2006 pics

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WOW~It's been way to long

June 2007

Spencer turned 6 on the 22nd and we had a hugh pool party on the 24th. Alot of friends and family came and he enjoyed so much having them. It was fun. On June 9th, we went to Isle of Palms with the rest of the family. 4 families in the same house for a week. It went really well for all of us to be so different. We had lots of fun and lots of memories were made. My mom really enjoyed it. One of my neices couldn't make it because she was in school, but her daughter went. All of the kids enjoyed the waves and playing in the sand. We seen the Charleston Aquarium and did a Ghost Tour of Charleston. We ate dinner 1 evening at Coconut Joes and it was great.

2006 got away from me as far as posting on the blog, but I do promise to try and keep this updated. I enjoy it and hope all of you enjoy me sharing my family and especially Spencer with you. My goal is to make a impact with Down Syndrome awareness for people who don't understand about it. Hopefully through my posting about Spencer you will see he is not alot different than a typical child, just somewhat delayed in areas such as speech, gross and fine motor skills. He is the pride of my life and I do enjoy everyday I have with him.

Spencer is attending summer camp at the special school in our county and loves it. They are doing lots of fun things and it is less structured so he feels, I'm sure, like it's playtime.

Here are a few pics of the beach and birthday, plus some pics from 2006.

Enjoy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Spencer, Samantha and Razzle at the Greenville Buddy Walk.








Well, I didn't get to keep this blog updated as much as I wanted, but thought I'd do it for the holidays! School is out for 2 weeks, waited until last minute to shop, Spencer is growing beyond leaps and bounds! Mike is also off on vacation until Jan 3. On Jan 2 we'll watch the Sugar Bowl with WV making it's 1st BCS bowl! GO MOUNTAINEERS. We went to the Pitt game in Morgantown and loved it. It was cold but well worth seeing the Mounties come away with a HUGE win! Here's a few pics to show what we've been up to this past fall! Can't believe 2006 will be here in a week or so, where does time go to?!






Mike & I at WVU
vs. Pitt 11/24/05





Spencer outsided with the
yard decorations.

WHAT A START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR

Well, the school year is off and running and I mean literally running! I started back teaching full time since 2001. Boy was I in for it. It doesn't stop and the most depressing thing is I miss Spencer and not being able to be with him in the afternoons. He is doing ok, but is not real excited about school this past week. Not sure what is going on there, but if it doesn't improve, I may pull him out and put him at the Meyer Center in Greenville where he was this summer. He was so happy there. Mike is working still at Lockheed Martin and working hard. It's really been hot here for the past 2 months. Finally we are suppose to have a low humidity weekend. It will be nice. We had wanted to go home to WV but with gas prices higher than ever here, $3.19, we can't really afford it. So we'll stay here and work around the house and try and get it straightened up. Of course we will listen to WV play tomorrow on the internet, GO MOUNTAINEERS!

So that's a update, sorry no new pics, but will post some soon. Hopefully we'll get Spencer and Sobie playing in the back yard. It's a funny site. Sobie loves pulling on his clothes and Spencer gets a little upset at her. Spencer loves throwing the ball to her and watching her run after.

Take care and have a great weekend

love Denise

Another Manic Monday!

As all Mondays seem to be! Just 1 week until the routine of another school year hits! Spencer doesn't seem to mind, he loves waiting for the bus that takes him to the Meyer Center. This is his last week there and he starts back to preschool in our district. His teacher called last week and sound so nice on the phone. She's new this year and as always, I'm jittery! Talking to her has helped some of that. Now our big thing is a sitter. The one I really want is asking for alot of money, so I'm trying to get some help from the PCA program, but that is yet to see. She would be good with Spencer as she is used to preschoolers, she was a PreK teacher. She is also sweet, patient, kind and understanding of him. We pray it works out!

I'm attaching some other pics of Spencer that I had wanted to add last night, but want on a different computer. These range from birth up to present. You can see the changes and it's amazing how fast time flies!

Later I will be posting about our upcoming Buddy Walk here in Greenville and hope many of you will have the opportunity to come or at least think about us on that day! It is so much fun to see all the individuals with Down Syndrome and their families and friends.

Enjoy these pics and keep watching for updates!

Love Denise

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Hi, my name is Denise Boyce and my son Spencer has Down Syndrome. He is 3 years old and attends a disabilities preschool class. He is amazing in the things that he does and he is the light of my life. I look at him daily and see how much God has blessed me! A special child needs a special family is what I have been told and I pray we are special enough for this extra special little guy! I hope to keep updates on this site weekly. Thank you visiting our site!