Dad's whole family represented Team Lil' Lydia this year in the Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk!

Hello distinguished guests to my blog,

I am feeling rather chipper this afternoon following a bit of a bummer of a morning.

I mentioned last blog that I would be having a procedure performed on my left eye on Sept. 28th - turns out that it was actually performed on this glorious 1st day of October (scheduling conflict with the anesthesiologist). Anyway, things went pretty well with the tear duct probe and stint insertion. Turns out that along with small ear canals and nasal passages, it can also be assumed that my tear ducts are a bit on the small side - as the doctor had to poke and prod a little more than she had originally expected. I can't say I was very pleased after awaking from the surgery - Mom and Dad weren't there right away and some of the things I was seeing would be reminiscent of the Heffalumps and Woozles (not sure on spelling) dream sequence from winnie the pooh.

You should see the other baby! -just kidding

No really, I'm ok, I just look a little rough.

Enough about that, I'm well on my way to recovery and I wanted to take some time to talk about the Mile High Down Syndrome Association's Step Up for Down Syndrome event which we participated in on Sunday in City Park.

The conditions were perfect and I couldn't have asked for a more supportive team of people gathered under our tent. Although, there is always room for more in the upcoming years (plug for next year). It felt really good to look around at the 140-something other teams totaling somewhere around 3,000 people, and to know that we all have a common cause and that we were all there to show our support of each other - it made us think that this is the way God intends for all of us to be toward each other all of the time.

A nice shot of the pavilion at City Park in Denver - the backdrop for the Step Up Walk

Team Lil' Lydia representatives.

This doesn't even begin to depict how many people were in attendance on Sunday.

Rest-insured... I feel in good hands with these two (inside joke)

Stroll out!
Nik, Lydia and Koen ridin' in style

Snoopy was there too!

Anyway, I just wanted to thank everyone who walked, donated and thought about us during this fun event.

Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that I will be having some super cool babysitters tonight. Aunt Julie and her boyfriend Trent made the trip to Colorado from Iowa to visit us (go to the Brewers vs. Rockies baseball game) during a long weekend off from college.

Love you all,
Lydia