For those who don’t know, my friend David has a type of cancer called Sarcoma.  He has also just recently found out that his cancer is back for the 5th, YES, the 5th time.  He is hosting a charity golf outing next month to raise money for Sarcoma research. PLEASE consider signing up for the golf outing, or even just for dinner, or heck, even a $5 donation to the cause.
 
This money is not going to help Dave and Amy - even though it should.  They are sending it all in for Sarcoma research, so hopefully a cure can be found for this horrible cancer in the future and no one has to suffer like they have.
 
Please, please join us.  At this point, I am sending this to everyone in my address book and begging because it would make David’s day.  And in the midst of all of his horrible days, he deserves a good one. 
 
Please see Amy’s note below, as well as the links to the forms she has attached. 
 
See you at the links on the 18th! 

~Heather

Hello all,
 
With David being sick AGAIN, I’m trying to find all ways to keep his fragile spirits up.  So, I need your help.
 
As most of you by now know - David wanted so badly to host a charity golf outing this year benefiting Sarcoma research funding.  He just want’s to do all he can to prevent others from suffering as he repeatedly has - is from this horrific cancer.  As you can imagine, this latest reoccurrence has put a damper on things.  That does not mean he isn’t anxious for me to come in from the mailbox in the afternoon to hear who has sent their registration in.  He so badly wants this to be a HUGE success. 
 
So - here is the breakdown…
 
2:00 scramble requires 120 golfers prepaid 10 days prior.  I have 27 golfers paid.  We need 93 more paid golfers by the 10th of July.  Ouch - I know. 
 
I don’t want to let him down.  I know it is a far reach.  Believe me when I say that I understand times are tough!  I just want to give it one last shot.  For him.  For his dream of saving others.  At a time when all he should care about is saving himself…
 
So - recruit - recruit - recruit people.  Thanks to David’s best friend Steve, we have great gifts/door prizes, we’ll have cold beer, great food, an excellent time and a tax write-off.  $80.00 is a deal.  It is giving up one meal out and a weeks worth of your fancy coffee…  Yep - that is begging.  I know, it isn’t beneath me at this point.  Don’t worry about being a pro golfer… This will be the most laid-back round of your life. 
 
If for whatever reason you are not in to it - we are OK with that!  Truly.  Like I said, this is giving it one last shot.  All I ask is that you spread the word.  Time is running out. 
 
Before I close - THANKS to those of you who have already either donated or registered for golf.  There aren’t words to express how much we appreciate that!  Maybe you have friends/family/neighbors who might want to tag along????  ;-) 
 
As always, if you have any questions - let me know! 
 
 
Below are links to the 3 different registration forms.  The 1st fully details the outing itself with the registration from on page two.  The second link is for those not wanting to golf, but want to come to the dinner at the golf course that follows the outing.  The third is for those who would like to make a donation without participating on the 18th. 
 
Golf –  http://www.geeksonwheels.net/tsouting.pdf
Just Dinner – http://www.geeksonwheels.net/tsdinner.pdf
Donation - http://www.geeksonwheels.net/donation.pdf
 
Thanks so much!
 
Amy
www.DearingerWorld.com

…means picture time

Daddy took this one!

And I guess we can call these “Nolan’s almost 4 month pictures” - ha!  I can never do pictures on time.

I finally have the picture wall that I have been wanting to create since we moved in (3 years ago!).  I LOVE it, and intend to add more

They are already talking to each other non-stop.  I am going to have to invest in earplugs, because I am sure this will turn into yelling before I know it…

We had a great time on vacation.  Thanks to Nick and Kathy for making it possible!  I am not quite finished going through pictures yet, so here are a few to hold you over

It started out just like this

Brayden loved the sand!

And the pool - but wouldn’t get anywhere near the ocean.

Nolan, on the other hand, didn’t mind where he was…

More to come!  Including pictures from our trip to see Shamu!

I PROMISE to have more pics of MY kiddos on here soon.  Cross my heart and hope to die.

In the meantime, here are a few of BB from the past couple months that I have yet to share:

And if ya’ll are good, I will post a video later today.  Anything to get out of cleaning and packing for vacation!

I can’t believe you are 2.  It seems like just yesterday I was standing at the head of your mommy’s bed while she pushed for over 2 hours to get you out :)  To this day, you are still pretty stubborn.  But your adorableness makes up for it!  We love you!

Some pictures from Blake’s “ball” party!

His present from Mom and Dad

The pinata…He swings a bat like his Daddy Hopefully, his uncles will teach him what ball sports are!

