Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk

Elan, 2, center, and Tonya Palmer greet Playmo, the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department mascot, during the Heartland Down Syndrome Association's 10th annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk in Capaha Park Saturday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Lilly Stephens, 9, right, gets a balloon puppy from clown Kelli Conner during the Heartland Down Syndrome Association's 10th annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk in Capaha Park Saturday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Logan Gardner, 24, dances with Playmo, the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department mascot, during the Heartland Down Syndrome Association's 10th annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk in Capaha Park Saturday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Fletcher Jones, 2, dances with a balloon puppy during the Heartland Down Syndrome Association's 10th annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk in Capaha Park Saturday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Mallory Gardner, 23, takes a selfie with her brother, Logan, during the Heartland Down Syndrome Association's 10th annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk in Capaha Park Saturday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Charlie Kate Hunter admires the motorcycles of the Dark Horse Riding Club of Southern Illinois, who attended the Heartland Down Syndrome Association's 10th annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk in Capaha Park Saturday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Fletcher Jones, 2, admires the motorcycles of the Dark Horse Riding Club of Southern Illinois, who attended the Heartland Down Syndrome Association's 10th annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk in Capaha Park Saturday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Participants walk past Playmo, the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department mascot, during the Heartland Down Syndrome Association's 10th annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk in Capaha Park Saturday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)