Homestead Gardens Fall Festival 2009!

Fall fun in the backyard!

Challenger Lacrosse 2009

Zach, Jake and their buddies (Katherine and Zach)!!

Halloween 2009!

The Blue Tigers!

Hershey Park!

And the winner is.....

This photo of Zach and Jimmy was submitted by Zach's cheerleading coach to the National Down syndrome Society's national photo contest. Amazingly, this picture and others was chosen by NDSS out of thousands of submissions from all across the country to be included in a video which will run in Times Square in the heart of New York City on the MTV plasma screen on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The video is to help kick off and celebrate NDSS's annual Buddy Walk!

For Immediate Release, August 29th, 2009:

Webster's Dictionairy has officially announced a recent amendment to their newest edition. The following pictures will be added to the existing definition for the word "Cute":

Zach, please stop looking at yourself in the mirror and look at the camera......

Ta da!

Ben's Backyard Birthday Bug Bash!

Summer Fun in Luray!

Cowabunga!

Happy 4th!

JS Tennis Academy for Down Syndrome!

Christmas is Coming!

Baby Ben is very excited for his first Christmas!

Zach helps Ben get in the spirit, but it looks like Jakey needs some additional cheer!

"Hello Santa? Yes, this is Zach calling. I hope you received my letter, but just in case you did not, I wanted to call and remind you of my list. Oh, and bring something small for my little brothers as well."

Zach's First Post

Zach shoots mommy organizing something and working on the computer!

A very unique perspective of our Christmas Tree!

He captures Baby Ben in action with mommy and below when he was first born!

Dinner at Chevy's, Dress Up and Baby Ben's first applesauce!

Say "Cheese Burrito!"

An angry construction worker and a pirate whose captain can't seem to get the eye patch on right!

Baby Ben enjoys his first applesauce!

Breakfast with Santa!

Zach gets ready for the Connection's Breakfast with Santa! Oops, his glasses seem to be missing something (these are the ultimate kid friendly sunglasses, ha!)

This was the least traumatic photo of the family....Baby Ben just took it all in!

Zach and his future prom date Mary enjoy some quality time!

A rare photo op with a smiling Jakey, he's so shy!