Walk to cure diabetes 2009 (CLICK FOR PICS)

What a great walk! Thanks to all of you who supported us financially, prayerfully, and every other way you support and encourage us each day! Charli was with us this year (she was last year too but tucked away in a cozy womb :-)) She was strapped to me with the baby b'journ the whole time and slept most of the way! It was a breezy, cool day. There are several of you who were not able to be there. Let me challenge you for next year! We have already begun the process of planning & raising money for next year! We are hoping to have many more walkers and much more funds to support research next year! Will you join us in our quest? We don't have the dates yet but we can guess it will be in March of 2010. I'll keep you posted!

Elli, you are awesome! Living with Diabetes is so hard and you are learning and growing everyday in new ways to overcome! I love you! Thanks for being such a light to the world!

Walk to CURE diabetes

Tomorrow is the walk to cure diabetes! This is a big deal in our household. We didn't plan ahead as much as we did last year (hence: new baby, busy, tired) but we (our group) still managed to raised $3,000 for JDRF and many walkers plan to join us for the walk on the beach. We were reminded today that this event brings in a lot of emotion! Depression for one - the plan for the walk is a constant reminder of the difficulties of living with diabetes. Excitement - we may actually raise enough money eventually to fund the research that will one day find the CURE!!! Anger (hers and ours) - that my ten year old (baby girl) has to CONSTANTLY think about what she can/can't eat, to cover (check out her blog)...anyways, we are very excited about tomorrow and hope for a better future for so many suffering with daily management of diabetes.

Love you Elli! You are so strong - Esther girl! Look up! God has promised you and hope for a future!

Mama

G & G Hayes visit - can't wait to see you guys!

Make a Smilebox postcard

ARE YOU READY TO COME SPREAD SOME MORE SUNSHINE!!!??? WE'RE READY FOR YOU!

Fort Wilderness (click for photos)

I Love Disney! Did you hear me? I LOVE DISNEY!!! We had a blast! I can't wait to plan our next visit. I saw car today with a license plate reading: WT DSNY...I found myself wanting to meet those awesome people! They understand me! :-) Fun trip! camp set up (Thanks again Paul!) Phil sets the kids on a "troll search" in the woods and Z and Riley come back with Troll eggs Charli has a nice big play area and shares it with her family Epcot - nice time with Gma and Gpa lots of biking! Charli loves her new seat...great for naps! Gpa feeds Charli her first lemon. She loves it! Got in the middle of a family of deer crossing the bike path Riley leans on the "Pregnant Tree" ice cream Animal Kingdom resting bathing boating Playing at the park tail gating at the Contemporary Magic kingdom fireworks freezing sleeping (kind of) driving 2 cars home falling asleep at the wheel! Clean, cozy beds...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH we're home! Thank you God for a wonderful family trip! Thank you for our small cozy home!