Back to my hobby.

Cool sunset from my house.

Another cool sunset.

The light was hitting the trees just right, and I thought it mage this pic especially cool.

I know most of my pics are sunsets. But I really love sunsets. Maybe thats why I love, love, love maui so much. Anyways here are a few more photos, just goofing off with the camera.

Halloween

I swear he was happy.

Me and the kiddos and my half buttoned shirt. In case you can't tell Logan was a log.

I swear she likes her Grandma.

Snow white and Grandpa

Brody the monster bucket head.

Cowboy daddy and snow white

Fireman rafe

Snow white loves her suckers!!!

Michaelas Soccer Game

Grandma Trulson (i.e. cammie) and Cammie Jean!!!

Kayla Scoring A Goal.

Great Grandpa and the boys.

Logan concentrating really hard.

Grandpa and rafe

grandpa and grandma and brodster staying warm.

Halloween Cookies at Aunty Heathers

Typical Rafe dirty, and trying to get the very last crumb!!!

Rafe likes his pumpkin. Can ya tell!!!

The men being ever so helpful by keeping the couch in place and making sure the TV doesn't go anywhere.

Aunty Heather gave Cammie Jean her own plate and spoon with frosting. Thanks alot.

Cammie Jean Loves frosting. Can ya tell.

Jake and the Brodster.

Brody being, well Brody.

Logan really getting dirty!!!

Logans pumkin is so big we need all the help we can get!!!!!!!!!!!!

MMMMM!!!! Yum!!!!

3rd annual Hope For Little Hearts Auction

Here is a little info about our Hope For Little Hearts Auction. It is a good time if you can make it. You can click the link to the right of my blog to get to the website!!
Hi- We hope everyone had a very Happy New Year. It is that time of year again. Hope for Little Hearts is gearing up for their 3rd annual dinner auction. Heres the info

When: March 20th 2010 5pm

Where: Mt View Junior High Bonney Lake WA

Cost: 1 Ticket $20.00 or 2 for $35.00

For those of you who pre-purchased your tickets at last years auction I still have the guest list and you can kick back relax and just show up!!! If you haven't bought your tickets yet, hurry and do so. You do not want to miss out on this night of fun and excitement. Also please feel free to forward this email and print out the attatched flyer and post and hand out as many as you want. Even if you want to donate but can not attend we have a donation button on the website this year. www.hopeforlittlehearts.org/tickets_donations

If you are looking for facts about the disease you can visit http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/ or view the fact below. If you would like to stay up to date on Brodys condition feel free to go to www.caringbridge.org/visit/brodysabin and click on subscribe to journal and it will update you every time I update. Also we are looking for new unused items for the auction. Your donation is tax deductible. If you have any questions feel free to email melissa at melissa@hopeforlittlehearts.org

We want everyone to know that we really appreciate all of the past and present support. We know it is not easy in this economy, and we appreciate your choice to support this charity.

Warmly, Jacob and Melissa Sabin

Facts about Pediatric Cariomyopathy
Affects 1 in 100,000 children

Search for a cure continues. Unlike other congenital heart conditions, there is no surgical treatment or cure that can repair the damaged heart or the stop the progression of the disease.
Federal research spending is disproportionate to the severity of the disease. In relation to other serious diseases, research on pediatric cardiomyopathy continues to be extremely under-funded even though the years of potential life lost in a child with heart disease is 2-7 times that of an adult. While the mortality rate for pediatric cardiomyopathy is higher than childhood cancer, and each year the number of children in the U.S. diagnosed with cardiomyopathy is 3 times that of pediatric AIDS, Federal research spending on pediatric cardiomyopathy is only a fraction (less than 3%) of what these other well known diseases receive.

Heart Transplant Facts- Each year 80% of diagnosed children listed for a heart transplant receive a heart in time. Of the more than 100 children per year that undergo a heart transplant, the average three year survival rate is 77%. Late survival remains to be determined but is expected to improve with further research.
(Facts taken from http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/)

This is why it is crucial to raise funds for the Childrens Cardiomyopathy foundation, so they can help to further research. That way no parent will ever have to face loosing there child to this disease.

Leslie and Son Pumpkin Patch

Every year we go t a pumpkin patch and the rule is you have to be able to carry your own pumpkin. It is a lot of fun.

Logan and Brody trying to push the wheelbarrow.

Cammie Jean loving the ride.

Brody found his, can he carry it?

Logan finding the bggest one he can carry!!!!

Sunset and rafe.

So maybe it is time to start a photography blog.....hmmmmm well we will see between this one and the workout blog, that may be to many. I can barely keep up with this one.
Sunset from my house. Too pretty not to share.

Here is Rafe. This is what happens when you bring your kiddos with you to work, but can't watch them every second. Him and Logan were playing bouncy ball in the concession stand at the arena, and they boh went for the ball, and well...... rafe lost. He slid in to the sharp corner of the table and was bleeding everywhere!!! All while I was announcing the horse events. Logan came running out to me screaming (mind you I am holding a microphone) emergency!!!! emergency!!!! So I tell him to wait a minute, because sometimes he over reacts, well not this time out comes Rafe being carried by the baby sitter. Blood squirting out of his head. I am just glad he was okay. Let's just say this along with some other factors helped our decision to close the arena.