Race for the Cure 2012

On Sunday, we participated in the Race for the Cure in memory of my mom, in celebration of one of my co-workers, and in celebration of our family friend, Nancy. It's such an amazing and emotional day.

My sister Carol's shirt said it all… I just want my Mom back. I still can't comprehend that a heart attack took my mom in April of this year. It's hard to believe it was just 2 years ago when she found out she had breast cancer. My mom was such a fighter when she was going through chemo. She never wanted us to worry about her and she lived every day to the fullest. 

There were about 18,000 people that participated in the race this year. Such an awesome turnout. My mom survived breast cancer and I do believe Susan G. Komen has helped make huge discoveries in finding new and better ways to detect breast cancer at its earliest stages. Early detection is so important!

{The race begins}

{Team Cattich Patch}

{The finish line}

{Carol, Nancy and Madi}

Endeavour

 

The space shuttle Endeavour landed in California on Friday and I was completely intrigued by it all. I attempted to follow it on Twitter as it toured various landmarks in California. I was hoping to get a glimpse but unfortunately, it didn't make it's way towards Irvine. I was excited to learn that Peyton got a chance to see it fly by when she was at school. My mother in law got to see it as well. I searched the internet and found all these photos. I know, I'm a dork but I think it's all so cool and amazing.

{Leaving Mojave Desert}

{On its way to No Cal}

{A close-up}

{Flying by the State Capitol}

{Another shot by the State Capitol}

{Flying by the Golden Gate Bridge... My dad's favorite}

{San Fran with the Bay Bridge off in the distance}

{Love this San Fran picture}

{Passing by the Bay Bridge}

{Griffith Observatory}

{Another favorite, flying by the Hollywood sign}

{The LA skyline}

{God Bless America}

{Flying by Paramount Studios}

{That's Santa Monica Pier down there}

{Passing by Dodger Stadium}

{There's Disneyland}

{And my favorite... passing by Angel Stadium}

{Passing by Grammie's work}

{About to land at LAX}

{Touchdown at LAX}

{From Nasa.... A U.S. Flag is flown out of the top of the Suttle Carrier Aircaft (SCA) as it taxis with space shuttle Endeavour atop Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at Los Angeles International Airport. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the California Science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers.}

Little Peyton

I came across these photos the other day and I just had to post them here. These were taken 3 years ago at a friend’s wedding. As you can see, Peyton was the flower girl. These bring a big smile to my face.

These photos also remind me that I clearly need to take a photography class and a class to teach me how to use Photoshop.

Peyton's First Soccer Game of the Season

Saturday was one of the hottest days we've had in a long time. Peyton's soccer game was at 9:00 a.m., thank goodness. We were so happy to have the first game of the day.

Peyton moved up a division, so one thing I noticed about the field was that it's bigger than the one she played on last year. The goals were bigger too.

{2, 4, 6, 8... who do we appreciate....}

{I think they really enjoyed the tunnel}

{It was so hot after the game so we pulled out the homemade Popsicles}

{Check out that red face}

We get to cross another item off our Bucket List... Make homemade Popsicles.