Family Pictures

Last time Kim was in town I talked her in to taking some family pictures for us. She is a very talented photographer. Thanks Kim!

Festival of Trees

It's that time of year again! Every year since I met Marq, 5 years ago, I have had the privilege of volunteering at the Festival of Trees. Every penny of the money raised goes to a charity I hold dear to my heart, Primary Children's Medical Center.

In 2003 my 3 year-old niece Madilyn was diagnosed with a childhood cancer called Rabdomiosarcoma and began treatment at Primary Children's Medical Center where she underwent a year of chemotherapy & a month of radiation. Madi has now been in remission for nearly 5 years. Primary Children's is a dream and I truly believe they saved Madi's life.

This year I finally got to go to the Festival with Madilyn! I met Rikkie & her family there and we walked through ALL the trees (over 800 I believe). Madi wanted to see EVERYTHING. Hopefully next year Madi & I will be able to decorate a tree to donate as our thanks for all the Primary Children's has given us.

The New Rug

Marq and I have been negotiating over a new rug for our family room since we bought our house. We finally found one that we both agreed on that has most of the colors we liked. It's not what I thought we would end up getting but I think I'll really like it once I get some pillows and curtains. Chevy and I love being able to lay out on the floor :) I like to be able to stretch and she likes to be able to play tug-of-war without sliding all over our wood floors and it's really soft. Anyway, here is a pic...