Relay For Life

Relay for life was last weekend and we had such a great time! We had a fantastic team that together raised over $4500 in just two weeks, making us the number 4 team out of 66! We are SO grateful to all of the people who donated money to a cause so close to our hearts. Our local event raised over $100,000! Now let's hope and pray all that money can help find a cure!
I proudly walked the survivor lap with Corinne

Daddy and Caleb cheered us on!

Corinne was very proud of the luminaries with her name on them.

We camped out (Corinne too!) until 3am when a storm arrived. We quickly packed up and got home just before the rain hit. Regardless of the weather, we enjoyed our time remembering those who lost their lives to cancer and having hope for those currently battling.

Caleb's playtime

Keeping Caleb entertained these days is not easy! He's not that interested in toys- except for dumping them out of their containers! One of his favorite things to play with is his play kitchen- and even more than that- the real kitchen!

Working in the yard

I've been TERRIBLE about updating our blog lately! Honestly I think it's because I'm so busy chasing Corinne and especially Caleb that taking pictures is the last thing on my mind. Hopefully I'll get a little more skilled at this!

The weather has been so nice this spring that we have spent as much time as possible outside. Last weekend we worked on the yard quite a bit.

Caleb trying to help edge. Someday we'll LOVE his help!

Corinne takes responsibility for watering all the flowers. She's such a great helper!

We built raised bed gardens this year. It will be so nice having fresh veggies in our backyard!

Corinne's Birthday Party!

Here are a few photos from Corinne's birthday party a few weeks ago.

Corinne loved the spotlight!

Nana and her friend made this awesome backpack cake. Corinne's party was ALL Dora!

Glen made a delicious brunch! These quiches were yummy!

The kids all made backpacks and went on a Dora scavenger hunt. They filled their backpacks with prizes along the way.

Corinne got a snow white outfit for her birthday. She was so excited about the high heels!

Everyone helped open presents.

Corinne was so excited to get a big girl bike. She still needs some help riding it!

It was such a fun day!

Happy 3rd Birthday Corinne!

We had Corinne's birthday party yesterday. I'll post lots of pics later, but here is a little preview!

St. Louis

We went to St. Louise to meet up with our good friend Jennifer and Todd (and James) a couple weekends ago. It was a short- but really fun trip! One of the highlights was the children's museum. I think we could have spent the whole day there!

There was a really neat construction area where the kids could play with construction materials.

This 3 story slide was a hit! Caleb goes down every slide on his tummy!

The kid sized grocery store was so cute.

Not sure if Caleb realized the food was fake!

Corinne loved working on this car. Not sure if the kid under the car is having much fun!

Corinne and Caleb have never been swimming in a pool before and had so much fun.

Jennifer and baby Wilson # 2 (on the way) stayed pool side!

Hospital

Corinne had surgery on Jan. 4th and stayed at the hospital for 5 days. We are praising God for protecting Corinne through the surgery and for guiding the surgeon in getting all of the cancer out of her body. The hospital stay was a little rough until Corinne's pain was managed, but once that happened, I think she may have actually enjoyed herself a bit!

Here is Corinne on day 5 of the hospital stay. She finally got to have a shower which she loved!

After not eating for 3 days, Corinne LOVED having a Popsicle!

Nana and Papa brought Caleb for a visit. They were so happy to see each other!

Once she was feeling well enough to sit up, we did a lot of art projects.

Corinne had lots of visitors- including her Aunt Amy and cousin Jack. They brought her some fun gifts including nail polish. She LOVED getting her toes painted. (she's sitting in a wagon)

Here she is resting after the surgery.

Here is Corinne right before surgery. I went in with her for the sedation so I had to put on this beautiful outfit!