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!

Cohen's wish

Make a Wish Foundation granted Cohen a wish on April 25th. He wished for a backyard playset. It was the perfect wish for Cohen. We really wanted him to receive something that would last. With the treatment Cohen went through, the time spent, the pain, etc... we wanted something that would remind us of the hope we had and how far he had come. Cohen and Kelsi have spent numerous hours everyday outside playing on the playset. Even after it rains they beg us to wipe it down so they can play on it again.
For the first week Cohen was intimidated to play on the playset by himself. He'd only swing or go down the slide with his mommy or daddy. Kelsi encouraged him to swing by himself and told him she'd push him. He did it! He's a little monkey on that playset now. Doing everything his big sister does. He really looks up to her and she encourages him to be brave. I love the relationship they have and now with the playset they're relationship will continue to grow!
Thank you Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah and all of the people that donate to them! I'm at a loss of words of how thoughtful people really are. Going through the things we've gone through have opened our eyes to the numerous good things people do for others.

Scan time again...

Cohen has scans every 3 months to see if he is still in remission. He had an echocardiogram and a bone scan on Monday; blood work and a CT scan on Tuesday. His scans came back CLEAN!!! His echo came back GREAT and his blood work came back NORMAL!!! YAY!!! He has been in remission for 9 months now. What a relief this has brought us. Days to weeks before his scans are so nerve racking. All of those bad feelings and worries come back. There is nothing better than to hear that his tumor has not come back.

This picture is of Cohen waiting for his scans. He was so good.

Guess who's birthday is Saturday? Cohen's! He will be 3 on Saturday April 11th. He is getting so big. I'm so thankful with how well things have gone for him. Thank you everyone for your love, prayers, and support. I can't ever say thank you enough. :)