Tuesday, May 3, 2011
A day at the park
I hate to be a complainer-pants about the weather, but it has pretty much been rotten. Windy, cold, rainy...ugh. But, it feels like we finally may be starting to see a glimpse of spring...so fingers crossed. We were able to get out to the park recently on our ONE nice day in April (just kidding, but honestly it's not too far from the truth). It was such a different experience than our trips to the park last year. Reese is way more independent and is able to do so much more! I'm looking forward to spending MANY days at the park and we are fortunate to live close to several of them! Now all we need is nice weather :)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Happy Easter!
Easter was so much fun this year! Reese totally got into dying and decorating the Easter eggs and for about 3 days afterward, she wanted to just look at them. She would wake up and say, "Easter eggs?" and then we would have to check in on the eggs. LOL.
Reese woke up in Emery on Easter Sunday and got her Easter baskets...yes, she got many baskets this year. Rifling through them helped pass the time during her treatment...and I'm not even sure if she knew she had her shaking vest on! We got a call that my grandparents weren't feeling well and we were planning to spend the day with them so that was a bummer. We still went to Yankton to have Easter brunch and were able to stop by and see them for a little bit so we were grateful for that time with them. We also had our Easter egg hunt there. Reese LOVED it! My favorite picture is the one of her running toward the blue egg...it just makes me happy.
Most importantly, we were so glad to celebrate Jesus' resurrection on Easter Sunday. Easter Blessings!
Reese woke up in Emery on Easter Sunday and got her Easter baskets...yes, she got many baskets this year. Rifling through them helped pass the time during her treatment...and I'm not even sure if she knew she had her shaking vest on! We got a call that my grandparents weren't feeling well and we were planning to spend the day with them so that was a bummer. We still went to Yankton to have Easter brunch and were able to stop by and see them for a little bit so we were grateful for that time with them. We also had our Easter egg hunt there. Reese LOVED it! My favorite picture is the one of her running toward the blue egg...it just makes me happy.
Most importantly, we were so glad to celebrate Jesus' resurrection on Easter Sunday. Easter Blessings!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Two years old!
On April 10, our girl turned 2!!!! I'm still adjusting to that...to me she's still just a baby. Well not really, but I suppose she'll always be my baby. We had the pleasure of celebrating our Miss Reese this year on her birthday with a Milk and Cookies party! We had an awesome day with our family and friends! It was so much fun watching all of the kids interacting and playing together...and it's only going to get more fun! Here's a few pictures of Reese's special day!
Friday, April 15, 2011
FUNdraising update.
It feels like life has been a little bit of a whirlwind lately! I feel like I'm finally getting a chance to relax a little bit...well as much as you can relax with a toddler always on your heels. I wanted to take some time to recap some of the fundraising that's been going on in our world.
On March 29 we had our Tip-A-Stampede night at both Applebees here in town. We ended up raising....insert drumroll....$6,954!!! Wooo Hooo! The Stampede hockey players waited tables and all of the tips collected go to the CF Foundation. Such a cool concept! We have to say a big THANK YOU to Jim Loria and the Stampede and also to Applebees for making this event even possible. Also a huge thank you to our family and friends who worked the event and who came out and supported us by eating there and leaving their generous tips! We are blessed. Period.
Fast forward a few days to April 2. I had the opportunity to go to AZ to visit my dear friend Shannon and her family and also partake in an amazing fundraiser for CF! My cherished CF mommy friend Rachel and her husband Jeremy had their annual teamASHER silent auction fundraiser and raised over $16,000!!! I'm still in awe! Rach worked so hard on this event and it was nothing less than spectacular! It was such an privledge to be able to be there and not only watch the bids keep going higher and higher, but to just see the incredible, sincere support and love that surrounds this family. Truly inspiring. And not only was an insane amount of money raised, but their sweet boy in Heaven, Paxon, was honored through all of it. Here's a pix of Rachel and I enjoying the GORGEOUS sunny day! Love you friend!
Here is Shanny and I enjoying the festivities and gettin' our bid on!
Now fast forward again to April 9. We had our CF Night at the Stampede hockey game fundraiser. We ended up raising a total of $1,705 with this event. We pre-sold tickets and a portion of ticket sales, plus all of the "chuck-a-puck" money goes to the CF Foundation. It was such a fun night out with friends and family and the Stampede won! Again, we have to say a huge thank you to Jim Loria and the Stampede and our friends and family who helped us work the event and who came out to support us. We are so grateful to have such an awesome team of warriors fighting with us. We love you all and you are part of our miracle! Unfortunately Reese missed the game because we decided to leave her home as she was just not herself the afternoon of the game. Since her birthday was the next day, we didn't want to risk her getting sick or run-down from all the excitement. Luckily she got to stay home with Grandma and they had a blast together.
