Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Welcome Home Party

We had a fantastic afternoon/early evening last Saturday with some of our wonderful friends at Padaro Beach Grill - we got to welcome back the Strong's!! They just completed a 5,000 mile journey!

Along the way, they were able to see some beautiful sites, visit with Victoria's family, have Gwendolyn meet her 104 year old great-grandfather (!), and spend some much deserved, wonderful time together as a family exploring new places such as Sedona, AZ and Santa Fe, NM... All in all, a fantastic time.

Ms. Gwendolyn certainly enjoyed her beach & pool time!! =)


We're thrilled to have them back...

But are so, so glad that they were able to take the trip in the first place, that everything went well, that Gwendolyn was able to explore in entirely new ways and in new places, and that they were able to make some fantastic, unforgettable memories as a family.


Also... they (of course!) were the amazing people they always are and used this journey as a vehicle (ah, ha ha...) for raising SMA awareness.

They had signs on the RV which people hopefully noticed when they drove by!!.... and they started the Sponsor-A-Mile fundraising drive to raise money to fund research for SMA. If you haven't donated yet... please do!

Here's a group shot of some of the wonderful ladies (and some of the kids - Gwendolyn, Laith, and I'm holding Cyanne so you can only see the tippy top of her head =)) who were there.
A wonderful time!!


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