Lauren loves to celebrate everything ... including birthdays. So, even recognizing her distaste for undue attention, we think she would have enjoyed the party. We know she had to smile at the 'wishes' made and delivered in her behalf. Our celebration included:1000 Origami cranes
(folded by the Japanese Club of Skyline High School
in Lauren's honor and delivered to PCMC May 3, 2010)
Hundreds of Bubbles
$500.00 and counting for our sweet Oncology friends
300 craft kits for the volunteer department of PCMC
(150 - Thanks Carlie!)
(150 - Thanks Carlie, Jen & YW!)
200+ books for ICS (Oncology) at PCMC
150 Rubber Ducky's donated to Make-A-Wish
100+ cans of food for the Oncology family
Over a hundred people wearing blue, and
sporting a gold childhood cancer awareness ribbon.
Dozens of well-wishes from many friends.
45 people (not all pictured) who gathered
at our home for delicious cupcakes (Thanks Lisa)
and a balloon release (thanks, Claire and Karen)
32 balloons
(folded by the Japanese Club of Skyline High Schoolin Lauren's honor and delivered to PCMC May 3, 2010)
Hundreds of Bubbles
$500.00 and counting for our sweet Oncology friends
300 craft kits for the volunteer department of PCMC
(150 - Thanks Carlie!)
(150 - Thanks Carlie, Jen & YW!)
200+ books for ICS (Oncology) at PCMC
150 Rubber Ducky's donated to Make-A-Wish
100+ cans of food for the Oncology familyOver a hundred people wearing blue, and
sporting a gold childhood cancer awareness ribbon.
Dozens of well-wishes from many friends.
45 people (not all pictured) who gatheredat our home for delicious cupcakes (Thanks Lisa)
and a balloon release (thanks, Claire and Karen)
32 balloons
There were only supposed to be 16, butwe needed to improvise ... the first send-off
of blue balloons with gold ribbons,
and covered with Lauren's friends wishes
was blown right into a towering pine tree. :-)
Lauren would have found this extremely funny. So did we.
So, 16 decorative balloons took their place
14 DELICIOUS Ribeye steaks (Lauren's favorite)(Thanks Uncle Scott -- you should be a chef!)
and 14 big pieces of cake
A dozen attempts to get the marker on her grave
in time for her birthday
but the one (THANKS, Jen!)
that is a sweet substitute for now:
(The permanent one is waiting for dryer ground to be placedbut will be there soon.)
6 hearts with holes celebrating a beautiful life
(One is in Thailand and one is our sweet friend
Jessica Lesser behind the camera)
3 Carrie Bears(check her out at www.carriebears.com)
(Made with love from one of Lauren's favorite blankets)
And the ONE nurse (a favorite friend of Laurens)we caught scaling the wall
at the cemetery to visit Lauren's grave
when we arrived last night.
Touched us SO much.
We love you, Kelli!
Happy Birthday, Angel Lauren!!
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