Here's a pic of my friend Emily and I at the game wearing our new Stampede hats :) Thanks Em!
Another event that I just have to mention because it's so darn sweet and just downright cute, is a little lemonade stand my friend Sam and her 3 boys had in their neighborhood. It started out as kind of a "pay it forward" assignment in their church and they were given money to use to help someone. How humbling that they chose to help OUR someone. They raised $129 for Team Reese and I'm just so inspired their sweet spirits. Thank you Miller's! We love you!
Whew...so, the march continues and Great Strides is just around the corner. We are continuing our fundraising efforts and our quest for a cure. If you'd like to donate, here's the link:
http://www.cff.org/great_strides/emilypetoske7240
Also, I cannot forget about the BIG EVENT...Reese's 2nd birthday! That's my next post, so stay tuned.
On March 29 we had our Tip-A-Stampede night at both Applebees here in town. We ended up raising....insert drumroll....$6,954!!! Wooo Hooo! The Stampede hockey players waited tables and all of the tips collected go to the CF Foundation. Such a cool concept! We have to say a big THANK YOU to Jim Loria and the Stampede and also to Applebees for making this event even possible. Also a huge thank you to our family and friends who worked the event and who came out and supported us by eating there and leaving their generous tips! We are blessed. Period.
Fast forward a few days to April 2. I had the opportunity to go to AZ to visit my dear friend Shannon and her family and also partake in an amazing fundraiser for CF! My cherished CF mommy friend Rachel and her husband Jeremy had their annual teamASHER silent auction fundraiser and raised over $16,000!!! I'm still in awe! Rach worked so hard on this event and it was nothing less than spectacular! It was such an privledge to be able to be there and not only watch the bids keep going higher and higher, but to just see the incredible, sincere support and love that surrounds this family. Truly inspiring. And not only was an insane amount of money raised, but their sweet boy in Heaven, Paxon, was honored through all of it. Here's a pix of Rachel and I enjoying the GORGEOUS sunny day! Love you friend!
Here is Shanny and I enjoying the festivities and gettin' our bid on!
Now fast forward again to April 9. We had our CF Night at the Stampede hockey game fundraiser. We ended up raising a total of $1,705 with this event. We pre-sold tickets and a portion of ticket sales, plus all of the "chuck-a-puck" money goes to the CF Foundation. It was such a fun night out with friends and family and the Stampede won! Again, we have to say a huge thank you to Jim Loria and the Stampede and our friends and family who helped us work the event and who came out to support us. We are so grateful to have such an awesome team of warriors fighting with us. We love you all and you are part of our miracle! Unfortunately Reese missed the game because we decided to leave her home as she was just not herself the afternoon of the game. Since her birthday was the next day, we didn't want to risk her getting sick or run-down from all the excitement. Luckily she got to stay home with Grandma and they had a blast together.
Here's a pic of my friend Emily and I at the game wearing our new Stampede hats :) Thanks Em!
Another event that I just have to mention because it's so darn sweet and just downright cute, is a little lemonade stand my friend Sam and her 3 boys had in their neighborhood. It started out as kind of a "pay it forward" assignment in their church and they were given money to use to help someone. How humbling that they chose to help OUR someone. They raised $129 for Team Reese and I'm just so inspired their sweet spirits. Thank you Miller's! We love you!
Whew...so, the march continues and Great Strides is just around the corner. We are continuing our fundraising efforts and our quest for a cure. If you'd like to donate, here's the link:
http://www.cff.org/great_strides/emilypetoske7240
Also, I cannot forget about the BIG EVENT...Reese's 2nd birthday! That's my next post, so stay tuned.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Under the Weather
About a week ago, miss Reese spiked a pretty good fever, which always scares me. She was acting pretty clingy and lethargic and spent most of the day either in my lap or on the couch. I just had to catch these pictures of our little "sicky pants" looking like such a big girl with all of her supplies: blankie, Barney and juice. Thankfully, she was able to fight it off and by Saturday night/Sunday morning, she was feeling better! Not sure what that was about but there is so much junk going around now so maybe she caught a little bug. Well, early in the week we noticed Reese was coughing quite a bit and by Thursday I decided to call the clinic as her cough had increased and was super productive. Her doctor decided to put her on an antibiotic (after 6 months of being antibiotic free!!!) so we will pray that will help kick it! Although she acts fine and if she didn't have a cough and runny nose, you wouldn't think anything was wrong, every time she coughs, I just cringe. Soooo, move along bug...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
It's time!!!!
