Buddy Walk

We did the Buddy Walk for Downs Syndrome back on August 24.  Yes, I really am that behind on this.  Our good friends, who also happen to leave a few houses down, have a son Goofy's age who has Downs Syndrome, so we walked with them on their team.  We had a blast!  They had breakfast for everyone first, with dancing and prizes.  Bucko had a blast on the dance floor doing the robot.  The walk was shorter this year than previous years because they had to change location due to all the flooding we have had around here.  It was so hot, though, we didn't mind!  We stopped halfway (it was a 2 mile walk) for a water break.  Bucko didn't realize we had stopped and kept going.  That was a scary few minutes.  I start praying and running back to see if he had just not left with us, while Tink and her friend ran ahead.  He realized he was no longer with us and was standing off to the side of the trail waiting for us.  He was fine and I praised him for staying put once he realized he was alone.  He cried a little bit out of relief, though, as did I, after we were all together again.  Whew!  Afterwards, they fed us lunch too.  While we were eating, Goofy sees his kindergarten teacher!  There is a girl in another kindergarten class who also has Downs, so she and her husband were walking on their team.  Goofy was so excited to see her.  It was a fun day, and we look forward to doing it again next year!