Sweet Ellie

We need some extra prayers for my niece, Ellie. She was diagnosed in April with a Wilms tumor. She had surgery to remove her kidney and the tumor(which was the size of a football) and then they realized it had spread to her lungs. In June she had surgery on her lungs, so she is cancer free for now but she has a long road ahead of her with 36 more weeks of chemo. This round of chemo has been pretty rough on her little body. She just turned 3 and is down to 22 lbs. so they will be putting a feeding tube in her on Monday. She has been in the hospital almost a week so please pray for her body to recover!!! If you have time her website is www.caringbridge.org/visit/ellierolfs. She is such a fighter and we are so proud of her and know she will fight this disease with everything she has. The girls and i are going to spend the weekend with them in Denver. I can not wait to just sit and hold Ellie's hand and probally watch her favorite Dora movie!

Another 100 Degree Day in Colorado

It is so freakin' HOT!!! The good news is that I have not had to do much laundry since the girls have been living in their swimsuits. We had swimming lessons today and then came home to swim. I am proud to tell you that after 2yrs of swimming lessons Brianne can now put her face in the water!!! She loves to play in the water But not actually swim because that might require some effort. Skye likes to put her hands in the water and then put them in her mouth like she is drinking it. It is so fun to watch how the girls are at different stages and what each one likes to do. I just love them!!

What a GREAT Weekend

The girls and I had such a fun weekend, I thought I would share! We went to Denver on Friday and came back today. One of Brianne's friends had a birthday party at a fun bounce house place so that is how our weekend started. Happy Birthday Cori!!! The kids had a blast bouncing around and going down slides, eating cupcakes and opening presents. On Saturday I took the girls to Pirates Cove which is a great water park for kids. It is perfect for the little ones with lots of slides, a lazy river, a dump bucket and water fountains. Skye fell asleep after about 2 hours(that was her limit) so she went home with grandma but Brianne and I stayed for the afternoon. Now you might think that that would be a big enough day BUT no we also ended the day with a bang at Chuck E Cheeses!!! Pizza and games what else can i say?
Sunday my sister was able to come to my moms for the day with her two girls Sophie and Ellie who are Brianne's and Skye's best friends. We have not been able to see them in awhile since Ellie who is 3 was diagnosed with cancer about three months ago. She is going through heavy duty chemo and her counts are down alot, so we cannot take the chance of her getting sick. So, Sunday we had a great day playing and being together.
Lastly, we went and had Skye's haircut for the first time! We went to this place called Lollilocks, where they get to sit on an animal and then they take a picture and save the hair...kinda make it a big deal! Skye did awesome. She was like an old pro sitting up there!!
It is always great to go to Denver and see my family and I am happy i am only 2.5 hrs away.
Needless to say, we all took naps today...we were exhausted!!

HAPPY 4TH oF JULY

I love everything about the fourth of July. This year Brianne performed with her dance class at the park. It was so fun to watch the little girls dancing. After that we bought some fun fireworks for the girls and then we went to Cam's brothers house for a bar b que. The girls had fun swimming, eating popsicles, watching fireworks and eating popsicles. Here are some pics of the cousins and some miscellaneous.

Blastball

Brianne has been playing blastball this summer and having so much fun! Blastball is for the little 3 and 4 yr olds to hit the ball and run to first base(the base squeaks when they step on it. They are all so cute. No one really knows what they are supposed to be doing and all the parents are laughing and cheering them on. Here are some photos of her in the pitcher position and also batting. Cracks me up!! WAY TO GO BRIANNE!!!