Charlotte – Retinoblastoma
My daughter Charlotte is bouncy, happy, loving, goofy, and focused. She loves to play, be tickled, receive love from friends and family. She loves attention and being silly. She loves Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Frozen, Rio, and Daniel Tiger. She loves to...
Hayden – ALL
Hayden has a HUGE personality. He is typically the loudest person in the room and loves an audience. He is funny, smart and extremely brave. Hayden is outgoing and loves to talk to people. He enjoys anything and everything having to do with Ninja Turtles and all...
Meet Brendan – Retinoblastoma
Brendan is a tough cookie!!! He is one of 5 kids (but second born). He is extremely stubborn and strong-willed (gives me all my grey hair ;). He is determined. He loves sports, mostly football right now. He is into rocks right too. He loves xbox and Minecraft. He also...
Photographer Spotlight – Kara Chappell Photography
Today the Photographer Spotlight is on Kara Chappell Photography. Kara is a family photographer based on Whidbey Island, WA. Using the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest as a backdrop, Kara focuses on the connection and love that is unique to each family. As a...
Meet Torin – PNET
Torin is all about everything geek (Dungeons and Dragons, Dr Who, wizardry, Star Wars, etc. He loves computer games and volunteers with a little boy who has a neuromuscular disorder to teach him Minecraft. He loves reading joke books and being silly. He is an amateur...
Meet Kennedy – Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
Kennedy is very bubbly and extremely independent (NOT a cuddler or clingy!) She loves to play hard all day. Kennedy is extremely verbal for her age and also off the charts in height. She is regularly confused for a 4-year-old by medical professionals due to her...
Meet Liam – JMML leukemia
Liam was diagnosed with a disorder called neurofibromatosis. It causes tumors to grow on the end of your nerves. Liam has NF1 which occurs in 1 in 3000 people. Liam was sent for an MRI of his brain, as a precaution because of NF1. The results showed a small brain...
Meet Ashley – ALL
Ashley loves to color, do crafts and play with her babies. She also loves stuffed animals, loves being outside, and watching her favorite Disney reruns on Netflix. She gets a kick out of her dad acting silly. Like when he pretends to run into the corner of the door...
Meet Mya – Germ Cell Tumor
Mya loves her dogs, Baxter and Roxy, and her daddy. If they are in the same room, Mya always has a smile on her face. Mya is the sweetest big sister to Ella, who is the calmest baby ever. At 4 weeks old, Mya was unable to pass a bowel movement due to an orange sized...
Meet Luke – ALL
Luke is everyone's favorite kid! He has such a loveable personality and his chubby cheeks are so kissable as well! He is always on the go, running and playing with his 50383 balls he has! He loves anything paw patrol or frozen. He loves bubbles and all animals too!...
Photographer Spotlight – Melissa van Ruiten Photography
Today the Photographer Spotlight is on Melissa van Ruiten Photography. Melissa is a native New Englander, recently transplanted to the SF Bay Area. She has been pursuing photography since film was cool the first time around, and has reached her 5th year in business....
Meet Brantley – DIPG
Brantley loves to laugh at funny faces, and jokes! He loves any kind of action and action figures, especially spiderman! We were pretending to spin and sling webs all over the falls. He loved making the sound effects! We were all very excited about Brantley making a...