Birthday Party and Sprayground (posting a little late...)

The day before the boys' birthday party, we went up to the Sprayground in Geneva with the Balashes. A good time was had by all! It was so much fun that we went back a week later with the Collins family.

We had multitudes of cupcakes for the birthday party - soccer balls, baseballs and basketballs for Alex, and Transformers candies for Ben...

As well as a number of candy-topped cupcakes.

Michael had fun giving Alex a spin around the backyard in the Gator.

Ally did some driving, too!

Garrison climbed in back for a spin.

Alex found the blowing out of candles process to be traumatic.

Ben did a great job!

Everyone enjoyed their cupcakes...

And both boys received some fantastic gifts.

All in all, it was a great weekend! (Yes, I know, all this happened 2 months ago... I've been busy!)

Donor Recognition Ceremony Performance at the Transplant Games

Thank you to the Kidney Foundation for providing this video. The picture quality is not the best, but the sound is great! This is my performance of "There You'll Be" at the Donor Recognition Ceremony. I later found out this song was also used on a recent Donate Life float for the Rose Parade. Ben asked to join me on stage, and was so good - even providing some comic relief at the very end! I'm very pleased with how I did - managed to stay on pitch most of the time (although a bit shaky at the end, to be sure). It was an amazing experience, and we've met some remarkable people because of it!