A Special Saturday...

 We got to wake up early and head down to Castle Rock to attend a very special event.  A girl that Justin grew up with has a daughter that is struggling with cancer. 

Family and friends of theirs put together a 5K to help with some of the medical costs.

We were honored to run for little 3 year old Presley.

The boys did great!  Nathan took off ahead of all of us on his scooter and Kendall ran with Justin.  About 1/4 of the way left, Justin stuck Kendall on his shoulders and off they went.  I brought up the back with our other friend, Shalyn.

The boys got their face painted, jumped in the bounce house, ate grape cotton candy, and left with balloon animals. 

Our prayers go out to Presley and her family and every time we wear her "run for Presley" shirt we are reminded of this sweet little girl.

We headed home to change our clothes and went up to the boys school to help with a service project our ward was doing.

A sister in our ward had recently died.  A few years earlier she found out she had cancer when she was PTA president of the boys school.

She had tended the gardens out back next to the playground and since she has been sick they had been very neglected.

Our ward got busy to work with gloves and tools and in no time had the gardens looking beautiful.

It was a perfect day for some gardening and time to reflect on sweet Paula.

  Cada (a girl in the ward who just graduated from culinary school) put on the most gourmet lunch we had ever eaten as a picnic.  It made it very special.

I hope when they go out to play for recess they will see those beautiful gardens and think of that day we went to honor Paula.