Relay for life and Rachel's birthday!!!

Melanee put together a relay for life team. Aunt Heddy was in charge this year and asked her to get a team together so we did. It was a lot of fun. It was a really neat experience. It rained right before it was to begin. In fact it downpoured and the wind blew a zillion miles an hour. It blew all the tents down and caused all sorts of havoc. The relay went on, just a little later than planned.

This is us at 6:00 p.m. waiting for the race to begin. See how wide awake and happy everyone is


Rachel and Allie waiting for the relay to begin


Jeff and grandma Sutton got to carry the banner for the cancer survivor lap!!
It was pretty emotional to have each cancer survivor say their name and then they took a lap.

The second lap was for the caregivers and loved ones of the survivors. Here is all of grandma's loved ones who came to support her!!!

Here is our team for the relay. Once the relay begins someone from your team should be walking on the track at all times. This is to go until 6:30 a.m. Boy don't we look excited and ready to begin!!

Here we are at midnight. This just happened to be Rachel's birthday. We had party hats and blowers. We had a Happy Birthday banner and delicious cupcakes to celebrate the festive occasion.

Our whole team walked around the track at midnight with Rachel singing Happy Birthday and blowing our noise makers.

Here is the birthday girl!!

Here she is ready to blow out her candles.

Here we are at 5:00 a.m. My team bailed on me an hour early. It was cold and wet but it really was a great experience. Kelten walked a ton of times around the track. He only took a couple of hours of sleep. I made it thirteen miles total. This will be my half marathon the only problem is it took me ten hours but thats ok.

Rachel Happy late birthday. You are the greatest. I am so grateful to have you as a daughter. It would be awful boring around here if you weren't here for me. Thanks for being a great daughter. We all love you tons

HAPPY 25th!!!!!!!!!