The Family Factor Races for a Cure!!

Saturday October 20th at Daniel Island the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure was the place to be!!! This year thanks to a simple question from Hannah I was inspired to put a team together for the race. Hannah came to me and asked if she could be a part of the Race. I did a little research and talked to a couple of people and thought it would just be a cool thing to make a team. I got the message out there that I was putting a team together and I was very happy and pleased with the response. I named our team The Family Factor. I wanted to use the word Family cause I didn't want this to be a girls only team! I wanted the husbands and sons out there too!! And as I was looking in the dictionary I came across the word factor. Which means -something that actively contributes to a result! Which in the end is why we are all here! Breast Cancer. We are all coming together to contribute to the awareness and hopefully the CURE for Breast Cancer. I am so proud of every single person that joined my team! Thank You for coming out there and being a part of a really great morning!!

Here is most of our Team!! It was definitely a live and learn experience for me as a Captain. We found each other but I didn't realize the chaos. Denise and Ave were the last to find us so they aren't in the picture. I got things figured out and next year will hopefully go smoother!!


Naomi with Zyllah and Raven!!

Kathy and Erin. Erin by the way could of left us ALL behind if she could of just been let to strut her stuff. I don't know how her Momma keeps up with her!!! Next year Kathy says Erin can just run the race ;)

The Mills Family! Chris, Michaela, Emily and Brandon!

The 'other' Davis Family!! LOL I can envision Shay now! I am in trouble!! Just kidding my love Davis Families RULE!! Shay, Shannon, MJ, Quinn ( the one with the FAB mohawk!!) and Rhys. Shannon, Quinn and MJ actually ran in the race. Hannah wants to run it next year! I think she can do it!

My friend Kim and I!! She was in my Bunco blog and my Beaner's blog! She knows how to play Spades so she is definitely a keeper :) Besides the fact she is so sweet!

Me and Naomi FINALLY in a picture together!! Naomi's hubby Mike works with Jason. That is kind of how we met. She was going to school to become a EMT at the time so her time was very precious. After awhile though her life got back to 'normal' and we discovered that we get along fabulously!! She is pretty much stuck with me ;) She knows it though and has accepted her fate.

Me and Ra-Ra FINALLY in a picture together!!! Showing off our BFF necklaces I got her for her birthday!! This is my girl. Hunter and Parker's Mom. My neighbor. My sanity. My reality check. She brings me back down from Cloud Kara when need be. She is the reason I made it through the last half of Jason's deployment. Her husband Chad was gone too. And we were inseparable. We told everyone we were married. A perfect hubby and wife team! I , the wife, was at home making sure dinner was ready and she , the hubby, was off at work but called on her way home to see if we needed any milk. She took care of me and I took care of her. Just the way we Military Wives are supposed to do it!!

I know I know Miss Josie B is missing! Robin's hubby Chad was supposed to be with us. But he had to go TDY. And since we had to be out there so early in the morning it was just easier to let Josie stay at Robin's house with the boys. The boys were probably still sleeping when we started strutting our stuff! Cameron was simply amazing though!! He never once made a fuss. I was very very proud of him!!

Kara, Kathy and Shay!

The beginning of the Race!! There were over 5000 participants this year. They said it was the best turn out they ever had! The women wearing pink shirts are Breast Cancer survivors. And the pink pieces of paper on their backs are 'In Memory of...' and 'In Celebration of....'

Here we go.......

Cameron was so funny in his wagon. He had a pink carnation in each hand and he held on to those things the whole time!! Oh yeah and the sexy shawl he is sporting is from Ford. They have some fabulous stuff if you want to go to the website!! http://www.fordvehicles.com/warriorsinpink/index.asp

Hannah was the perfect cheerleader!! I am surprised she even has a voice left. She screamed for every runner she saw. Next year we are outfitting her with pom poms :) No megaphone though. She definitely does NOT need a megaphone!

pant pant pant here I come!!! I tell you what people 5k kicked my butt!!! Doesn't mean I can't look fabulous! OH BTW I know I am not sporting my shirt but it was way to tight around my neck and of course me bum. I wore my pink ribbon that my friend Wanda made for us!! And my rockin' new hat I bought. Which yes covers my fabulous pink hair. I didn't plan that one very well did I? :)

Hannah sees the finish line!!

What a great morning!! I am so glad we did this and I promise you next year The Family Factor will be back!! I want to end this blog with a couple of Thank You's!!

Mom and Dad

Tija

Darby

Brenda

Mrs lmn-Olney

and my Bunco Babes!!!

You guys all gave me donations and I want to thank you!!! I know other people on my team was able to raise funds too. Thank You to all of you who gave towards our cause. It was greatly appreciated.