Isabelle's Birthday Weekend

Today was Isabelle's 4th Birthday!!

Wespent all weekend celebrating.

Friday we hung out with her little friends Aiden and Owen and had pizza for dinner. The weather was so fantastic. It is always refreshing to have a 50-something degree day around here early April, it is a sign that the warm weather is coming we just need to have some patience.

Saturday it was beautiful outside, the sun was beaming down when I woke

up, I just knew Spring was here! I went to Target and stocked up on bubbles, chalk and Isabelle's big birthday gift ((an awesome bike with all the accessories)).

Of course when I picked up the little Princess* she decided it was her royal napping time so the play time was put on hold...

upon waking she was hungry so she woofed down a cheeseburger from McDonalds. You know, fatty foods such as a cheeseburger are good for kiddos with CF because they need all the help gaining weigh they can get. She sure loves those cheeseburgers, but please no pickles!

We played with chalk and bubbles for hours... Chara even enjoyed the bubbles, chasing them like they were something he wanted badly.

Angelina arrived and it was now time to unveil her big birthday surprise!

it only took her about a minute to get the h

ang of it. Dad helped out and she was off. What an awesome time!

Sunday came and it was Birthday Time!! We headed over to her house for some cake and ice

cream.

I just love spending my days with this little girl. She adds so much joy to my life, I am so blessed to have such an amazing family and this beautiful little extended family.

Dough Raiser for Cystic Fibrosis

Isabelle with Tory enjoying their chocolate milk at the Dough Raiser,
patiently await their pizza!

So yesterday I held a Dough Raiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the turnout was great, our bill alone was nearly $500, so I am confident that we succeeded in raising the 20% of meal sales. All those who came out to UNOs (ps UNOs thanks for hosting!) a sincere thank you, you don’t even know what it means that you were able to eat for a cure with us!

Cystic Fibrosis is a devastating genetic disease, which right now we don’t have the ability to cure, but we can and one day we will! CF is a giant part of my life, as my friend Isabelle, a beautiful three year old has CF, and I hope that one day we can do more for her than treat but cure her! And with her, so many other people who have CF. Before I knew Isabelle, I had known that CF was a disease, but did not know much more not anyone with it. Then two years ago, I met Isabelle and I will forever fight to help find a cure for CF. I never thought I would be as inspired as I am by her, she is so amazing, and incredibly smart! Her parents are wonderful people, and the three of them are now family to us all. I’m blessed to have met such amazing people.

So I am walking next Saturday with the Great Strides walk, down at Revere Beach – the turnout is anticipated to be good and I am hoping for great weather, a quick 5 mile walk down the boardwalk in the morning. So far I’ve raised $365 toward the CF Foundation, and with the Dough Raiser I hope that we were able to raise at least another $300! In addition to this walk we are doing, Isabelle’s father rides a 250 mile (yes I said 250 mile) motocross event every June to benefit the CF Foundation, and last year we were able to raise $400 for that at my job site, a construction site, full of hard working sweaty men donated $400 to the CF Foundation, I was beyond touched.

I guess it’s hard to realize the need for research, treatment and a cure for something until you’ve associated a face with it, for me I have associated a lot more than a face, it’s my family, and I don’t give up on family. So again, thank you to everyone who helped! For more information on CF, you can visit, www.cff.org. Our team is Breath.Believe but on May 8^th we will walk as Isabelle’s Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Crew* with pride and confidence that together we can and will make CF stand for CURE FOUND!