One birthday party down -- one to go in 2 weeks

Cute Monkey cake

Quick pose with the kids.

I'm 2 now....watch out!
Here comes trouble!!
Fun decorating the car
Dad posing with his 3 little darlings

We had the twins birthday party Saturday, Sept. 6 in our backyard. It was a pool/water play party. Good thing, it was 103 degrees here in Northern CA. Luckily after 5:30 or so, it cools off and it is very nice out. We had a "monkey" theme party. We had a wonderful time. Check out the cool monkey cupcake cake.

Alex will be 9 on Sept. 25. We are having a pool party for him on Sept. 20 after school. This is a busy month for us...

Check back soon.

Labor Day MDA Telethon

Alex's favorite ride at Disneyland - Autotopia

Hi - I hope everyone has a great Labor Day Weekend. We are planning to have a fun weekend with great weather. I just wanted to remind everyone of the Telethon on Monday. If you do make a donation, please designate that the money go to DMD research - in honor alex. You can designate where you want your donation to go to.

On Monday morning, I will be at our local FOX station in Oakland working the telethon. I will probably be on the phones with other MDA moms sometime between 9:00 and 11:00 am...not sure of exact time. For my local friends, please call when I am there. I would love to get lots of calls in honor of Alex while I'm there. That would be so cool.


And last, please keep praying that the cure is around the corner.... With prayers and donations, we will find the CURE!!!



Thank you.



Alex's mom - Kim

Alex's first day of school - Third Grade

Can you believe Alex started 3rd grade!!! No I can't. Well he has finished 2 days and so far so good. I think he really likes his teacher, Mrs. Hassen. She has a fun way of teaching, and Alex is excited about that.

I got Alex's STAR results last week in the mail (Standard State Testing Results) and he scored really well. We were a little suprised by the high MATH results, especially Algebra. It should be interesting this year to see how he does.

I have been a little nervous...but I think we will have a good year. He will be 9 in one month....it seems like yesterday I brought him home as a newborn.... Just wanted to share :-)

Kim

The Simple Joy of kids playing with toys

Austin loves playing with his Thomas trains....

Ellie loves her doll and purse. She has 3 favorite purses...

Alex making a new Lego creation. We love to see what he comes up with...

Enjoy... just wanted to share a few pics of kids playing with toys.

The Wonderful Dr. Wong

Hi there -



I wanted to add this picture to our blog. I told Will to take a picture of Alex with Dr. Wong. She is an amazing woman and doctor. She does more for these boys than an other doctor in the country. Families from all over the country travel to Cincinatti to see her. Hopefully one day soon, all MDA clinics will provide this care to all MD patients.



Had a good week. Nice and quite... I took Alex shopping for back-to-school clothes yesterday. Glad to have that behind me :-)



Check back soon!!

Olympic Swimmer / Donating to PPMD

I emailed this out to alot of you but wanted to post here. This is very cool. I hope he does well.

Olympic Swimmer Takes on New Competition- Duchenne Muscular DystrophyOlympic swimmer and gold-medal favorite Ryan Lochte announced that he will donate a percentage of his endorsement earnings to PPMD. Ryan, who has endorsements deals with Speedo and McDonalds, has a personal connection to Duchenne and PPMD. “I had a family member with Duchenne, so I’ve seen the impact of this disease firsthand,” said Ryan, preparing to compete in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. “I am committed to do anything I can to raise awareness and end Duchenne and I’m thrilled to think that this donation will make a difference in the lives of boys with the disease.” To read more about Ryan and find out his racing schedule at the Olympics in Beijing, click here.

Nice quite weekend

Hi -

Not much new to report but I wanted to add these 2 pics from this weekend. We had a nice quite weekend at home. Will and Alex went river rafting with Cub Scouts yesterday near Sacramento. They had a great time. Saturday was a fun family day. We went to Downtown Danville for lunch and ice cream. Enjoy the pics and I will check in soon.