Hi Everyone! 

It’s time for the 9th Annual Tucson Buddy Walk on Sunday, October 24 - a fund and awareness raising event for the Down Syndrome community of Southern Arizona. I’m so excited to participate in my 3rd Buddy Walk.

This has been a BIG year for me! I turn 3 in a week and a half, my mommy and daddy can't believe it!  This year I became a big brother, I'm no longer the baby! I have a little sister, Alexa, I love her to pieces! Of course, I still look up to my big brother, Diego, I'm now big enough to hold my own with him, we're buddies! I started preschool 3 weeks ago and love it, I've made friends and talk about them all the time.  I ride the bus to school, all by myself!  I've become a HUGE football fan, much to the delight of my dad, especially UA football!  I even sing "Bear Down Arizona."

Love, Mateo (a.k.a. Tater)