Smiles for Sophie

Sophie Quayle is the daughter of my cousin Marcus Quayle and his wife Emily.
Their beautiful daughter was diagnosed with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. This type of tumor is located in the brainstem, at the base of the brain. It is diagnosed primarily in children and is the rarest and worst of pediatric brain tumors. There are approximately 150 to 200 kids diagnosed each year and survival time is typically 9 to 12 months following diagnosis.

Sophie's family has set up a blog just like this one at www.smilesforsophie.com . Her story is a heartbreaking tale of courage. Please keep Sophie in your prayers as she fights for a miracle.

Run For Fun 2007

Friday was Molly's School field day fundraiser. Molly was sponsered dollars per lap that she could run in a 20 minute period. Last year Molly ran 27 laps and took 1st place to her rival Danny's 2nd place. This year Molly ran 23 laps to place 2nd to Danny's 1st place. Can't wait for next year!





Mrs Watne's 1st grade class



Spong Relay.....or excuse to get soaking wet!



Molly and Danny cooling down after the big race

Spring Break in Orlando!

I am adding this picture of Molly and Olivia after I read Aunt Lucia's comment about Ethan...Can you believe these 2 girls? They are wonderful and I love
them both!




Left photo.... Olivia, Molly, Ethan.

Below photo... Ed Ryan and Ethan in the very front with the girls behind them.... Melissa and I on the bench!


Spring Break was extra special this year when we were able to meet up with our dear friends the Ryans and their extended family at Fort Wilderness. Molly and Olivia have been buddies since they were weeks old, but not lived local to each other for several years and it was nice to see how they simply fall into place when together again. We visited Downtown Disney and Sea World.

My Toothless Wonder!

My baby is now a toothless big kid!

Bunche Beach with the Clarke's!

Bunche Beach is the small beach at the south end of our street. The Clarke's are our friends from England that vacation her twice a here. Molly and Jamie have been playing together for years and really have a blast together! We had a nice day in the sun, building castles, flying a kite, and reading with Nana for a drowsy finish

Dinner at Paco's

This is a sideway's picture of Molly and I at the Smokehouse Restaurant. We like to go and visit with Paco and Caesar, the lively parrots. Sorry I am new at this and can't figure out how to spin the photo!

Aunt Lucia and Uncle Rocky Visit

March 30, 2007

Molly and I were very lucky to have Aunt Lucia and Uncle Rocky visit with us for the day.
We enjoyed our time together very much!