Highlights of 2010

2010 was one for the books. Our life changed forever last year. Never before did I think that the word "cancer" would be in the forefront of my mind everyday. Even though 2010 was a stressful and emotional year for us, there were lots of good memories and experiences that helped get us through the year....

We had 3 family weddings in 2010 starting with Alan and Anna's wedding in March in Logan, UT...




Then in June we headed to Lake Tahoe for Erin and Ryan's wedding...





And lastly, Dave and Melissa's wedding in Sept in Providence, UT




The kids and I spent 3 months in the spring of 2010 in CA at my parents house while I was receiving treatment and here are some highlights...

For me, riding my bike in the hills of CA was therapeutic.

Easter egg hunt in my parents yard

Going to the "big slide" park

My good friend Courtney came to visit with her kids and we had fun in SF and Monterey...






Dad came to visit over Austin's birthday weekend...






Grandpa and Austin competed in the Pinewood Derby and won!

Our dear family and friends put on 3 different benefit races to raise money to help us with medical and travel expenses. They were all amazing and something we will NEVER forget. The generosity, love, and support of so many was unbelieveable! The first was in Logan in Sept. Over 300 partipants came!

Next was one was in Kaysville, UT in Oct and another 300 came to support the event...

The last race was in Boise and was a big hit the day before Halloween!

It was also nice to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with family last year...





For me, the biggest highlight or milestone of 2010 was finishing biochemotherapy in Nov. It was a brutal treatment, and even though I'm not "done" yet, I completed the hard stuff and had major success: a 70% tumor reduction. Talk about miracles! We have felt extremely blessed this year to have witnessed so many miracles, answers to prayers, and tender mercies extended from our Father above!