Our wish came true!

How it all began...

September 2009

We got a special package in the mail from the "Make a Wish Foundation!"

Inside it had a special key...

that would open the door to the wishing room!

October 2009

Our trip to Make a wish

It was magic from the time we stepped through the doors!

Caleb was the star of the evening!

We explored the grounds,

and spent some time at the wishing pond.

We each got to make a wish and throw a special coin in the fountain. They even gave us each another coin to save as a keepsake!

Our wish granters took us on a tour of the building, and we spent some time talking about Caleb's wish. They were great sports to entertain my boys' wiggles and short attention spans! We wrote down Caleb's wish, and then we all got to write our own wishes for Caleb to be read in the wishing room.

The boys could hardly wait...

There was a special lock for our special key

Matthew helped Caleb put it in the keyhole.

Caleb was full of smiles as we stepped inside. There were beautiful lights and a magic waterfall in the center of the room!

We all got to read the wishes we wrote for Caleb.

Caleb's wishes from us were put in a knight for us to keep, and his special wish was put in a golden case!

We all helped send Caleb's wish to the wishing wizard!

It was magical!

Our wish granters were wonderful!

The evening was full of magic.

My boys will never doubt that wishes really do come true!

Caleb loves to be with his brothers and he loves to be outside! So we wished for a play set with a handicap swing so that that Caleb and his brothers can have adventures together outside!

November 2009

We helped with a "Make a Wish Family Fun Run" to raise money for the foundation! We were touched by the many family and friends who came to support our family and the foundation!

August 2010
Our wish came true!

This week our play set was installed! We are thrilled!! Caleb's handicap swing has been ordered and should arrive soon! We are truly humbled to be the recipients of a gift that will bless our boys with many happy memories in the backyard.
Thank you MAKE A WISH!

The installers were great sports to let Mitchell help.


We love seeing the play set filled with people we love!
We're excited to make memories for years to come!

School days

This year my boys are attending a new school, so there are a lot of butterflies every morning as they embark on a new adventure in uncharted territory.
We celebrated our first day with:
new shoes (you can't help but be happy about new squeaky clean super awesome shoes!)
with Father's blessings
with doughnuts and chocolate milk for their first day breakfast
and with special snacks and back scratches (their favorite way to unwind) when they got home...
New adventures are hard sometimes,
but each day gets a little bit easier!
HAPPY SCHOOL DAYS!

Summer Splash

We ended our Summer with a SPLASH and enjoyed the pool with our family!

Salem Pond

I have a special spot in my heart for Salem Pond.
My parents took me to Salem Pond on my first birthday.
Some of my favorite high school memories were at Salem Pond.
Salem Pond was a place of many family reunions.
When my husband and I got engaged, we filmed ourselves at Salem's pond then showed that movie to our families to announce the big news.
Now that we've moved back to my home town, I couldn't let the Summer end without making some memories with my own kids (and my little brother and sister) at Salem Pond.