MOD walk April 2010

In looking back on what I have not yet posted before I get into posting out vacation pictures, I realized I was much farther behind in my documentation process that I thought!  So, here are the shots from our super -successful March of Dimes walk this year.  The weather held out and despite being windy, it was not too bad.  Len, Kyle, and Laverne came to walk with us and celebrate the cause with us!

As always we walk in Memory of our Angels:

Joshua Thomas

Sarah Jane

Jacob Robert

Special Thanks to all our family and friends who supported us with donations to our walk this year and every year - you are there with us every step of the way!

A very busy weekend!

Okay, so here i am again behind in my posts!  Luckily the pictures were all loaded onto blogger I just need to caption them and get them published! 

I just had to share pictures from our super busy (and pretty fun) weekend before Easter! 

Friday and Saturday were spent getting ready for the Mom2Mom sale for my multiples group and having the sale.  What a lot of work and what a HUGE success!  It was our 2nd highest attendance!

It is such an awesome way to get rid of those baby/kid things that we are no longer using and to make some money to buy the NEW clothes and things that our kids need!

I gotta give it up to my fellows moms of multiples who really help to make the sale organized, successful, and fun! 

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On Sunday, we took the boys "real bowling" (that's what they call it) for the first time.  My good friends Amy and Nancy host a March of Dimes fundraiser each year in memory of their dear Angel Babies - Nathaniel and Madison.  They work so hard and it each year their hard work really pays off.  

This year they did a bowling fundraiser and it was a big success!  We had a blast and I think everyone else did too!

Daddy helping Jack throw the first ball!

WooHoo - I knocked down the pins!!

This was the ball that rolled so slow and stopped in the middle of the lane :)  we had to wait for it to be saved by the "bowling ball guy"!

Daddy and Quent getting ready to make a big throw!

Just look at my handsome men!

All 4 of us together - turned out to be a great picture :)

Momma and my little men (yep, forcing them to take a picture with Mom - they look so thrilled!)

Jack and Momma made a strike!

...AND NOW THE SCORES...

(pay special attention that I beat Tom - love you Honey)

Amy and Greg with Natalie (in the pink) and their friends' little girl.

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After bowling, we headed back north to celebrate Sierra's Birthday.  

It was quite and eventful hour and a half ride.

And I don't mean that in a good way.

1.  It was pouring rain.  
2. The boys were very tired and hoping to watch a show on the DVD.  Well, Jack's headrest monitor would not turn on and so we told them that we would not be watching a show.  
3.  Tom and I got to listen to a screaming, crying fit from 2 boys about not watching a show.
4. Did I mention they were tired?
5. Quent decides he need to poop.  (hopefully what follows is not TMI)
6. We got off the highway and were no where near somewhere to go poop.
7. I had taken all emergency potty supplies out of the van to make room for sale stuff (see above)
8. Along a secluded part of the highway on-ramp, I had to have Quentin poop outside.  On the ground.
9. It was pouring rain. 
10. Poor Quent spent the rest of the ride in disbelief, repeating, "Momma, why did you make me poop outside?!"  With Jack often answering, "It was an emergency Quentin, Momma said it was an emergency. Its okay!"  What a good brother.

We arrived at Julie and Mike's house and luckily everything went much smoother there!  

We celebrated with  pizza and ice cream cake (yummy) for Sierra's 15th birthday.  I can't believe she is 15!  Wow, I am sure Mike and Julie can't either!

 

Playing under a glass table is fun!

Sierra - The Birthday Girl and her Dad, Mike.

Brendan watching Sierra make a wish and blow out her candles.

Happy Birthday Sierra!

PS - I was sure Quent would run into the house and tell everyone that he had pooped on the side of the road (cuz that's usually the kind of kid he is) but he did not tell anyone!  In fact, he has NEVER told anyone about it at all.  Poor kid - and now his Mom goes and shares it on the blog. 

Your 2009 donation made this possible...

I earned this 3rd place plaque for being the 3rd highest individual fundraiser for the March for Babies 2009 walk!  And those of you who donated to our walk can share this award with me because not only did we raise an awesome amount of money, we helped support the March of Dimes in its efforts to help all babies be born full term and healthy.

I think that's pretty awesome.

So, Thank You to all of our 2009 sponsors!

Thank you for helping us to honor the memory of our Joshua, Sarah, and Jacob and to celebrate the healthy, happy lives of our Jackson and Quentin! 

Let's make the 2010 March for Babies Walk just as successful!

Rainy, cold March of Dimes day :(

Today was our March of Dimes Walk and even though we did an AWESOME job with our donations
(THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO DONATED!!),
it was a crappy weather day. It was about 45 degrees, foggy, and cloudy. Rain threatened for the morning, but it was just damp and yucky. It had rained and stormed all night last night, so it was just a muddy mess. (okay I will stop describing the weather now)

Needless to say, it was not quite ideal walking weather and it was definitely not kid friendly weather either. So, my Mom and I went and I turned in our pledges and we stayed for a little while. There were some brave die-hards who did do the walk - very impressive. The real stinker is that later in the afternoon it was sunny and warmer - what would have been perfect walking weather. Oh well, we can't control the weather and hopefully it will be better next time!

