TX Tough Relay

A few from our team

We did our exchanges in the Cotton Bowl...


Strategizing.....Not really(:
Go Team! Julie, Joy, Kim, Lexie, Me, Tiffany, Alix
I have no idea why I'm smiling...must have just started...


Joy, Connor's Mom and Lexi, Connor's Cousin.

There were three teams running for Team Connor...

Eventhough, the race is over, the fundraising has just started. If you would like to donate, please visit this website....http://www.active.com/donate/txtoughtour09/scarlettluce

Please Help Me Support Connor Cruse and Children's Medical Center

Some of you have received this via email, but I thought I would put this on the blog to, maybe, reach a larger audience....See below!

Tomorrow, I will be participating in the TX Tough 5K and Ultra Relay race benefiting Children's Medical Center of Dallas. I am apart of Team Connor and am running to show support to him and his family, as well as raise money for Neuroblastoma research. For those who haven't heard me talk about Connor before, he is an 8 year-old little boy who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, almost 4 years ago. He has undergone multiple surgeries, numerous cycles of chemotherapy, radiation treatments, and two bone marrow transplants. Connor has done amazingly well considering the grimness of his diagnosis. His family's faith in God is awesome and inspiring. Connor has been a true warrior throughtout this fight and has rarely complained!

However, just before Christmas, he started having some bleeding issues. Tests were performed, scans completed, biopsies done. Unfortunately, Connor was found to have developed a NEW cancer- Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in his abdomen. It's very rare and said to be curable with surgery. Connor underwent, yet again, another surgery to remove it. They were unable to resect the entire tumor and it is continuing to grow. He has recently started another round of chemotherapy. We are praying for his healing and strength to continue the fight.

I know these are difficult times for everyone, but I'm asking you to consider a few things:

1) Donate- No amount is too small!! I mean it--I would be excited about $5!! Go to http://www.txtough.org/ and click on "make a donation" and enter my name, Scarlett Luce. All the money raised from this TX Tough event will be donated towards Neuroblastoma research and, hopefully, a Neuroblastoma clinic at Children's Medical Center that is greatly needed. It would be a wonderful gesture of support for those who have been afflicted with this terrible disease. And, don't worry, even though the race is over tomorrow, we still have most of the year to raise money, so if you read this after the fact, it's not too late.

2) Secondly, and most importantly, PRAY for Connor and his family!!! Visit his website at http://www.connorcruse.com/ to learn more about his fight. I assure you, after reading their website, you will see what an amazing family they are.

I really appreciate your support and I know Connor and his family do as well. Let me know if you have any questions.

Easter Outfit Sneak Preview

I had Bowden try on his Easter outfit today and, man, did he think he was cute!! He was posing like a catalog model--it was so funny! I chose the least embarrassing one since I would like for him to still like me when he gets older. Anyway, I might try to find a navy belt instead, but if not, I think this works. I tried Pierce's on this morning--it's exactly like Bowden's and he looked pretty cute, too. The main problem with his is that with the shorts being longer and his legs still being so short, they look kind of like culottes, the kind my Meme used to wear back in the day. Oh well, I have to remind myself that the outfit is not what's important!

Haircuts for Two!

I took the boys to get their hair cut yesterday. Bowden got kind of scalped--I hate it when the hairdresser gets a little too excited. He's still my cutie, though. Thankfully, bad cuts aren't too dramatic with boys.

T-Ball Update

So, we are six weeks into t-ball practice and our first game is this weekend. Bowden is still really enjoying it, probably more for the social aspect than anything else, but likes it nonetheless. Our coach is very serious this time around, which is good and bad. Good, in the fact that B is learning a lot; bad in that we've been having three practices a week!!

Jason took Bowden to practice last night and came home with a pretty funny story. To give you a little history of our coach, he played college baseball at OSU, I think, and is now a fire chief. So, let's just say he doesn't have a high tolerance for a lot of 5 year-old funny business.

So, last night, there were some people by the practice field flying kites. Apparently, the boys were really distracted by it and the coach started getting pretty frustrated. He circled them up for a little pep talk and basically said, 'we are here to practice, but if you want to waste time flying kites, then just go fly kites.' I think that kind of statement works when the kids are older b/c everyone, either out of fear or enthusiasm, says, 'no, let's practice!' Not these little guys, they all took off running for the kites and had to be called back. Jason said it took all he had to not die out laughing. Our coach is really doing a great job, but I think it might take him a little while to get the hang of motivating 5 year-olds.

Weekend in Arkansas

The boys and I enjoyed a nice, relaxing weekend at Gigi and Poppy's. Yanci and Conley met us there and the kids played their hearts out. We stayed outside for most of the days, taking several walking adventures and one driving one in Mom's car. Pierce loved being outside just as much as B and Conley. He would crawl to the door, stand up, and try to reach for the knob. It was pretty funny! We are loving this weather!!

Mut and Jeff, Pete and Repeat...You Get The Picture....

Bowden has quite the following these days...Pierce and Taylor both think he's the funniest person alive and both seem to mimic everything he does. When we get together with the Perry's, B and Tay have the best time together and come up with some pretty funny stuff--as you can tell from the races above. Pierce follows him all over the house trying to do everything he does, except walk, that is. It's really fun to watch them all together. One might think from the pictures that Pierce is actually trying to be like Anna Kate since these are her pajamas, but no, not really. We were over there one night a while back and Pierce threw up all over Jason, himself, and the Perry's couch. We had to change him and didn't have anything with us, so Anna Kate's PJ's had to do. We got the biggest laugh out of this one--Sorry, Piercey Love.(: