Heart Walk Update

We are getting SO excited for our first heart walk to honor Cade and Addi.  I just wanted to remind everyone who would like to walk with us (we would LOVE to have you) to please register online at Keep the Beat.  It doesn't cost anything to register, we just want to make sure you are "officially" signed up.  We are looking forward to having as many family and friends with us on February 9th.  Please register under our team name "Monster Trucks and Tutus." 

With that said, it is unbelievable how much money has been donated to our team!  It's crazy!!  We have had to keep raising our goal.  So, our final goal is $10,000 and we are really close to reaching it.  If you would like to donate to our team, we would really appreciate it!!  Click here to donate.

Also, I'm hoping that the shirts we had made will be in this week.  Darrell and I are so happy with how they turned out.  We will get them delivered as soon as possible!

We can't say thank you enough for all of the love and support that you have shown our family through the last couple of years!  Love y'all!

Our First Heart Walk

We are doing our very first heart walk in honor of Cade and Addi and we are SO excited!  While we were at Texas Children's we learned about the "It's My Heart" foundation.  It’s My Heart is a non-profit organization created to provide support to and advocate for those affected by Acquired and Congenital Heart Defects (CHD).  It is for families who have children with congenital heart disease.  We thought this would be the perfect organization for our first walk.

We have created our own team "Monster Trucks and Tutus" (two of our angels' favorite things) and are really looking forward to the event.  You may donate towards our team here.  Or even better, we would love to have you walk with us.  If you need more info you can click on the link "Keep the Beat Walk".

Keep the Beat Walk

When:  February 9, 2013

Check In Time:  8:00-9:30

Where:  900 Bagby Street
           Houston, Texas

Darrell and I have also had the help from some wonderful artists at our church to help design a t-shirt for our team.  The money that we make from the shirt, we are giving to a family who is currently waiting for a heart for their precious child.  This is something that is really special to us and we would love to help a family who is praying and hoping for a life saving heart transplant.  If you would like to order a shirt please email me at scarpenter0104@yahoo.com.  The shirts will be white with a color design.  The shirts are $15 for child sizes (S-L) and $20 for adult sizes (S-3XL).  I need to have your order by January 13th because we have to have the complete order turned in on January 14th.
 

Again, Darrell and I are truly blessed to be surrounded by so many people who love and care about us! Thank you in advance for supporting our team and a sweet family!

The front of the shirt

The back of the shirt (birthday months)





9 Years and Counting

Today Darrell and I celebrate our 9th anniversary! The time has flown by. It seems so cliche to say, but it really has! We have been through SO much and I'm glad that we have each other. Our marriage has grown in so many ways...and I love doing life with him! Happy Anniversary!

Small Moments

It is crazy to me how at random times I will have vivid memories of small moments with Cade and Addi. Don't get me wrong, I think about them ALL of the time...but from time to time I have these moments when I remember every detail of a memory as if it just happened. Tonight I drove through McDonalds for dinner and as I pulled away from the drive thru I remembered a time when Cade was in the back seat and asked me if I could hand him his French fries. Then he said to me in his cute matter of fact voice, "I know Mom, I can't have my toy until I finish eating." I have gone through that McDonalds at least a 100 times since he's been gone, and that was the first time I remembered a specific moment so vividly from one of our visits there. I absolutely love it when I have these small moments! They ALWAYS make me smile...it really is all about the small things in life!!

Man I miss that kid!! Look how silly he is! Not matching pjs, too short shirt (appropriate length didn't matter to him), wearing his daddy's shoes, AND that precious smile!!