Nolan enjoying the tunnel
Bennett driving around.
Emily Baker
Parachute fun
Nolan's cake, made by Justin
Family and friends
Family and friends
Nolan's first look at his cake
He loved the pretzels
Chipmunk!
The big grab
Messy face!
Handfuls of cake
Such a cute, messy face.
It all turned out well, considering we had a few glitches. The kids had fun and we were able to celebrate with family and friends. We couldn't have asked for more.
Instead of gifts, we asked people to donate to hope4tinyhearts.com in memory of Emily Paige Brushwyler. Here's Emily's story (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emilys-Birthday-Balloon-Bash/132093216863784?sk=info):
Baby Emily graced the Earth for 10 short days. She was born in May of 2010 after a routine pregnancy. Aside from a small heart murmur, which the doctors said was common, she seemed perfectly healthy. When she was 2 days old, while checking on the murmur, doctors found that she had a serious heart condition called Hypo Plastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). This occurs when the left side of a baby's heart stops growing some time between 7 and 12 weeks gestation. Though measures were taken to save her life, including consideration of a heart transplant or other surgery, her heart just wasn't strong enough to hold on.
Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) affect 1 in 100 babies.
HLHS affects 1 in 6,000 babies.
Congenital heart defects are the Number 1 cause of birth defect related deaths.
This year almost 40,000 babies will be born with a congenital heart defect in the US. 4,000 of them will not live to see their first birthday.
Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) affect 1 in 100 babies.
HLHS affects 1 in 6,000 babies.
Congenital heart defects are the Number 1 cause of birth defect related deaths.
This year almost 40,000 babies will be born with a congenital heart defect in the US. 4,000 of them will not live to see their first birthday.
I will post pictures of us releasing our balloons for Emily's birthday. Thank you for donating!!!
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