Monday, March 17, 2008

Top O the mornin' to ya!!

Happy St. Patricks Day!  Here are the McGianni kids celebrating St. Patrick's day!  Of course since this picture was taken GiGi has added a purse and every other accessory she can think of!  
6 months ago I joined a boot camp and never thought I would make it through the first week!  I remember praying as I was running and thinking about GiGi at therapy and how I would always push her to "do just one more", and as usual she would always step up to the plate.   So how could I quit?  She has gotten me through boot camp for 6 months now!  I always think how hard she works with low muscle tone and how easy it is for me.  I thank God for all the muscles he gave me especially  after I realize what a gift they really are.
Being in boot camp has allowed me to be a better mother to all my kids and I thank GiGi for her tenacity and motivation.   She never quits and has shown me how great the results can be if you just try.  She gives 100% to her life everyday and she deserves the same from me.
Today I reached my goal of 60 sit ups in 60 seconds and I could have never done it without her!   With her as my inspiration anything is possible!!      

Happy St. Patrick's day!! 
(OK...if you force me I'll drink a beer for you!!)

       

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

GiGi skiing


OK seriously...I have no clue what I am doing!  Only one picture per post!  Anyone who knows me knows that is impossible!   

Goin' skiing!


Well, the others kids tried skiing at age 5 so it was her turn!  She was awesome!!  I thought for sure she would complain about the boots but she just stood up and asked for her ski's!

A New Era

Hi Everyone, Jen here. I'm the webmaster for GiGi's and am excitied to tell you about this new feature...a GiGi's blog!

We all know how you can't get enough of how much awareness GiGi's is providing for the Down syndrome community and this is going to be a brand new tool to keep you up to date on how we are doing and to highlight some of our day to day activity.

I believe for the most part Nancy will be posting these but from time to time I bet there will be guest bloggers.

As a mom and advocate I encourage everyone to start a blog...help us spread more awareness!! Lets change the world's view of Down syndrome!! If you have one related to Down syndrome, send us the link and we can add it to our blog page.

My inspiration: