Meet our two new favorite people!!

We have some new people in our lives! And boy do we love them!!

Meet Stephanie and Krystal!!

Stephanie helping Benjamin work on his ipad

Potty time!! Not always our favorite thing, but we're working on it!! No potty yet just practicing!  (except at school he actually has gone twice!!)

Benjamin's favorite thing: TENTS!! and Stephanie builds them well!

Watching the Blazers!!

Krystal helping B with self feeding

 These two ladies have changed our lives!!! And most importantly, changed Benjamin's!! He has grown and changed so much over these last two months it is CRAZY!! If I didn't believe Benjamin thrived on a schedule before, I do now!! Even his teachers have noticed a huge improvement in almost every area at school. I am so thankful for these ladies!

And it's hard work! They go to doctor and therapy appointments with me. They help keep Benjamin on his afternoon schedule when Ben is just getting home from work and I'm leaving for my evening shift. They boldly walk beside me and help me with behavioral tantrums in public. They keep B's stuff clean and organized. They work with Benjamin on his physical therapy and his communication therapy... and put up with his grumpiness and tantrums! They've been officially trained by a nurse to handle B's seizures, g-tube and medications. And... Ben and I have gone on several date nights and it's been awesome!

One thing I am really loving: when Ben is working, I often will not do what I would like to, due to being by myself and feeling too overwhelmed to handle B and everything else without help. Well folks, I've got help now! And a couple weekends ago, Krystal and I braved the 2014 March of Dimes walk!                                

6 miles we walked!!!

And Benjamin thought he needed a piggy back most of the way!! And who can resist with that smile?

this boy loves stopping to watch the water!!!

First year "actually walking" the March of Dimes Walk!!! :)

Crossing the finish line!

Happy Dance cause we're finished!!!

So... we may have overdid it a bit!! We were EXHAUSTED!!! You can tell by my hair in the last photo... seriously... lugging around 36 pounds on my back for at least 3 miles was quite the work out! But I'm so glad we did it! And I couldn't and wouldn't have dare done it without Krystal!

 Thanks to all my family and friends who bought tulips and donated! We raised quite a few funds for those babies!!!

Here's a quick trip down memory lane:

Our first walk in 2009

Our second walk in 2010 We're sure all missing that cute boy in the duck blanket! Ryan we think about you every day! ox

2014 Team Picture! We joined another team this year!! Our team raised over $5,000!

I think sometimes people might wonder why the heck we're always fundraising!?! I'm just so thankful for the organizations and people we have met along this sometimes very hard and difficult journey and I never, ever want to stop giving back! I want to remember, and be grateful always... and I definitely want it to be there for the next family... maybe even better and improved for them!!