The sun shone again for our walk for Katie. Thanks to Fran and Tina for organising a great day with 37 balloons - one for each year of Katie's life, and a 5 mile walk through beautiful country side. I reckon between 100 and 150 people attended. I know we raised over £400 pounds for The Willow Foundation and even more for The Isabel Hospice.
Katie would have been so impressed that Sophie and Sam managed the whole walk too. I was expecting complaints of tired legs half way round but there was none of it. They even ran part of the last half mile! Also thanks to the Creche team for looking after some of the youngest children, Evie included, so we could enjoy the walk without pushing buggies. It was a great day and one that I would like to repeat in the future.
PS I am talking to Marie Claire magazine on Tuesday as there was not enough time last Friday.
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
13 comments:
Am so pleased the sun shone for you all. Count me in next time you or Hanbury organise another walk. An article in Marie-Claire is going to reach so many people: that's so so positive.
Thinking of everybody in Katie's family,
You all take care,
Christel
Hi Giles,
So pleased the day went well and you managed to raise money for Katie's charities - she would be so thrilled! Sorry we couldn't make it due to our belated Mothers Day celebration.
Marie Claire feature sounds fab - a glamorous glossy for a glamorous girl!
best wishes
Lisa
Well done to all who took part, the sun shone as brightly as Katie (obviously with her organising skills, I'm sure she had something to do with it). It was a tremensous success and I agree, something that should definitely be repeated next year. I can see Giles, Katie's inspiration and strength flows through all your family, well done.
with hugs to you all
Sharon (Hanbury) x
Thought of you today as the sun shone.
Glad the day went well.
x
Hi Giles
The day sounds wonderful. I'm so sorry we couldn't join you, but it's lovely to see the photo with all the balloons. I managed a run this evening as part of my Race for Life training instead, though. I bet Katie would not be able to believe that I am learning to run!!
Well done Sophie and Sam for completing the walk and for running as well! I hope Evie enjoyed the lovely weather as well from the comfort of her buggy.
love
Marianne xx
Hi Giles, Sorry we couldn't attend yesterday's walk - I've been in hospital and so had to take it easy over the weekend. We look forward to being able to attend the next one and are so proud of the achievement by everyone yesterday and not surprised that, yet again, the sun shone for Katie! Keep us posted re the Marie Claire article. Love Amanda xxx
Dear Giles,
You are so right, Sophie and Sam did really well and Katie would have been so proud. However, I woke up this morning wondering why I was aching all over and then remembered how I had carried William a good mile! We had a lovely time though and he is also proud of his achievement.
It was great to meet Tina, Katie's fitness instructor, as she used to talk with such enthusiasm about her friends at Hanbury and the way they inspired her to run the route that we walked.
I will look forward to walking the route again in the future.
Love Sam xx
I'm sorry I didn't know about Sundays walk for Katie, what a lovely idea and what a lovely day for it.
When you arrange another count me in.
Take care
Nicola Mc
Well done all of you especially Sophie and Sam - very impressed that you managed a sprint finish - will look out for the pink balloons! Lots of love to you all Pam and Gary
Giles
it was a pleasure to help organise the walk yesterday and ensure that an idea originally thought of by Katie was followed through and proved to be a big success.
Katie was with us all and even organised the weather.
I am sure that we will be doing lots more in the future to remember Katie and support the causes close to her.
Well done to Sophie & Sam too.
Fran xxx
Giles
Thanks for the lovely walk for Katie- the sun was out, fluffy clouds in a pure blue sky, sheep grazing, colourful trees waving in the breeze, rolling fields of green, ruined witch church (!)...
close to nature, close to Katie.
Glad Sophie got her biscuits!
love annie x
Hi Giles
We are so glad the sun shone for you all - well done to Sam and Sophie for walking so far,
Sorry we couldn't join you - hopefully we will manage the next one.
The Marie Claire feature sounds great- Katie would definitely approve of your decision.
Thinking of you all so much
With love from us all
Clare Ian and family xxxxxxxxxx
Yes Marie Claire article sounds great, reaching lots of people to raise the awareness and to help others.....thinking of you all as always Beth x
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