Make A Wish Fun Run 2010

Our landlord, Diane, got us involved in a Fun Run that the local high school was doing to sponsor Rachel Steele's (a 17 year old in our area with Acute Myeloid Leukemia [AML] - you can read more about her here and here) Make a Wish experience.

The run was on Saturday morning and we had a really great time! We've been having the most gorgeous, unseasonably warm fall weather lately and it made for a beautiful morning to let Elena get some time out of the house. We had great company walking with Diane and her family and some other ward members. And we loved being able to support a great cause!

Here we are all decked out for the fun run.

We also got to meet, Marie, Rachel's mom, and chat about Leukemia and fun stuff like that. :) She is a gracious, friendly, lovely lady and we really enjoyed sharing stories and hearing about Rachel. I love meeting and talking with new "leukemia friends" as we call them. It is such a nice support group - it's amazing the way you can instantly connect with people when you have a shared experience like this.

And we got to meet more of Rachel's family - who were so sweet to entertain our kids while we chatted. I think they are an amazing family!

Elena came home with lots of spoils. :) Thanks to Diane and Co.

There were random drawings for prizes and Elena won a pretty sweet prize. :) There were gift cards to various restaurants, ice cream shops, and stores. There were candy "bouquets", t-shirts, and the like. But can you guess what Miss Elena won? A book on how to get wealthy becoming a real estate investor. Excellent. :)

Haha. We really got a kick out of it! She was excited though and started skimming over it in the stroller during the fun run. Anyone need any advice? She's pretty much an expert.

Next up: Our Make A Wish Experience!!