Here I am at the walk!
Unfortunately not so busy this year:(
Thank you again to all our generous family and friends that donated for us again this year!

I'm still here...

First of all , thank you for the sweet comments left by some of you on my last post. Joshua's birthday is this Sunday and it makes my heart smile to know that everyone gets to know so much about our first baby boy.

I have yet to post lots of adorable pictures from our really fun Easter weekend. It just hasn't happened this week, but it will soon.

Quent had his tubes put in his ears yesterday morning and he did spectacularly! I always thought his hearing was pretty good, but there is a definite improvement since the surgery. Last night, he told Tom, "There's something coming Daddy, there is something coming!!" Turns out he was hearing the clock in their room ticking. He had not heard it before (or at least in a while) obviously! So, he is for sure feeling the benefits, thank goodness for him!

At my Mothers of multiple meeting last night I was voted in as vice president for the 2009-2010 year! Pretty exciting, I am sure I will love taking a more active part in the group! Congrats to all the other members of the board too!

Now that the boys are finally healthy and its warm and beautiful out this week - I am sick.
What started out as allergies has now become a nasty cold-like illness. Yippee. So, I feel like complete crap and am SO tired. Moms don't often get to call in sick, but Tom is going to come home early to save me and get the boys outside to have fun since the sun is killing my head and they really should get to go out and play on a beautiful day.

Just wanted to let you all know that I am still here!

And for those of you who might be looking for some fun shopping on Sunday and you are in the area, check out my friend Amy's March of Dimes fundraiser!
Here's her advertisement form her blog:

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March of Dimes Shopping Extravaganza

It's time for our 2nd Annual March of Dimes vendor show!!
Sunday, April 19th from 11 - 3 at Huron Valley Lutheran High School - 33740 Cowan Road in Westland. The following vendors will be in attendance:

Aloette
Avon
Cash for Gold, Silver & Coins!
Celebrating Home
Close To My Heart
Cookie Lee
Creative Memories
Gold Canyon Candles
Greener Generations
Handmade knitted items
Pampered Chef
Simply fun
Sterling Silver Jewelry
Tastefully Simple
Two Sisters & Party Lite
Uppercase Living

In addition you can pamper yourself with a new hair cut by professional stylist Nicole List and get a soothing Parafin Hand Treatment by Holly Pounders

Stop by Ian's Famous Lemonade stand and the Bake Sale too

We do this in memory of Madison Hope Henzi and Nathaniel Martin Hannewald who became angels in 2007. The money raised will go directly to the March of Dimes - March for Babies.
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Later all!

Thank you to all of our Sponsors!

Our walk for the March of Dimes Walk for Babies was a big success!

We raised a lot of money and so did our Mothers of Multiples team, and its all because we have such caring and generous family and friends. Thank you so much for helping us honor and celebrate the lives of our children by supporting such a wonderful cause!

The weather was wonderful, even though the morning was a little chilly. Len and Kyle came and walked with us, and played with us at the playground after we walked. Jack and Quent were pretty excited about climbing and sliding! Quent went right for the slides and was going down on his own right away. Jack was a little more hesitant and rode with Aunt Ky-Ky or Daddy for the first few times. But when he did go on his own, he loved it! They played and played until we finally had to pull them away so we could go get lunch. We ate lunch at Gramma and Papa's and crashed for a nap!
It was a great day for all of us!

March of Dimes Fundraiser

The fundraiser on Sunday was awesome! Amy, Nancy, Michelle, and the other planners did such a good job in getting everything prepared and set up. It was very professionally done. And it was a huge success! They had lots of people come through and buy things and made a lot of money for March of Dimes!! I was so honored to be a part of that day and I can't wait to do it again with them!

GREAT JOB TEAM HANNEWALD AND TEAM HENZI!

Here are some pictures that I took that day:








This is the story board of some of the families there, including ours (see this post to read our stories).

These are "Angel Babies" that Amy's Mom, Charlie, made in memory of Nathaniel. She does a beautiful job, they are so sweet! She made some for our angels and we love them. She is selling them and part of the proceeds go to March of Dimes. If you are interested in purchasing one of these little angels, let me know and I can get you in touch.

Here's me and Amy getting balloons ready!

Amy was selling Pampered Chef and her proceeds went to the March of Dimes,
she had lots of customers!

Nathaniel's Mommy and Daddy (Amy and Greg) in their Team Hannewald t-shirts, aren't they super cute! And the back of the shirts are even sweeter!

Congratulations on a very successful event Team Hannewald and Team Henzi!