Wednesday, June 24, 2009

I met Katie today!!!

Today we met Katie and her husband Brooks from Texas. They came to Vegas for a little getaway and I am so glad we got a chance to meet them!! Too bad Cole wasn't with them. :)

When I was pregnant with Anaïs, Katie was the very first person I talked to about raising a child with achondroplasia. She was so nice to me and kept on telling me that things would turn out ok and that I would make it through this, I will never forget that! So Katie, thank you for helping me get through the toughest time of my life!
We met them for lunch at Rainforest Cafe because we had to do a kid friendly place since we had both Sam and Anaïs with us.
We had such a great time!! I swear I could totally see us hanging out all the time if we lived closer!! It's always nice to meet other parents of kids with dwarfism because you instantly have a connection, but it wasn't just that...I feel like I would totally get along with Katie even if we didn't have that in common!
Can't wait to see them again!


After lunch, we had to stop and look at the lions since we were at the MGM hotel...

It was a great day!

13 comments:

Rachel said...

What cute pictures! Katie does seem really nice. Do you know she's from the Inland Empire right near where we live? Maybe she'll be in town for one of our events over here and we'll all get to hang out. Anyway, I'm glad you guys got to meet. What a special thing!

Rosie said...

Wonderful picutures. If you wouldn't have mention that you just met katie in person today I would have thought you guys had met before.

Jaime said...

I'm so glad that you had a great time meeting Katie today! Of course we knew you would! It's wonderful being able to meet and share with other parents of LP's. We have such a strong "family" between us all, it means so much to me! Looking forward to the day we get to meet! Any thoughts about coming to Sacramento in October for the Fall Regional? Hope so!

Unknown said...

How fun! What a great visit! There's just nothing like meeting the other bloggin' mamas in person!

MichelleM said...

That is so awesome! I am so glad you guys hit it off so well! Will she be in NY as well? Anyway, so happy you have found her, I knew you would like Holland! ;)

Destini said...

Yay for meeting blogging families! The best part is that you totally feel like you already know each other!

Lisa said...

Very cool! Always awesome to meet other LP families.

Sarah said...

Katie looks so cute and fun! i want to be her friend too! Looks like fun.

Kim said...

How fun! You guys look great in the pictures! I can't wait to meet you guys next week! It is so amazing to meet other families in person-and it is as if we have known each other for years!

Kasia and Amelia said...

I love the pictures, Anais is getting more beautiful day, her pictures with daddy are awesome!
It seems you had a lot of fun together with Katie! I will have a similar opportunity as we are meeting a family with a little girl with achondroplasia who was born a week after Ami! They all come to visit us the holiday weekend. I can't wait! I will post pictures and report :-) Love, Kasia and Ami

The Johnson Family 5 said...

I had a BLAST meeting your family!! I totally felt like we could have hung out forever and just chatted!! It's always nice having a common interest which means that we will hopefully be in each other's lives forever with our kiddos!! Thanks for making the time to get together with us! We both really enjoyed meeting your family! I know we will see each other again soon and hopefully with Cole in tow!

Greene Family said...

How fun - looks like everyone had a great time! It is always great meeting other LP families, especially when you feel like you have already known each other for so long! Cute pictures!

Melissa Swartley said...

Yay for meeting blogging buddies! I'm so glad to hear you all had a great time together! Love all the pic's!