The cake

The bubble machine was a hit

Preston

Dylan

Olivia

Fun was had by all

Mitchell

Luke and his super cool hairdo

And our first family picture!  Thanks Erin!

Here are a few shots from Blake’s 2 year and Max’s 6 month photo session :)  More here

The best shot I could get of the both of them,

that didn’t look this this…

Poor Max has allergies, so we had to take his session indoors so the poor little guy could open his big blue eyes

One more of my beautiful Godson, I can’t believe he is 2!

To a beautiful baby GIRL!  Can you believe it, there is a GIRL in our family!

Leigh Susan Wolff was born on May 24th (the same day as our Godson, Blake) at 8:24pm, weighing 6lbs, 6oz and 21 inches long!  How about those stats for a baby who was 8 days LATE!  She is gorgeous and perfect.  She has a beautiful birthmark above her right knee.  She poops, ALOT.  She may not look like a Wolff baby quite yet, but she sure has the characteristics of one already :)  We are so overjoyed to have her in our lives, and congrats to Ben and Loren!

Don’t hit the Florence Mall looking for girly clothes for this little princess.  I bought them. ALL.

Some pictures of her 1st hour:

I can’t believe Ben is a Dad!

Proud Aunt Heather and Uncle Nate

On her 1 week birthday, I went over and we had a perfect little photo session.  She was an angel and slept the WHOLE time, and even let me stuff her in a basket without complaining

Her middle name comes from Loren’s mom, and Ben’s Aunt/Godmother (who passed away when Ben was a baby).  This blanket was made for Ben by his Aunt Susan.

And many, many more pictures here

So THANK YOU, Ben and Loren, for giving us a perfect little girl.  So glad she is yours and not ours :)  JUST KIDDING.  But seriously, in about 10 years, I won’t be!

I am sorry I am SOOOO behind on the blog :(  I will try and catch up this week.  Lots of exciting things have been happening!  I think May was the busiest month of my whole life!

And just to hold you over:

The cutest 3 month old in the whole world.  Where has the time gone?

I was supposed to take these pictures 2 weeks ago, but we all know what happened.  And then life just kept getting in the way.  I finally made it over to see Mr. Grant again, and I wanted to get some cute-o pictures.

He had other plans.

and…

So Photographer Heather turned into Aunt Heather, and a few minutes later, we were able to get this cuteness

and this…

and this…

and finally this…

And then he got mad at me again….so we called it a day

I love newborns

First, I headed back to work

Then, on my second day back, I left early to take Nolan to his 2 month Doctor appointment.  However, we didn’t make it there, because this happenend:

Don’t worry, we are ok.  Nolan didn’t have a scratch on him, Thank You God.  It was the absolute scariest moment of my life.  It was raining, and a lady in a Trailblazer tried to gun it out into the road during the busiest time of the day on Thomas More Parkway.  She lost control of her car, and the next thing I know, I see a truck spinning toward me and I had no where to go.

The airbag bloodied my nose and chipped my front two teeth.  I have nasty burns and bruises from the seatbelt, and my legs are banged up pretty bad.  My neck still hurts, and I will most likely have to start regularly going to the chiropractor.  But it could have been worse, it could have been so much worse.  There was an angel looking over us last Wednesday, and since it was May 6th, I am pretty sure it was Grandpa Wolff

Nate will never live down the fact that when he finally answered his phone, he told me to “hold on”.  And dealing with insurance has been a nightmare.  But we finally got some answers, so we went out and bought this:

Yep, I bought the same van.  It has a few more options than the one I had I didn’t even look at anything else.  That van took care of us, it took care of my baby, so I will not drive anything else. 

So I went back to work on Monday, and acted like it was my first week back.  Then I found out that a childhood friend died.  Attending the funeral of someone you went to school with just isn’t fun, and doesn’t seem fair.  It should not have been his time.  RIP Matt Harney.

Next week will be better.  I joke that I wish our life would go back to just semi-crazy!

And today is Loren’s due date!  Happy Due Date!  No baby yet, but it seems the contractions are getting a little bit stronger, so hopefully we will have baby news soon!!!  I can’t wait to be an aunt!

Cletus is currently Nolan’s favorite perch

I don’t know why Picasa is making some of my pictures small :(  If anyone has any idea, will you please let me know?

I apologize for this post being sooooo late!

The hottest day of the year thus far was of course the day of the March for Babies walk!  Tiffany, being 9 months preggo got a hold of a wheelchair, and rode her way around the city The downfall to that being that Luke pushed, so she had to endure 3 hours of Sherwin Williams talk between Nate and Durbin

Thank you to everyone who donated to the cause in Carter’s name. 

