Wednesday, June 25, 2008

St Louis Race For The Cure

The joys of my life in front of the pink fountain, dyed just for the Race! Jen, you did a great job with the color~ it's the perfect shade! Miss Priss wore her pink outfit so she could be pretty in pink in honor of her Gran! Look, she matches the water perfectly! ;)



Dad and Bryce; Jason, Caroline and I; & Stephen and Allison~ get a fam photo snapped in front of one of Mom's trees on Race day.



Miss Priss had enough of being a smiley baby and got fussy when she saw me with the camera. She was doing just fine before this. Stinker!!!

Bryce's annual photo by Mom's tree.

Best buds indeed, sharing a moment knowing that Mom is watching over them!


Taking a break in the shade where there was a nice breeze with Daddy.


I finally got to meet Jen in person! I was so excited!!! Jen has been on the 'In The Pink' committee since they started doing the tree adoption. I've emailed back and forth with her for a long time now and finally got to give her a hug in person! I also got to meet her adorable daughter who is such a cutie patootie! We've shared email stories about us, our kids, we send photos back and forth... Since we only live across the river from each other we were cracking up at the fact that it took us this long to meet in person! Love ya Jen!!!

This was a very special tree tag, done by Jen for my friend, Therese. Therese's son and Bryce have been in school from K- present with each other. We have had the great opportunity to get to know her precious family through school functions and classroom things, school pick up times, soccer, baseball, emails, phone calls... She was diagnosed with breast cancer in mid May of this year. Please add Therese and her family to your prayers as she will begin her battle against cancer soon. Also, if you are from our area, know Therese, and haven't spoken with her about her diagnosis yet~ at this point they've told their kiddos that Mommy is sick and will have to take medicine to help her get well. They ask that you not directly say anything to the children and let them handle what and when they tell more. xo

2 comments:

Belinda said...

Leslie,

I love the photo's of you and your family at your mom's tree.. I know that she was watching over you on Saturday for the race and is proud of you for being such a good mom!!!
Belinda

Anonymous said...

Great photos! Caroline looked so pretty with her pink on. How far was the race? You had a beautiful day. Your mom has to love how you take your kids to participate.

Love,
Jeni