On June 26, 2010,  I was crowned Mrs. Utah 2010!  The possibilities that come with this honor are still sinking in.  My voice is no longer just the voice of someone who loves her children and does everything she can for them and the special needs community.  A friend of mine who’s (adopted) daughter has Fetal Alcohol Affect put it best.  “You’re still the same person but you or what simply your presence can do has changed.”  September 9, 2010 is Fetal Alcohol Awareness Day in Utah.  We will be doing an event that day.  This is very dear to me my little brother who is adopted also has Fetal Alcohol Affect.  It is 100% preventable.  So let’s get to work getting information out there.  More info will be coming about September 9th.

Immediately following the Mrs. Utah America Pageant, we went to Hawaii!  Caleb, for some reason, seemed to think everyone in Hawaii spoke Spanish.  He would go up to people and say, “I can speak Spanish too!  Aloha see I can say Hi in Spanish.”  At this point they would laugh and say, “yes you can.”  No matter what Brian or I said to him to try and convince him that the people were Hawaiian and not Spanish he would not listen.  He’s watched Dora enough to know that in Spanish Hi is Hola.  I wonder what Caleb will think if we ever take him to Mexico?

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