Grant wasn’t supposed to arrive until May 11 - but he had other plans.  On May 1st, Tiffany and Luke welcomed Grant Preston into the world, weighing 7lbs 5oz and 19 inches long.

He is one lucky kid.  Not only does he have parents and family and friends who adore him, he has one special angel looking down on him

Oh how things change in 3 years!  I would have expected to parent Nolan the same exact way we did Brayden, but I feel like we are completely different.  Not sure if it is because we are now seasoned and educated (ha), or if it is because he is #2….but anyway, this is a post about my 4 favorite baby items that I DIDN’T have with Brayden.

#1 - Fisher Price Little Lamb Swing

I saw this swing while I was pregnant and stalked it until I found it on sale.  I love it, and so does Nolan.  He LOVES this swing.  Seriously…hence the reason most pictures you see he is sitting in it!  It is so soft and comfy - my mom jokes that she wants one for herself!

This picture brings me to product #2

#2 - BumGenius Organic All-in-One One-Size Diapers

Yes, we are cloth diapering this kiddo.  And we love it.  We tried many types of diapers, and settled on this one.  It is just as easy as putting on a Pamper, except you toss it in a bag until time to wash (and you have to spray the occasional deuce).  It was pricey to start. But these will fit him until he is potty-trained! So in the long run, we will save a ton of $$! We bought 24 diapers, and that seems to be a good number. 

#3 - Sakura Bloom Double Linen Ring Sling

I didn’t discover Ring Slings until Brayden was about a year old, so it was a treat to snuggle a newborn in a ring sling, but especially in this super soft linen!  Nolan has lived in this sling almost every day since he was born.  I just love it.  And so does he.  But you wouldn’t imagine the comments I get….Tonight someone looked at me and said, “It is a real baby!” WTH lady?  Did you think I was carrying a doll?

#4 - Aden+Anais Swaddling Blankets

Both of our boys love(d) being swaddled at night.  We struggled with Brayden to find the perfect swaddling blanket.  The ones they sell as swaddling blankets in the store are crap…they don’t swaddle the legs!  I was so excited to find these blankets…they are HUGE, and they are made of super soft and breathable muslin fabric.  They are PERFECT.  My new favorite shower gift.  Every new baby NEEDS these!

We had Loren’s shower a few weekends ago.  It was also Nolan’s first time meeting all the women in our extended family!  It was the first beautiful day we have had in a long time, and Emily was the perfect hostess

We had a onesie decorating contest…I don’t remember who made this one, but they were clearly sucking up to Loren

The one that clearly should have won

Great Aunt Lynn

The loot

The beautiful scenery - most likely from Bridget’s beautiful garden

After the shower, Loren and I went out on the town for a night to finish shopping, and Kathy helped her set up the nursery this past weekend.  So everything seems to be set for Cletus to arrive!  We are so excited to meet our first niece/nephew!

1st bath together 

Nolan’s 1st trip to the zoo

Their Easter photoshoot Unfortunately, it lasted all of 30 seconds.  B was too excited about Easter.

Easter was so much fun with Brayden this year.  I felt like this was the first year that he really understood what was going on.  We got out of bed, searched for his Easter basket, found Nolan’s Easter basket as well, then went on an egg hunt in his toy room.  Poor B, he had 3 easter egg hunts all by himself yesterday.  He looked at me at one point and said, “Mom, next year Nolan and Cletus (his nickname for Loren’s baby) will do this with me“.

B’s basket was hidden in HIS favorite hiding spot

The loot

All day long, everytime he found an egg, he had to shake it.  It was so flippin’ cute

This child is addicted to puzzles.  He has mastered the 24 and 48 piece puzzles - I guess we need to start on the 100 pieces!!!  He put this puzzle together in 5 minutes.

His new favorite game just happens to be my favorite when I was little.  Thanks Aunt Erin!

Egg hunt pictures!

And finally, Nolan and his mama

More pictures here

We had such a fun weekend!  It started on Saturday with Brayden’s 3rd birthday party!  I can’t believe he is almost 3.  He requested a Handy Manny Birthday party, so I made him an outfit, found him a Handy Manny toolbelt, and attempted to make a cute cake…

Birthday attire

The cake.  I wanted to make a toolbox cake, but it didn’t quite transform into a toolbox.  I was pretty happy with the results though, even though I put enough red food coloring in it to poisen a small animal.

Blowing out his candles

We had a great day, thank you so much to everyone who loves this little guy as much as we do.  He wouldn’t be such the awesome kid he is without the love and support from every single one of you.

More pictures here