TLC Camp 11-17-18 to 11-18-18

11-17-18 Woke up at 5:30am. Got ready and finished last minute packing. Mom and I went to Lone Jack Sonic to pick up Jennifer (Lee’s Summit athlete and TLC charter athlete). We are on our way to TLC (training for Life Campus) in Jefferson City. It’s about 1 hr. and 50 mins away. Arrived at TLC at 8:16am. There were four groups and I was in the royals! Woohoo go royals! It’s 8:31pm. What a day I had!! I learned how to play pickle ball, it’s like tennis, it was interesting. But it was fun. I also played volleyball, basketball, weight training, (I really liked to learn about weight training, I’ve never done it before) (except at Sports Camp) and floor ball.(floor ball was really fun, I made a goal! We learned about safety on social media, healthy eating, healthy athletes and about building relationships, that was my favorite! For lunch we had pulled pork, chips and bite sized cookie. For dinner we had salad, turkey, ham, stuffing, mash potatoes and gravy, pumpkin pie but it wasn’t lol. We had relay competition for the evening activity, that was SO much fun! Now I’m tired!! Before I forget, SOMO announced the winner for the raffle of a new car!! I was so happy for the winner, it was a family who has a young family. 

11-18-18 WOW what a morning I had! So let’s start from the beginning. Woke up this morning I woke up at 6:30am. Got ready and packed, after that went to breakfast, had biscuits and gravy...I know that isn’t healthy, but it was SO good! First thing when we arrived  at TLC we went to stretching, so I learned some new stretches. So that was awesome! My I nerves got the best of me this morning, I don’t know why I’ll allowed that to happen, my plan is to push them away next time. After the stretching I did my speech,  I felt really good about it! I got a lot of compliments on my speech, and that made me feel SO good! Then we went to athlete input council, there we talked about what we didn’t like AND what we did like. There was some great suggestions from everyone! Went to the gym and got into groups and we did some small groups activities. At first it was out of my comfort zone, but when the activity went on I was less nervous! I actually acted, and I really don’t do that much, and it felt really good when I did that! 

I’m SO glad I came this weekend, and it made it more enjoyable to have my teammate there, Jennifer! I’m also grateful my mom brought me, thank you SO much mom! I really liked that they offered new sports! I really liked that’ I can’t wait to play them again! The Special Olympics Missouri staff, thank you SO much for everything you do, and the volunteers thank you for making time to help us!

The TLC charter class and the winners of the raffle

I’m playing pickle ball



Some of TLC charter athletes playing basketball


Sarah and I

Brock and I 

Kristina and I.

Kayla and I.


Libby and I 

Sarah and I 

Tanya and I 

Erica, Nathan and I.











Giving a speech about how fit 5 program helped me

(Backup) Special Olympics Missouri Area Bowling tournament 11-3-18

Woke up at 6:30am this morning, today is the area tournament for KC metro, STLM (st. louis metro) and North area (Kirksville).  I wish everyone good luck! Remember our oath “ Let me win. But if I cannot win, Let me brave in the attempt.” I can’t wait to see how I do, I just need to remember some things, but it will be a great tournament. I can’t wait to see my area friends! I got SILVER today, I think I bowled very well today, Jesse got GOLD, I was very happy for him!! My scores was 90 and 78. Jesse amd I bowled at 8am.  Lee’s Summit Athletes did an awesome job today!! I loved to see smile faces, and there were a lot of smiling faces all around! That’s my favorite part to see! It was great to see old friends, I saw Alania, she was on team MO for bowling, she got GOLD, awesome job! Jesse and I gave the owner of Lunar Bowl a picture of us to say thank you for all of their support they have given us! The volunteer who helped at my lane, he’s name is Vincent, he was very nice and encouraged everyone, I really like to see that. I think the things that helped me today, was saying to myself  “calm down, think, and have fun” my nerves likes to get the best of me when I competed today, and guess what I beat them today! 

TLC (Training for Life Campus) Dedication day 11-1-18

I woke up at 6am to get ready, Travis and Laurie picked me up at 6:30am. Now we are our way to Jefferson City, MO to the TLC! Today is a very special day, it’s the day we all (Special Olympics Missouri staff & athletes) been looking forward too, it’s the dedication day for the TLC!! It’s 10:39pm, what a day I had!! It was an awesome day at TLC. I gave tours around TLC pretty much the whole morning, I was at the observation deck, which is outside in the back, took a lunch break, then I went to the healthy athlete area, and talked about how healthy athletes had helped me and how it is continuing helping me, and how I want to help my fellow athletes to be healthy! After the evening tours, went to the dedication ceremony, and let me tell you, that was a fantastic ceremony! Saw many new and old faces and that was really awesome! The charter class (charter athletes lined up and got into their seats. After the opening ceremony I went to help at the wine testing, (I didn’t taste the wine lol) everyone who came by and visit our station had a card and I punch  a whole in their card, with a hold puncher. By doing that, it will tell them they visit that station and can go to the other stations until they have no more stations to go too. For dinner they had pasta, bbq, fruit and veggies and deserts. At the end of the ceremony I picked one of three names that got prizes. Thomas Cleek (who is on SOMO staff, a charter athlete, did an fantastic job speaking! So that was exciting! It was very a long day, but it was SO worth it!! Please enjoy the pictures!!

Brock another charter athlete & SOMO athlete saying that athletes oath!









Harrison and I!

Sarah and I! 



Another charter athlete, a SOMO athlete and my teammate on Lee’s Summit, Drew and I

Another charter athlete & another SOMO athlete Allen and I

Another TLC charter athlete & SOMO Athlete Bobby and I



I got this pin after I did spoke about my story at healthy athletes area, a doctor gave it to me, it says “department of health and human services, the Nation’s Health Protection Agency”

Jesse and I was excited to see our Team MO athletics teammate Brett last night!