A heart month.....

Here are a few things we did in February to celebrate other kiddos with special hearts like our sweet Kaden......

...Team Kaden at Ethan's Run 2011.  It was such a speical day celebrating a sweet little guy who touched so many lives in such a short time.  Happy Birthday Ethan!

...It was super cold the morning of Ethan's Run. Kaden was snug as a bug in his stroller waiting for the "fun run".  Look at his little red nose....too cute!

...Kaden with Dr. Pophal. His smile is contagious.  The love and devotion he has for these heart kiddos is incredible. We are so lucky to have him.

...The start of the "fun run".  It was so neat to look around at all the people that were there for the same cause.

...If you look closely at his shirt it says "1 in 100 and I'm a CHD survivor."  It's amazing to me that 1 in every 100 babies will be born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD).  Those are staggering numbers. Not all of them will be survivors, which is tragic. Having a child born with a CHD is life changing. I don't know that I can ever look at life the same. Brett and I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be Kaden's parents. We know that he is going to grow up and do great things!!!

...To end our day at Ethan's Run, I wanted a family photo so that we could remember our first run forever.  Here's what I got...

...Oh well, guess that's what happens when you have a bunch of kids.


...The Heart Walk (with other Eller Heart families and Mended Little Hearts of Phx)...

...We thought it would be fun to take the light rail to the Heart Walk.

...All of the heart kids wore shirts and capes that said "Heart Hero".  He really is our heart hero!

...One proud heart mom.

...And 3 big kids that love this little heart guy.

...We took the light rail back to the city.  They're growing up too fast.