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Pick up those Broken Ones, People!

Pick up those Broken Ones, People!

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We did It! 1st week all back to SCHOOL!

We did It! 1st week all back to SCHOOL!

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Our 1st Family Photo Sesh as 8!

Our 1st Family Photo Sesh as 8!

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A Year Later: Week in Spanish Lookout

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A Year Later: Remembering Day 7

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I cried happy tears last night after seeing their I cried happy tears last night after seeing their first go at their Nationals routine. 💕😭📣 Thank you @briarcrest for inviting @madonna_learning_center to be a part of your Cheerleading showcase! Took me back a few years (ok more like 20+ 😂🤦🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️). 

#downsyndromeawareness #mosaicdownsyndrome #cheerleading
Fun weekend! 2 (plus 1 adopted friend 😂) off on Fun weekend! 

2 (plus 1 adopted friend 😂) off on Victory Ranch weekend with the church meant me, daddy and Mia had fun at home and at @riverartsmemphis 💞 This is something Matt and I love to do every year!! We may not have the money to buy anything 😂😂 but we love seeing all the amazing talent come to the river! 

And Matt gave me a beautiful date night at home! He cooked while I watched Survivor and Amazing Race next to him in the kitchen😘. He set up the recliner and everything so I could be with him!!! Love you babe @mptubinis
Fun movie night under the stars 🌟 #fallbreak Fun movie night under the stars 🌟
#fallbreak
She does things her own way 💞We adore her!!! #mia She does things her own way 💞We adore her!!!

#miagirl #downsyndromeawareness #mosaicdownsyndrome
We are going to try this fundraiser again 🤸🏼‍♀️💞🎉 We are going to try this fundraiser again 🤸🏼‍♀️💞🎉 Last month we got about 4 donations!! Can you help us get more in October? I know we are already 14 days into the month BUT that means we are that much closer to NATIONALS and we need your help! 

How it works:
- Pick a day
- Donate that amount (example Day 1, donate $1!) 
- That easy🙏🏼✅
- Venmo me @ Kristina-Tubinis 

You can also check out Mia's fundraising page through Madonna (link in profile). 

Thank you for continuing to pray and support Mia's journey to Nationals!! 📣📣📣
Sometimes I get so narrowly focused on the kids th Sometimes I get so narrowly focused on the kids that tell her to "hurry up" or "go already" that I miss the ones that step in to help. From the moment we heard about the possibility of a diagnosis I knew Matt and I alone couldn't protect her. Obviously God had to step in and place people in her path to help. I have prayed along the way for others to help guide Mia, step in when needed and give comfort when we can't. Thank you for this sweet family of kids that helped Mia and her classmates all day today! 

#downsyndromeawareness #mosaicdownsyndrome #inclusion #support #kindnessmatters
Such a fun field trip today with @madonna_learning Such a fun field trip today with @madonna_learning_center to @gocedarhillfarm
What a fun morning at @hope4memphis @hope4mackyand What a fun morning at @hope4memphis @hope4mackyandfriends Fall Fun Fest 🍁🎃 Mia had a great time!
Not sure he landed it? But getting close!! Not sure he landed it? But getting close!!
This past weekend we celebrated Mia's birthday at This past weekend we celebrated Mia's birthday at the Great Wolf Lodge. There was this single person slide where you step inside a green tube with a clear door that closes around you to seal you in. The operator counts down from 3 and the floor drops out from below sending you down the steep drop and down the slide. Mia kept watching typical peers and her siblings do the slide all day. She was asking every time to go get in that line to do it. I couldn't bring myself to say yes. What if she doesn't understand what is happening? What if she freaks out because she didn't comprehend the outcome? What if she can't sit up at the end to get out of the water by herself? These were all my fears, not hers. When we were about to leave her daddy made the choice to take her up with her 2 siblings and let her go down this slide. She stepped into the tube and quickly decided against it. She opted for the 2nd scariest slide in the place and had a blast going down. She was able to make that choice, choose which one she was comfortable with and at the bottom sat up, stood up and walked out with a smile on her face. 

The point of all this is to say, Mia deserves to have the same experiences as her peers if she wants them. She is strong enough, capable enough and if we are able to provide those opportunities, we want her to have them! In the case of going to the National Cheerleading competition in Orlando, FL with her team from @madonna_learning_center we are asking for your help in getting us there! We cannot do this alone financially, but want to give Mia this opportunity. You can give her this chance to experience what might be a once in a lifetime opportunity for her! Will you join us? 

