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Sharing the L.O.V.E

Most weekends in our household are pretty low key, with Zoie going to bed at 8, and Derik working a lot of Saturdays, we have become quite the home bodies.  Secretly, we kinda like it.  Yeah, we are those 26 year olds who like to stay home all the time ;)
This was a weekend full of love.  I would like to think our lives are always full of love, and that we are constantly showing Zoie what love looks like. This weekend we had the opportunity to be a big part of the fourth annual 65 Roses for Cystic Fibrosis right here in Loveland. 
 
As many of you know, our sweet Zoie Rae was diagnosed with CF when she was a tiny 6 weeks old.  Derik and I recap on that moment quite often, I'm not sure why we do except for the fact that it's a good reminder that when you are at your lowest point and you feel like life will no longer go on, it does; it even gets better when you figure out how to pick yourself back up. 
I remember that day like it was yesterday.  Getting a phone call, our pediatrician spending 30 minutes on the phone with me because I couldn't comprehend what was going on, calling Derik in an outburst of tears telling him to come home and hold his girls, all of our parents rushing to our side, a good friend sitting in Zoie's nursery with me just watching me cry, and at the same time asking God why.
Looking back on that day, I now understand why; God gave us Zoie with her CF so we could be strong parents for her, have God in our life like we never had before, meet a huge amount of generous people, become advocates for CF, and find a cure!
Thats what this weekend was all about.  To see so many people come out and support such a good cause was overwhelming.  Our parents, grandparents, and many artists in the area donated the last six months to making sure this fundraiser was a success; and was it!
I got the chance to go our Friday and support Cystic Fibrosis with some awesome girls that are in my life.

And Derik got to go enjoy the outing on Saturday!
After talking with my mom today, they are all thinking 14,000-15,000 dollars were raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Here's to finding a cure for CF!
 
We had some fun with Zoie this weekend too since she didn't get to get out and enjoy the fundraiser. 
 


It looks like she was enjoying herself :)
We made Valentines for mommy, daddy, and grandma, and grandpa!
 


 oohh, sharpie, maybe not such a good idea.....

 
It's these little things we so enjoy about having a sweet little girl.  So glad we could spread some love this weekend with the CF community and with our sweet girl <3
Happy Valentines Day everyone xoxo

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