Whew!!! It feels like we just wrapped up 2010, but believe it or not, it's time to kick our fundraising efforts into high gear! The Great Strides walk is less than 3 months away and we have lots and lots and LOTS to do! So.....here's what's shakin' for TEAM REESE:
TIP A STAMPEDE NIGHT AT APPLEBEES!
(Tuesday, March 29, 5-8pm)
We are so grateful to again be partnering with the Sioux Falls Stampede for a couple of fundraising events. They have been so generous to us and have helped us raise some pretty serious research dollars!
Come on out to either Sioux Falls Applebees locations to eat on TUESDAY, MARCH 29 from 5-8pm. The Sioux Falls Stampede players will be waiting tables and all of the tips collected will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! How cool is that?!? Plus, there will be five prizes for the top tippers to compete for and a brand new (authentic) Stampede Jersey for the person that is the HIGHEST TIPPER of more than $500 in tips!!! Last year we raised about $6,000 from this event! Let's do it again!!!
CF NIGHT AT THE STAMPEDE
(Friday, April 8, 7:05 pm)
Come out for a night of fun to support a wonderful cause. Proceeds from ticket sales from the April 8 game against the Sioux City Musketeers will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. BUT, in order to make that happen, you need to fill the form at this link
http://www.cff.org/UploadedFiles/Chapters/minnesota/Spotlight/Hockey%20Spotlight-2011.pdf
and send or email or fax it into the Stampede office in order for the CFF to get credit. Be sure to write Team Reese on the bottom of the form. It will be a fun fun night, so hopefully you can join us!
GREAT STRIDES WALK!
(Saturday, June 4, registration starts at 9:00, walk starts at 10:00)
We would love love LOVE for you to come out and join us! We had an exceptional turnout and broke some serious records last year and we are hoping to do it again this year!!! We have so much hope! But, we still need money to buy science and we would be honored for you to join us as we try to raise as much money as we can so that Reese and all of the other people living with CF breathe easier! Click below if you would like to register to walk.
https://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/dsp_GSContactInformation.cfm?walkID=7240&idTeam=138663®type=teammember
If you aren't able to walk but would still like to make a donation, click here! http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/EmilyPetoske7240
We never turn away donations and we are grateful for EVERY SINGLE PENNY!!! No amount is too small! THANK YOU!
Let's do this! Let's make 2011 another record-setting year and hopefully get us that much closer to a cure! Thank you!
TIP A STAMPEDE NIGHT AT APPLEBEES!
(Tuesday, March 29, 5-8pm)
We are so grateful to again be partnering with the Sioux Falls Stampede for a couple of fundraising events. They have been so generous to us and have helped us raise some pretty serious research dollars!
Come on out to either Sioux Falls Applebees locations to eat on TUESDAY, MARCH 29 from 5-8pm. The Sioux Falls Stampede players will be waiting tables and all of the tips collected will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! How cool is that?!? Plus, there will be five prizes for the top tippers to compete for and a brand new (authentic) Stampede Jersey for the person that is the HIGHEST TIPPER of more than $500 in tips!!! Last year we raised about $6,000 from this event! Let's do it again!!!
CF NIGHT AT THE STAMPEDE
(Friday, April 8, 7:05 pm)
Come out for a night of fun to support a wonderful cause. Proceeds from ticket sales from the April 8 game against the Sioux City Musketeers will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. BUT, in order to make that happen, you need to fill the form at this link
http://www.cff.org/UploadedFiles/Chapters/minnesota/Spotlight/Hockey%20Spotlight-2011.pdf
and send or email or fax it into the Stampede office in order for the CFF to get credit. Be sure to write Team Reese on the bottom of the form. It will be a fun fun night, so hopefully you can join us!
GREAT STRIDES WALK!
(Saturday, June 4, registration starts at 9:00, walk starts at 10:00)
We would love love LOVE for you to come out and join us! We had an exceptional turnout and broke some serious records last year and we are hoping to do it again this year!!! We have so much hope! But, we still need money to buy science and we would be honored for you to join us as we try to raise as much money as we can so that Reese and all of the other people living with CF breathe easier! Click below if you would like to register to walk.
https://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/dsp_GSContactInformation.cfm?walkID=7240&idTeam=138663®type=teammember
If you aren't able to walk but would still like to make a donation, click here! http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/EmilyPetoske7240
We never turn away donations and we are grateful for EVERY SINGLE PENNY!!! No amount is too small! THANK YOU!
Let's do this! Let's make 2011 another record-setting year and hopefully get us that much closer to a cure! Thank you!
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