It's been awhile...

And things have been going great. But before I update you on what's been going on recently I wanted to let you know what's coming up. Cohen has his scan next week so please keep him in your prayers. Kelsi has her cardiology check up next week as well so please keep her in your prayers. I will update the results next week.

Kelsi started school again last month, 1st grade, and she is a very smart girl. She's been learning challenging spelling words and has been getting 100% + the bonus words. I'm so very proud of her. She loves school and loves to read. I hope that determination continues throughout the years. She started dance in the summer and loved it. We were worried that she'd get too tired because of her heart, but she's doing great so we decided to put her into tumbling during the fall. Her life is so busy right now. Full days of school, homework every night (reading, spelling, and a worksheet,) and tumbling. She's free during the weekends and plays with her brother and friends. That's weird in it's self. When your child says can I go play at my friend's house? I'm just like but don't you want to stay here and play with us? Parents get boring to their kids too soon! It's ok though because at least she has friends that she can play with. But oh does the drama start at a young age!

Cohen started preschool last month as well. He likes it some days and not others. That's to be expected, but for the most part he likes it. His speech is getting much better and he has friends. He's so excited to have friends that he talks about them all the time. I can't believe how big he is getting.


Crazy kids... :)

Support... Walk for Healing Hearts

Support can mean a so many different things when you are going through something difficult. It means having someone to listen when all you can do is vent, having a shoulder to cry on when you can no longer hold back your tears, someone offering something so simple when you just can't do it yourself, someone bringing you food when your sick of eating the same thing, someone giving you advice when they've been there, etc. There is a support group that we belong to that do all of those things and much more for us and for others. They were there for us when what we were going through wasn't even related to what they're about. Their group name is Intermountain Healing Hearts. They are a support group for families of children or adults with congenital heart defects (CHDs) and heart disease. We joined the group 2 days after Kelsi's last open heart surgery. Many of the members supported us through Cohen's cancer treatment as well. I've become very close friends with many of the members. Kelsi has become friends with kids that have 'heart' in common.

Their annual 'Healing Hearts' walk will take place on September 12th at the Riverview Park. The event starts promptly at 9:30am. Same day registration begins at 8:00am. Early registration is now until August 26th. To participate the registration fee is $10.00 per person or $50 per immediate family. The registration fee includes receiving a t-shirt for the event. There is no registration fee required for those to participate with a CHD.
Gather your family and friends to support Intermountain Healing Hearts by registering at www.intermountainhealinghearts.org. Donations are tax deductible.

I know I recently asked help supporting Make-A-Wish but this is also something that means so much to our little family. This group was the very first support, outside of family and friends, we received. It even means that much more to us because they supported us through Cohen's trials.

Thank you all so much!

Make-A-Wish's Rubber Ducky Derby- August 29th

You all know how much Make-A-Wish means to us and how much they've done for our little family, mainly Kelsi and Cohen. Please join us in our efforts to support Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah for their 21st annual Rubber Ducky Derby.
Please click on the link below and donate as little as $5.00 per ducky. (You don't need to be present at the event.)
Your donation makes wishes, like Kelsi's and Cohen's, come true.
Please tell anyone else who may also want to donate.

Thank you so much!
Ashley and Chris


Follow This Link to visit our personal web page and help us support Make-A-Wish Foundation - Utah

Kelsi did a radio commercial promoting the event. She did such a great job. As soon as I have a chance to figure out how to attach it I will.

Power of a Wish news interview

In case you missed it here is the link to our news interview: http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story/Power-of-a-Wish-brings-play-back-into-siblings/c8pjBvAqLE6fxzIZhh_WVA.cspx

A year ago today...

We found out that Cohen had no sign of cancer; that he was in remission. I can't believe it's already been a year! I'm so thankful that my little man is still in remission; 4 more years to go. Too celebrate we took Cohen out to dinner, played games, and played outside. Tonight we were able to laugh, play, and enjoy each others company. We all had so much fun.


We did a news interview, Power of a Wish, for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah that will air this Saturday on ABC 4 at 10:00 pm.

Thank you so much for all of your support, thoughts, prayers, etc. :)

Cohen's scan is clean!!!

Honestly that is the best new to hear. Cohen is still in remission! In fact he is coming up on a year of remission! I think we'll celebrate by buying some remission t-shirts. :)
Cohen is doing really well. He's eating like a pig and has gained weight. He weighs 28lbs! He looks like a normal 3 year old. He is definitely acting like a 3 year old mischievous little boy. Oh and I don't think I ever blogged that he is potty trained! Yay! That has been nice!
I just want to thank all of you who have been keeping Cohen in your prayers. I don't think he'd be where he is today without all of your faith. So THANK YOU! And thank you for keeping Kelsi in your prayers too. She is doing really well. I have a post coming about her soon. :)

Can you believe that it's scan time again?

Cohen has his scan (just a CT scan this time) on Tuesday June 30th. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. We'll update as soon as we know the results.
Thank you!