this blog post to…
Read More“Holden is the most incredible gift, we didn’t know to ask for.”
Written by Jaclyn Skalnik “Holden is the most incredible gift, we didn’t know to ask for.” This is a phrase that I am reminded of daily, even when we have…
Read MoreIF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME RULED THE WORLD
Written by Dennis McGuire, PhD Scrolling through Facebook, we noticed that the National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS) shared an AWESOME article we could not wait to share with you…
Read More“Find heart, mama love me”
This post was written by Gina Alternburg, mother to Gracyn and Gage. Thank you so much for sharing your special story with us! There were two things I always knew…
Read MoreFINDING THE BEAUTY WITHIN LIFE’S CHALLENGES
Written by Jen Sexton MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014 This blog post was written by one of our families whose little ‘peanut’ as they call her, is now two years old. Thank…
Read MoreSpreading the word on world down syndrome day!
1. Showing videos that demonstrate that people with Down syndrome are “More Alike Than Different”. Such as #11 on this webpage: https://www.babble.com/babble-voices/world-down-syndrome-day-21-ways-to-celebrate/ scroll to #11. 2. Sharing 21 facts about Down…
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