Ways to help:
- Venmo me specifically for Mia's trip @ Kristina-Tubinis 
- DM me for her fundraising link (or click link in profile) 
- Madonna is selling yard signs for the group
- Stay connected with me here sheis_kristina for other ways to get involved! 

#downsyndromeawareness #mosaicdownsyndrome #miatonationals #cheerleading
2nd year in a row for us at Goner Fest @gonerrecor 2nd year in a row for us at Goner Fest @gonerrecords over at @overtonparkshell! An amazing night concluding with @manorastroman_official. Thank y'all for an amazing night! 💞 @gonerfest #memphisstrong
Fun, fun weekend celebrating our Mia turning 10 🎉🤗 Fun, fun weekend celebrating our Mia turning 10 🎉🤗
I know I’m a little past time, but on 9.25.26, my I know I’m a little past time, but on 9.25.26, my sweet girl turned 10 years old. 🥹❤️

I probably post some of the same pictures every year, but that day literally changed the course of Matt’s and my life.

It was a beautiful September morning. I was laboring at home, out on our second-story porch in warm water streamed through a hose hooked up to our kitchen sink. Matt had gone to church. I stayed home.

And then I called him and said, “You need to come home.”

Labor was progressing, and before long, our Mia was here.

Mia’s birth—just like her life—has been eye-opening, educational, refining, powerful, and so incredibly God-driven. She has given me a passion and a wisdom I’m not sure I could have learned any other way.

I learned more through bringing her into this world and through these ten years of being her mom than I ever could have imagined.

That September morning changed everything.

And ten years later, I’m still learning from her. ❤️

Happy 10th birthday, sweet girl.

May 10 bring you even more life, love, laughter, music, and—of course—SWIMMING! 🏊‍♀️😂❤️

We love you, Mia. Here’s to double digits. 🦋
I can't believe my youngest enters double digits t I can't believe my youngest enters double digits tomorrow!!! I will have no babies under 10! How did life fly by so quickly? But I am so proud of this sweet, beautiful, caring, smart, etc....... girlie!! We had a wonderful day celebrating at school and at Gigi and Papa's. Tomorrow we are off to @greatwolflodge to celebrate her decade of life so far!! More to come!! 

Head over to my story to see the sweetest birthday celebration at school 💞🎉 

@mptubinis
#37 Our girl!!! Go CMS ⚽🙌🏼 We are so proud of her #37 Our girl!!! Go CMS ⚽🙌🏼

We are so proud of her trying a new sport this season!💞🙌🏼

First year playing soccer ⚽ and she helped advance the team to the second round in the tournament, scoring a goal last night! 

8th grade night and teacher appreciation 💐

I love the posters they made for the 8th graders 💞
Date night. Trying to be healthy. Great music. Sup Date night. Trying to be healthy. Great music. Support Memphis. What else?
Fun night at the @memphisredbirds Fun night at the @memphisredbirds
Get a sister who will be there when you need her. Get a sister who will be there when you need her. Get a sister who will be your headphones when things get loud. Get a sister who will let you borrow her friends for the night. 

Where do you get a sister like that? Ask a person who has special needs. If they have a sister, I'm sure you've found her 💞

We are so proud of who you've become and still are becoming #charleegirl
What a fun game last night 📣🤸🏼‍♀️@mus_athletics #d What a fun game last night 📣🤸🏼‍♀️@mus_athletics
#downsyndromeawareness #mosaicdownsyndrome #inclusion
Did you know that low muscle tone is common in chi Did you know that low muscle tone is common in children with Down syndrome?

One thing I’ve learned through Mia is that Down syndrome doesn’t look the same in every child. ❤️

Mia has Mosaic Down syndrome, which means some of her cells have the typical number of chromosomes and others have an extra copy of chromosome 21. Because of this, some of the characteristics commonly associated with Down syndrome can affect her differently.

For Mia, low muscle tone hasn’t affected her greatly. When you watch her play, climb, run around, or explore, you might not notice it at all. Her everyday movement and muscle tone can look very typical.

Where we do notice it more is with endurance. Mia can tire more easily, and when she’s sick, she tends to use her body less and can lose some of that strength and stamina temporarily.

And then there’s cheerleading. 📣

Cheer is giving Mia opportunities to build strength, balance, coordination, endurance, and confidence—all while doing something she absolutely LOVES.

Sometimes people see a diagnosis and make assumptions about what a child can or can't do.

But Mia keeps reminding us that a diagnosis doesn't tell the whole story.

She is Mia first. And she gets to show us what her Down syndrome looks like. ❤️
#downsyndromeawareness #mosaicdownsyndrome
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