Flat Mary & Flat Chrissy at the Bryans'

Here is a picture TJ and Johnny set up to show Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy playing ping pong. Notice, there really is a ping pong ball in the middle of play in the center of the picture! :) Wonder who won?

Horizon of Hope Event

On Saturday, I held my 2nd Annual Horizon of Hope event to raise money for breast cancer research. Longaberger has a great campaign, Horizon of Hope, and they donate 100% to specific research projects for breast cancer through the American Cancer Society. Charlotte Cronk, a nurse at Mary Washington, and a great friend, helped me. I couldn't have done it without her. Thanks, Charlotte! We raised approximately $400 for the HOH campaign.

Here's the cake Wendy made for the event. It was SO pretty, and tasted great, too!!

Here's the house where we held the brunch. It was beautiful!!
Here are some of the nurses from 4West at Mary Washington Hospital.

Theron Visits Mary & Chrissy

Theron went to PCC last week to see the girls. He was able to spend two nights down there, and they stayed with him off campus those evenings. They loved having their dad there, and he enjoyed spending time with our girls.

Miss Teen Arizona Comes to Fredericksburg

Joey, Darlene, Bill, Johnny, TJ

Erika, Joey, Darlene, Bill, Johnny, & TJ

Erika & Johnny

Erika & Joey

Erika & TJ

Joey, Johnny, Erika, & TJ

Joey, Johnny, Erika, & TJ

Johnny & Erika
Johnny & Erika

Everyone except Bill

Miss Teen Arizona, Erika Frantzve, came with her mom on Saturday to meet Johnny Bryan. She is establishing a charity in Johnny's honor for other teens with cancer. The charity will be called Johnny's Locker. I'll post more about it later, along with a link to her site about it. Meanwhile, enjoy these pics!! :)

Mary & Chrissy Go to Their First Fine Arts Event @ PCC

CHRISSY & ROOMMATE GETTING READY

MARY & CHRISSY ALL DOLLED UP
PRETTY MARY

PRETTY CHRISSY

A few times a year the girls are required to attend "Fine Arts" programs at the school. Their first one was this past weekend. I asked them to take some pictures for me, and so they sent these to me today. Aren't they so cute? I can't believe how grown up they seem. :)

The Adventures of Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy

This was our first trip without the girls while they are in college. Remember Flat Stanley...the doll you (or your kids) would bring home from school and send to an out of town relative to take pictures of in faraway places? Well, I made Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy!! They go with us everywhere. :) Yes, we are nuts, but it is fun!!

Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy on Bays Mountain

Flat Chrissy and Flat Mary in Grandma's garden at the "Little House"

Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy on the porch swing.

The girls on the other bed at the Little House.

And what would a trip to Kingsport be without

a trip (or 3) to Pals?

We even took the time to snap a picture on the way home in the western part of VA at the Subway we ate lunch at.

Down by the River

Here are a few pictures I took as Theron drove by the river. We wanted to show the kids where Grandma Bowman grew up. Theron and I had been down there before, but TJ and Sam hadn't been. It is beautiful! Wish we could go back when the leaves finish changing, but our weekends are full from here 'til Christmas. :)