Preview Party Fun

Hi there everyone.  Tonight I got to go to The Arc of Rowan County's Preview Party for their Festival of Trees.  I went with Mr. Rob, Mrs. Trisha and Mrs. Von (Mr. Rob's mom.)  We had a great time.  The picture above is a view of the some of the trees I got to see. 

There was are really great tree there I called the Cheerwine tree.  I think this was Mrs. Trisha's favorite tree.  She really, really loves Cheerwine. 

My favorite tree was the Kids on the Block tree.  Some of my friends from The Arc of Rowan County's Kids on the Block were hanging out on a tree at the Festival of Trees.  If you look closely, you can see my twin brother Mark (he has on the crash helmet.)  If fact, that is his wheelchair sitting on the top of the tree. 

Here are two more great trees.  On the left is the Carson Tree that I help decorate last night.  On the right is the Big Bird Tree.  It looks really cool.

I hung out for awhile with Ms. Wanda and Mrs. Von, while Mr. Rob and Mrs. Trisha talked and visited with their friends. 

Finally, I found the cookies (you know I love cookies) and I got me one.  It was yummie.  I wish I had pockets because I would have taken some more home with me.  Y'all be sure to come to the Festival of Trees this weekend.  Check out this website:  http://www.thearcofrowan.org/   for more info about the Festival of Trees.

Going to Decorate Trees

Hi there everyone.  It's Michael again.  This afternoon when Mr. Rob got home from work, he loaded me into his truck and we went to the F&M Trolly barn to help decorate the trees for The Arc of Rowan County's Festival of Trees.  Mr. Rob said it all started tomorrow evening around 7:00 pm.  Everyone be sure to come and visit.

When I got  there, I got to help Mrs. Charlotte and Mrs. Patrica decorate a very special tree.  First of all it is white, while all the other trees are green.  This is because Mrs. Charlotte is donating this tree to The Arc of Rowan County to be raffled off during the Festival of Trees.

Then I got to help the students and teacher from Carson High School decorate the Carson OCS Class's tree.  They had made almost all of the ornaments for this tree, and they really looked good!

This is my friend Derius, and he let me help him put some decorations on the tree.

Then I found the Grinch Tree.  Enough said about that!!!

Finally, I saw my good friend Mrs. Jane.  Check out that crazy hat she is was wearing.  Well that's all for now.  Mr. Rob says it's my bedtime, and I have a big evening tomorrow when the Festival of Trees starts.  I hope to see you there!

Festival of Trees -- Set up on Wednesday Evening.

It wasn't long until my first adventure.  I got in the backseat of Mrs. Trisha's Car and we went to the F&M Trolly Barn to help set-up for the Festival of Trees.  Mr. Rob and Mrs. Trisha were all excited about this.  They said this Festival was the signature fundraising event for The Arc of Rowan County.  I like The Arc because they help people like Mark my twin brother.

 Just as soon as I got there, I had to help set up a tree.  Everyone was busy running around doing something.  There are 50 trees sponsored this year, and they will all be decorated by different people or organizations.  This was a lot of fun.

It wasn't too long until I found myself on the back of the truck, I had this funny feeling I would be unloading boxes next.  Hmm......

Told ya, they had me loading empty boxes onto that big truck.  Whew, that was a lot of work!!!

Then Mr. Rob took me around to the front of the truck to let me look inside, he also took my picture.  Wow what a GREAT Truck. 

Then I found the cookies and they were yummy!!

Then I found a cooler and drinks.  Just the thing to wash down all those cookies.

Then I tried out being a tree topper.  That wasn't any fun at all.  I am glad I didn't have to stay up on top of that tree very long.

And before I knew it, it was time to leave.  As we were all leaving, Dr. Lyn drove up in her Smart Car.  She let me sit in it, doesn't it match my hair really good.  For some reason, she wouldn't let me have the keys, and Mr. Rob said a very stern NO also! Well maybe in a few years I can learn how to drive a car.  

Michael Comes to visit.

Hi there everyone.  My name is Michael R.  I'm one
of the Kids on the Block who live with The Arc of Rowan County in Salisbury, NC.  I am eleven years old, and have a twin brother named Mark.  He has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.  He is a trip, and a lot of fun to have as a brother.  I'll be telling you more about him later. 


Mrs. Jane of The Arc of Rowan County asked me if I would like to go visit some good friends of hers, Mr. Rob and Mrs. Trisha.  I said it sounded like fun, and this is a blog of my adventures.  In this picture, I am in Mr. Rob's car getting ready to go to his home.

Here I am sitting on the couch after my trip to Mr. Rob and Mrs.Trisha's house.  It didn't take very long and I think Mr. Rob is a pretty good driver because he didn't honk his horn at anyone or get stopped by a policeman.

This is Jackson, Mr. Rob and Mrs. Trisha's puppy dog.  He is a lot of fun.  He wanted to lick me all over my face.  Yuck, puppy slobber.