Monday, August 31, 2009

Relay for Life

Our next adventure of the summer was Relay for Life! This was the first time our family did this special event. For those of you that don't know what the Relay for life is, it is an organization that raises money for cancer research. It brings together volunteers, survivors, family members of those that have been affected by cancer in some way and we try to raise money for cancer research. Jocelyn, Jake's sister, was in charge of the Relay in Rexburg this year. She did a wonderful job and it was a pleasure to participate in the event. I had a hard time staying up all night and ended up going to Jenni's house around 4:30 am. I just couldn't make it. But Emma made it all night! She was quite the trooper! She loved every minute of it. She enjoyed all the activities they offered and she won quite a few prizes. Jack and Charley did great also, they made it till midnight. They loved walking around the track! Jane, also Jake's sister, had them put a bead in a jar every time they went around the track and they loved being able to track their progress! As part of the ceremony, they do a lap around the track with all the luminaries lit representing loved ones who have fallen victim to cancer. As many of you know I lost my dear friend, Michelle Main, to brain cancer this last March. I bought a luminary for her and lit it in her behalf. I miss her a lot and hope that one day there will be a time when someone else will not have to lose someone dear to them by finding a cure. I have put a few pictures of her here and the relay we participated in.












Michelle Main 1975-2009

This is her sweet baby Morgan.



Michelle and her Sister Annie at a Scrapbook Convention

Michelle again with her sister Annie






















Thursday, August 27, 2009

Jack's 7th birthday

I thought since it has been a while since I posted anything I would finally do it!! I had a crazy summer with being in school and so it has been hard to have energy to do anything else but school. So now that things have slowed down I thought I would give you a little update on the happenings of our summer. We had a great one and hope you will enjoy the next few posts about our summer of 2009.



My first summer post is Jack's 7th birthday on June 11th. We had a small birthday party at home. I only let them have a friend party every other year (for my sanity). His Aunt Jane and Joce came for the party. We had his favorite dinner of Lemon Chicken Pasta, Cantelope, Rolls, and the batman cake of course! He asked for a Nintendo DS lite this year and with the help of Grandma he got one! He was very thrilled. It was a fun night. I am so happy Jack is in our lives.





Emma did the decorating. She cut out each letter herself! Crazy girl!







These 2 boys are inseparable!



My friend made the cake! Jack loved it!

Aaaw! The major award....(this is what we call the big present in our family :)

Please stay tuned I will be posting more in the next few days. Now to tackle dinner!