Weekend events.....

Saturday was our area's AUTISM 5K run/walk.  This was our second year to participate in this walk.  We named our team Hayden's Heroes last year. Last year, I didn't try to raise money instead I just put up a flier at work stating we were walking to raise awareness for AUTISM & my co-workers started giving me money...last year we were able to turn in $350 for the Shenandoah Valley Autism Partnership to use for scholarships, trainings & respite, therapies, safety or sensory equipment.  I decided this year our family goal should be $1000.  Tim & I posted Hayden's story at work, emailed friends/family & I talked to everyone at work....we were humbled by the amount everyone donated.

We turned in $1785!!

Team Hayden's Heros

Pappa & Hayden

The weather was terrible Saturday!  But the run/walk went on rain or shine.  Tim, Dad & I walked the race.  The grandma's & kids stayed in the gym with the kids...Hayden doesn't handle the cold weather & Shayla was being a typical pre-teen so we left her behind too.  I have been working toward this goal for several weeks, trying to build up to running & walking fast.  I was able to run parts of the race & walk the rest of the race...I shaved about 7 minutes off of last years time, YEAH, me!!!  This is HUGE for me as I've never been a runner.

The wet ones...all the way wet!  YUCK, so glad I took clothes to change into!

Post race 2011....Thank you everyone for helping us help others affected by AUTISM.

A great morning with family & a gym full of other people.

Sunday morning we woke to glorious SUN verses Saturdays rain, wind & tornados!

Church services were beautiful today!  We were concerned about Hayden going to church given his history this past week of falling asleep & having seizures....so we kept Hayden with us.  This was a first for us since Hayden was a wee baby & it went fairly well.  He made it through Sunday School & did well.

Tim & I spent the ENTIRE afternoon fixing Hayden's meals for the week.

We have breakfast, lunches, & snacks fixed... took at least 4+ hours, but it's done.  You can't even begin to image how time consuming the preparation is for a meal unless you are deep in the ketogenic diet.  This video does a pretty good job explaining things....The Sam Special---A Dad's cooking session.

But it's all worth it.

Have a great week! Forging into a new week.