Michael William Sparkman was born October 11, 2001 full of love, life and a zest for knowledge. His affection for reptiles, especially frogs, began at a very young age. Throughout his brief childhood, he loved like he lived...fiercely. At 6 years old, after limping for a couple of weeks, I took Michael to an orthopedic doctor, convinced that he may have twisted his … [Read more...]

Hope Violet Fimiani was born August 28th, 2006 with Down Syndrome and a heart defect. Despite the negative things we had read about Down Syndrome, our anxiety was eased the moment she was born. We fell in love with her instantly. At 3 months old, Hope endured surgery to repair a hole in her heart. Her recovery was swift and we were relieved to have this difficult time … [Read more...]