Wednesday, September 3, 2025

March 2025

 March 1

Opening Night... "The Music Man", Beautiful music, fun dancing, talented kids!! First night was a hit!! Caroline was shocking and incredible that she was able to move and keep up with the music on stage. Usually my kids are a few beats behind with having Cerebral Palsy, which even that is thrilling!! Caroline was falling during practice bows and spoke with the directors and they had her lead the bows, what a great idea!! She was so happy that she stayed upright!! I am sad and excited that my kids are growing up and communicating what they need to have success! The whole play was a huge success! Thank you directors!! #cerebrapalsylhacked #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #themusicman #annamerrillart


March 2

Three more productions!! Monday, Thursday and Friday!! Come share in their remarkable talents! The Music Man #annamerrillart


More Horse Therapy, a favorite!
March 4

Literacy Night 📚 at the Intermediate School, fun to spend time with the, parents, teachers, students and other authors. Thank you Azure for being my Candy Monster. My kids grew out of the costume 😋 I love our community 🌷 #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #annamerrillart #illustrations







Animal Chores, Kika teaching Charlotte to do it, before she leaves on her mission

The Music Man 🎵 Our little celebrity, all the kids🙌🏼👏🏼 incredible!! Once again ⭐️🤩🎵🌷🌷🌷 #themusicman #livelifeactivated #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #merrillsworktogetherplaytogetherstaytogether #loveher #cerebralpalsyhacked #balancing



Everyday stuff, pickle ball, got my family year book done, gifts from Grandma Maland,  Lifevantage, art work by Charlotte


Got a little Day Date! Yay!!


March 5

Harrison just joined the track team! It’s official! All the years of Special Olympics track this is exciting and scary all at once! I am just picking him up💪🏼🩵😱 Excited, and grateful that the coaches and School are happy and willing to have him. Looking at his face expression I think he’s excited and a bit shocked! My mom reminded me about a special blessing that he received after he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and using a gait trainer, that he would walk and run and play with the other kids someday. It’s wonderful to see miracles happen! Lots of physical therapy involved to help him run, loosen his hamstrings, balance and train his gait, but it’s happening 🙌🏼👏🏼 Grateful for the support to help him succeed🙏🏼🩵 He’s excited to do it again and again he said 👏🏼 and his comment when he got in the car was “I ran up the hill without even falling.” #myheart#cerebralpalsyhacked #nervous #excited #grateful #track #playunified #poweredbyaxio #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #everyonehappierandhealthier #inclusion #likehisbigbrothers


🌷🤩 🎵 Incredible cast!! Well done 🙌🏼 One more night to go!! 🎹 #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #livelifeactivated #poweredbyaxio #proudofher❤️

Caroline had a solo part in the NPC Choir and she auditioned and made it into

 Honor Choir for her Senior Year






March 7

Charlotte brings me such joy!! She made me a mother 21 years ago. Happy Birthday to my sweet Charlotte 💝🌷 My heart bursts with happiness and gratitude when I think of all the miracles that have brought her to this moment in her life. She keeps me hopping with all her dreams and goals from learning to walk, public speaking, acting on stage, making friends, playing basketball, going to college…. She will continue to conquer and do hard things. I love you Charlotte. I’m so honored I get to be your mother. Even more honored when you tell me I’m your friend. She spent her birthday running up and down the court, playing basketball 🏀 at Special Olympics Unified State competition. 👏🏼 congratulations! One more day of competition, you’ll rock it!! 👏🏼👏🏼 #happybirthday #playunified #cerebralpalsyhacked #shesamazing❤️ #imsoblessed #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #charlottesmiles☺ #livelifeactivated #poweredbyaxio #21yearsold





#themusicman 🌷🤩 🎵 Incredible cast!! Well done 🙌🏼 One more night to go!! 🎹 #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #livelifeactivated #poweredbyaxio #proudofher❤️ #greatkids #talent






March 8

Birthday celebration with my girls 💚 Can’t wait for it to start!!!! “Wicked” charlotte’s favorite quote is “Everyone deserves a chance to fly!” -Elphaba




March 9

Caroline actually corrected me. She made six shots, which means 12 points! 😳👏🏼 I was running back-and-forth between a couple games, thanks to those for helping Coach while some of the games were happening simultaneously🤪 I am still in awe and shock seeing Caroline and Charlotte balancing, running up and down the court making some of the key shots. 🤩🙏🏼 congrats to all our amazing athletes🙌🏼 they all did some incredible skillful teamwork! Fun busy weekend🤗 reach out if you would like to be a part! 







Drove through snow and ice, back and forth to support Caroline and Emma in the play and cast party, and coach our Unified Basketball team.




































March 14

Fun Spring Break with cousins is coming to an end. 😃 I love that Harrison is sharing his love of planes and rockets with his sister and cousins! Harrison is dead set, cerebral palsy, or not to be a pilot someday. Grateful for the fun and support of those around helping to create that path and direction for him🩵🙏🏼🙌🏼 #cerebralpalsyhacked #aviation #youngeagles #cousins #springbreak #rockets #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #livelifeactivated #poweredbyaxio


















March 16
I love my big boy! Fun trails near Zion’s national Park, silly times at church 😜gardening 🏞️
…a great couple days! Love you Jonny Boy, so proud of you and the incredible progress you are making! #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #livelifeactivated #proudofmyboy


March 17
Never too old to be silly, brightens a day…



March 18
My cute girl, swollen, still trying to smile and wisdom teeth out. She’s always so strong. 🙏🏼🩵 #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #loveyou














March 22
Harrison is up and flying above Taylor🙌🏼 such a dream come true for him #pilotsomeday 🥰✈️ 🙌🏼💪🏼 My adult girls are off on their first road trip together 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Caroline is on a date and I’m happily stuck babysitting her robotic baby from her child development class🙏🏼seeing all the successes happening and my heart is happy ❤️ (a little stressed with a robotic crying baby😅) and Jon started a new job at Marriott full time this week, Austin is taking care of his beautiful family. Grateful for all our blessings and that these kiddos have learned and are working towards their relationships and goals. 🙏🏼🩵☺️ #overcoming #proudofthem❤️ #cerebralpalsyhacked #roboticbaby #livelifeactivated #poweredbyaxio #madnesswiththemerrillbudz












March 23

MORP 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Such a fun weekend!! Awesome group of kids! Beautiful 🤩 Thanks Sherida for the great group pictures 👏🏼 They had a blast 🥰 #morp2025









March 25
Wow!! These ladies inspire me!! Grand Canyon, Kiabab trail in and out in a day. I forgot how steep that trail was. Straight down and straight back up. It was hard, even a little scary at times but the strength, conversation and encouragement got us through the hard and out of the canyon. Love you ladies and so grateful to you!! My first polar plunge at the bottom 🙌🏼🩵😁😂 (felt so good on my knees and feet) #grandcanyon #kiababtrail #livelifeactivated #poweredbyaxio #friends❤️ #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #loveyou #grateful


I had such an amazing trip where the food and the friendship and the beauty touched my soul so deeply. A day I will never forget with some amazing supportive loving friends!
Grand Canyon South Kiabab trail to the river and back in a day. So much pain so much joy!
















March 29
Hallelujah! One of the homes that we’ve been working on for two years is finally finished and they’re moved in and happy and the floors are beautiful! The happiest part is that they’re happy and excited and have a home. Thank you to all those who’ve done their part in helping us get them into their home! And thank you Carl the Carpet Guy who did incredible work 🙌🏼 if anybody needs a good flooring guy, I’ve got one! #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #everyonehappierandhealthier #livelifeactivated #merrillsworktogetherplaytogetherstaytogether #grateful