Summer Vacation!

 

The school year is officially over for the summer and we are all excited to have more time together at home!  We're so lucky to have such happy girls!

Stella loves being a big sister and most of the time is a pretty good one!


We had a busy weekend and it was lots of fun.  We were very grateful to Aunt Mary Jane for spending her birthday with us at a toddler pool party!  We all had lots of fun!

Thank you to everyone who has supported our Ronald McDonald House fundraiser - we have raised just over $200 so far!  There's just one week left to place an order if you are interested.  Please let us know if you'd like to order off-line or if you have questions! 

http://www.rmhcvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/RMH-Avon-Fundraising-Brochure.pdf

Relay

Luminaria's from the SUNY Potsdam Relay

A few months back we blogged about raising money for the Relay for Life.  Unfortunately due to Mom Todd's passing we weren't able to participate in the actual event held at SUNY Potsdam in March.  We did, however, join in on the fun at the Malone Relay this past weekend.  We were amazed at how despite having several Relays locally, this event was full of lots of fun activities and was well attended!  Claire did the survivors walk with her daddy and his friend from BMC Robin.  As usual this was an emotional moment - a reminder of how grateful we are for modern medicine, all of the caregivers who made Randy's survival a possibility - beginning with Dr. Kay who recognized Randy's tumor when he was 10-months old to the staff at the KNOT Clinic (Kids Now Off Therapy).

The survivors lap at the Malone Relay. 
The team theme was the 80's!

Between the two relays we raised $260 for the American Cancer Society.  Here's a shout out to our sponsors - thanks so much for your support!

Rachel and Jeff Mars              
Norma Reardon                  
Margaret Sisler

Larry & Diana Goolden
Sabrina and Adam Britton
Melissa and Dan Hooley









The girls are doing great!  Stella loves her new bed, and Claire is excited about being able to stand up by herself but not ready to let go just yet!

We are still raising money for the Ronald McDonald House in Burlington, VT.  Our AVON fundraiser is a great opportunity for you to treat yourself, spoil someone special, start your Christmas shopping, or stock up on some personal items.  Please let us know if you want to place an order!

Summer's Coming!

We didn't have any major plans this past week so we had some time to spend at home which hasn't happened in a really long time.  It felt great!  We recently changed some things around in Stella's room so it is now Stella AND Claire's room.  We're going to try out the sharing thing for a little bit to see how it goes!  Both girls are doing great and we are getting excited for school to be finished for the year so we'll have more time with them.  We are starting week 2 of our fundraising effort for the Ronald McDonald House.  Orders are trickling in but we are hoping for a lot more!  There are so many products to pick from to support this initiative and better yet, shipping is only 99¢ or FREE if you order $30 or more!  If you haven't read about our fundraiser here are the details: http://www.rmhcvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/RMH-Avon-Fundraising-Brochure.pdf


To place an order get in touch with us or order online at http://dgoolden.avonrepresentative.com/ 

In Memory of Trey

As the anniversary date of Trey's passing approaches we are remembering him through a fundraising initiative for the Ronald McDonald House in Burlington, VT.  We credit this charity as being one of the primary reasons why/how we were able to just focus on our twins needs when they were born too early.  They helped take care of us so we could take care of the babies.  As a gesture of thanks and support we want to give something back and hope you'll help us!  All you have to do is make an AVON purchase through my mom's website during the month of June.  All of her proceeds as a sales representative will be given directly to the Ronald McDonald House.  Just be sure to use promo code CASH4RMHC when you place the order.  If you haven't shopped with AVON recently, you'll be surprised with all they have to offer: makeup, beauty products, clothing, Tiny Tillia - a line just for babies, shoes, jewelery, kitchen products, etc.  Please consider viewing our brochure or visiting the fundraising site and help us support this wonderful organization!  We'll let you know our progress throughout the month!