On Sunday a group of Katie's friends rode the "Pedal it Pink" marathon in tribute to Katie - each wearing "friends of a beautiful blonde" on their tops and lots of pink of course! We went with Katie's parents and Robert, Julijana, Noah and Farrah to support them. Once again the rain forcast at the beginning of the week turned into a bright, dry morning for the ride!
Also I took the donations from the thanksgiving service and party to the Hospice last week. In all we raised an amazing £2,678 for the Hospice, £550 for The Willow Foundation and £206 for Cancer Reasearch UK. So thank you to everyone who made donations to Katie's charities.
On the 31st May I, together with Katie's parents, Jane, Robert and Julijana, Tom and Marija, will run the Bupa London 10k raising money for the Hospice. Tom has set up a page on the justgiving website so I hope you can afford to make another donation - the link is http://www.justgiving.com/run-for-katie
playing for Cancer Research at the Playathon
some of The Aerobics Girls
Evie and Emma
Finished! on The Mall. NB red numbers for the elite athletes!
Approaching the finish
Some of Team Katie on route to start
Katie's Mum and Dad happy to have finished
Starting the run!
Pedal it Pink
Designer Hat!
To Katie
Walking for Katie and 37 balloons
Raven and Ythan about to throw flowers in the sea for Katie
Take off!
Ready for launch!
Lighting a wishing lantern
Mothers Day 14th March 2010
Including Robert's Birthday
Party at Hanbury Manor with the Abba Girls
Photo Flower arrangement
Thanksgiving Service at All Saints Church
350 people attend
With Sophie's card and our roses. x
She is still turning heads!
Notice a hint of pink!
Dulux "Sexy Pink"
These were taken by Lisa on 6.2.10
Katie's sketch of Sam
Just blown candles out
Notice - almost matching shirts!
Oh - he loved it!
To prove I was there!
The soft play bit
Emotional handprint
The finished products - and his proper cake!
Decorating the racing car cakes
(Too difficult to do go-karts)
Copying mummy's new trend in wearing glasses again!
Well I spend so much time asleep now!
Racing car cake arriving tomorrow for party Sunday - so little one bought for today
6-yr old excited about money
New Wii - with sports resort
The old one kept playing up!
My turn on Ian
Drug driving!
Sophie, Sophie, Jane and Ian
Watching CBeebies!
So pleased we got this done!
Handprints of "our wonderful family"
My family has gone a bit mad!
Getting into it!
In house Lady Gaga concert
(Evie was scared!)
Lunch with Giles' parents
We haven't changed really!
Looking at photos when we were young (and silly!)
Transport to reunion
Katie's sketch of Sophie
Sophie's sketch of Mummy
Trip out today
A pampering from Lisa
Amelia and Evie
All of us in the main room!
Sophie's Poem
Mummy in hospital
No detail spared
Cheeky elves card
(Sophie says - spot them in the writing)
Found him!
In search of Santa
Not Rudolph
Lapland
Sophie's 7th
Pop princess (mk 2) at pottery painting party
Aquatica (vast) water park
Not quite how to do it!
Aboard (alli)gator airboat
Fun at Seaworld
Not quite loving this!
C's castle
Pop princess Sophie
.....got the T-shirts!
(Mission Atlantis launch)
Been there.....
The Chevy
Chuffed children
Discovery Cove
(Kids not smiling as water very cold!)
Sophie & Sam take good photos these days
At O2
On board London sightseeing bus
Oh for a happy ending
Sophie's card
London marathon
Legoland (not London!)
One-year old
Evie's Baptism
Malteser football
Intrepid aerial adventurer about to embark on treacherous course!!!
"Here come the girrr-erls"... (Sugarbabes version)
(Cheerleeding on girlie weekend)
Sophie & Sam with sabres
Evie and her ducks
Center Parcs again
Bowling party
5 today
No school today
Rally driving at Brands Hatch
Christmas 2008
(Spot the Audi!)
Happy Christmas
(Not quite) dancing on ice
First dance exam
Sophie turns 6
The childrens' countdown begins
Any bottle will do
Goodness - they start young these days!
Firework party
dominated by children
Boys toys
The Witches of Wheatcroft
Name the Pumpkin
Half term trip to London
At Dover Castle
Marianne, Becky and Me, Jonathan, Amelia and Evie
Resus Annie
(for resus training purposes only!)
Rob and Tom
the marathon runners
center parcs 2008
Not so angelic Evie?!
Angelic Evie
Sophie and Sam with their cousins
Mine!
B&B BBQ
Jo B, Evie & me
My new neck
All of us (2 days before the op)
Sam does some practice
Sophie and Sam go back to School
One day after
The night before
"goodbye glands"
Sam gave me this sticker
The Royal Marsden Hospital
Home from home?!!
Sophie feeding Evie
Sophie, Sam & Evie
About Me
- Katie
- I am 35 years old married to Giles with 3 beautiful children - Sophie-5, Sam-4 and Evie-4 months
5 comments:
Thank you so much to you all for turning up and supporting us on Sunday. We had a fantastic day, helped by the good weather, which I am in no doubt was provided by our BB friend! Thanks also to all of those that have kindly sponsored us.
I am sure we will continue to raise funds as a group, and who knows we might all make the Willow 10K at Hatfield House later in the year? Good luck for your event in May.
Tonight we will be going out to celebrate our achievements. There will be a touch of glamour missing tonight at the table, but the love for our BB friend will remain in all that we do.
On that note I have now got to touch up my mascara!
All my love to you all.
Jill
x
Well done all of you for raising money for such good causes, dear to, and in memory of a very special person, loved and missed so much.
Love Pam and Gary
Fantastic
I am so glad to see Katie's fabulous spirit is continues to live on in a very generous way.
Gos Bless you all and keep up the good work
Lots of love being sent your way
Hi Giles and all
The lea valley bike ride looked good, tried to persuade my dad to dress up and do it...he was probably in a bird hide there as usual.
very pleased some serious money is being raised for Katie's charities. Marvellous that you and all are doing the London Bupa 10k..interesting sites you go past.
so hope you'll do the hatfield house 10k for willow-i'll race you, depending on your result at London of course!!!!!!
a bright day thinking of a beautiful spirit
love annie x
Hi Giles
I am going to start posting again!
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