A little fun fact: I was an esthetician for over 10 years and I LOVED my job. If you would have told me back then that THIS is what I would be doing with my life, I would have told you that was BONKERS. I was very happy and content going into work every day [...]
Happy Selfie Saturday!! Ok I just made that up…but it should TOTALLY be a thing, right? I swear there is some sort of confidence booster in that extra chromosome, because Ruby not only LOVES herself, but LOVES the way she looks! I literally don’t think I have ever seen someone with Down syndrome take a [...]
We are SO PROUD of Matthew's Bonfire BBQ for training and hiking the Dolomites!! WOW!! And I LOVE the throwback pics of him hiking in his AFO’s and with his brother! “I have been busy the last couple months training to hike the Dolomites and I am proud to report my hiking went great! I [...]
Anyone else sprinting into the weekend like these gals?! Come on weekend… : Kelle Hampton #RubyandNellaThenAndNow #RubyAndNellaRockTheFuture #OctoberAwareness #downsyndromeawarenessmonth #dsam2023 #rubyandnella #theluckyfew #downsyndrome #downsyndromerocks #nothingdownaboutit #lifewithrubydoobs #rubysrainbow
Will Ruby or Nella drive someday? “I think that’s how we approach all of this. All of these photos, all of these maybes. Maybe they’ll get married. Maybe they’ll drive a car. Maybe they’ll go to college. We know – maybe they won’t…and we have to accept that. However, we do that with our other [...]
While we were in Detroit, Sujay had to leave early from one of our shoots to go to his driver's education class. His parents don’t know if he will drive independently one day, but it is a dream of his to get his license! And that’s the thing…dreaming with and providing opportunities for our loved [...]
“I like to say that I have the bravery and belief of the first-timers. Somewhere, there was a child whose parent was the first one to say, ‘I’m not sending my kid to an institution.’ And look what happened. "Somewhere there was a person with Down syndrome that was the first to go to college. [...]
Nothin' to see here…just two teenagers doing what teenagers do… Hope y’all are having an amazing Saturday!! #RubyandNellaThenAndNow #RubyAndNellaRockTheFuture #OctoberAwareness #downsyndromeawarenessmonth #dsam2023 #rubyandnella #theluckyfew #downsyndrome #downsyndromerocks #nothingdownaboutit #lifewithrubydoobs #rubysrainbow
“It’s made me stronger. It’s made me more resilient. It’s made me redefine my expectations. Definitely made me a better human. Made me tougher.” How has having Down syndrome in your life changed you? Even if you just found us, even if you don’t have a loved one rockin' an extra chromosome…you are a part [...]
Having Ruby in my life has changed me profoundly. I used to consider myself a very kind and compassionate person before she came to us rockin' that magical extra chromosome, but seeing the world through her eyes has AMPLIFIED all the good parts of me. AND I believe all the good parts of everyone she [...]
