As soon as Vacation Bible School was done Friday afternoon the boys and I hit the road to Grammy and Grandpapa's house. I was ready for a visit and so were the boys. We weren't there long but we managed to go swimming and visit the Butterfly Palace in Branson, Missouri. It was very cool and I was shocked at how much the boys loved it there. It probably had just a little to do with the pith helmets and giant magnifying glasses.
I am so thankful for Vacation Bible School, the boys love it, it's free, and it gave me 3 hours every morning for a week all to myself! It couldn't have come at a better time either since Pappa was gone all week for the second time this summer...but not the last. I got to head up decorations which meant I worked my tush off until the night before VBS started and then I got the best break ever.
What a change for Mr. Golden Curls from last year...he loved it and participated! Last year, well, not so much.
Lil' Spitfire couldn't get enough of VBS, he adored it last year too. This year he wowed his teachers with his smarts.
My beautiful boys! Who has so many beautiful boys living under one roof?! I do! And I'm loving the smirky smile Mr. Golden Curls' giving my camera these days.
My husband loves the cliche ugly Father's Day tie so this year I got he and the boys matching ugly ties tees...pretty cute for ugly ties eh?! I got them from Super Sweet Creations on Etsy. Can't go wrong with handmade!
I was very honored to be asked to design a logo for Maesa, a ray of adorable sunlight who has been fighting Cystic Fibrosis and is in need of a lung transplant. This design will be used for fundraisers, t-shirts and soon, her first run to raise money for her transplant. Please feel free to post one of these badges to your own blog and link it to Maesa's website where you can learn more about her, her disease and how you can help. If you'll be in the Tahlequa, Oklahoma area this Saturday, June 12th 2010, read the press release at the bottom of this post to join the fundraiser run!
Third Cherokee Nation Chief’s Challenge race to benefit local girl
Tahlequah Daily Press
06/04/2010
TAHLEQUAH — The Cherokee Nation will be hosting the third race in the Chief’s Challenge series during the Survivor’s Run on June 12, taking place at the Cherokee Nation complex, south of Tahlequah.
Proceeds from the race will benefit Maesa Kilpatrick, a local girl who has cystic fibrosis and is awaiting a lung transplant. Cystic fibrosis is a terminal disease that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening infections.
Registration for the Survivors Run event begins at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 8 a.m. In addition to the 5K, there will also be a 1-mile fun run/walk. There is no registration fee for participants of WINGS Activity Club and those who have signed up as part of the Cherokee Challenge. Other participants must pay a $15 registration fee. A limited number of special commemorative T-shirts highlighting the 10 Cherokee attributes will be available on a first-come basis to 300 participants who have signed up for the Cherokee Challenge or are members of the WINGS Activity Club. The attribute that will be highlighted for this race is “nidvdayosgvna,” Cherokee for “determined or persistent.”
The Chief’s Challenge series is part of the overall Cherokee Challenge, a larger campaign to get families healthy and offer activities and training tips for exercise and active living. As part of the campaign, Cherokee Nation Healthy Nation is sponsoring a series of races and fun runs and walks, with a final challenge to race with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith in the Tulsa Run in October.
The Cherokee Nation’s Healthy Nation program will offer activities and training tips for exercise and active living, for everyone who wants to participate. The program will be hosting a series of nine races up until the Tulsa Run at the end of October. For participants who join the WINGS activity club, Cherokee Nation will pay the entry fees for each race. More than 400 participated in the first two events in Stilwell and Muskogee.
Visit http://cherokeechallenge.
cherokee.org for fitness tips, suggested training schedules and a complete list of activitiesin the Cherokee Challenge.
Information: Lu McGraw, 453-5260.
Oh yea, Mr. Cash is stylin'! We went on our Friday Pug date, as we're prone to doing, and I could not resist these fantastic slide charms at Petco. There were so many but I "limited" myself to his initials and a rhinestoned jolly roger. Oh yes and a charm that says "born to nap" which was just too perfect to pass up...oh and he needed an id tag because on the way there I had to chase him around the parking lot like a silent movie slap stick which is not an uncommon occurrence with him. Now he's fashionable and findable! And I have now officially spent more on Pug jewelry than I ever have on my own.
