Annie's 10th Birthday

Annie turned 10 in May and we had a fantastic time celebrating this huge milestone!  We held an ice cream social fundraiser to support the Aicardi Syndrome Foundation which we belong to and love dearly.  We are so grateful for all the generosity of friends and family who helped contribute to the Aicardi Syndrome Foundation.  We were so touched to learn of how many people made donations in honor of Annie, from neighbors, co-workers, and extended family and friends from all across the country!  Thank you so much!  Your donations are much appreciated! 

 

At Annie's party we displayed pictures of some of our dearest friends from our Aicardi Syndrome Family.  Donations to the Foundation help support family conferences where we can unite with other families and support and lift each other up.  These conferences have become absolutely priceless to us.

We also displayed lots of pictures of Annie from the past 10 years.  They remind us just how precious life is.  Annie is an inspiration to us, that she has found so much joy, and brings so much happiness to others, despite all her challenges.  She is definitely a happy girl!

I wish I had gotten some pictures of all the kind people who attended our social, but we just got too busy celebrating! 

Also for Annie's 10th birthday, her Grandma Tolman made her a gorgeous quilt to go with her new bed that Justin and I built.  It is absolutely beautiful and we know Annie loves it!

And, so we don't neglect the other kiddos... Lexie's corneas have been healing nicely over the past 9 months, so it's getting much easier to get pictures of her now!  She's able to go outside now and enjoy the sun!

And Molly lost more teeth!  All four front teeth have fallen out and a new one on the bottom is growing in.  She's excited about it all, but unfortunately, she hasn't been able to enjoy corn on the cob this summer!