WI Trip - Day 2

Today we all woke up to a cold & rainy day which was disappointing as we were all heading to Riverside Park for the Down Syndrome Walk. We had all hoped that it would clear up & the sun would shine but unfortunately that didn't happen. No worries though - this family of mine, we are troopers....we grew up in South Dakota where the weather is always unpredictable & you make the best of what you are given & Dana's Daisies did just that!!

We all got dressed in our "gear" complete with matching t-shirts, bandanna's, cute little pinnable daisies (made by my sister's step-mother-in-law) & took some pictures while we were still dry & presentable:

 

Even though the weather was less than desirable, we still managed to be able to enjoy lunch & the kids were able to see & pet the animals at the petting zoo, jump around in the bounce houses, get their little faces painted, do bunjee jumping, play on the swings, slides & have a good time. Dana & Mason missed out on a couple hours of the festivities which was ok with me since everything was so wet.

Despite the weather, the turnout for the event was pretty impressive & I was amazed at how many of my sister's friends braved the weather & came out. Before we all gathered for the award announcements & the walk we managed to get a group picture of Dana's Daisies - which unfortunately this isn't everybody but a good majority of our group:

Around 1:45pm everyone at the event made their way to the front of the park for announcements. The speaker announced that Dana's Daisies had raised a total of $4600 & won 1st place in donations made by a team for the DS Walk & yours truly won 2nd place for individual donations raised which totaled $1595! To those of you who donated - THANK YOU!!

After all the announcements were made, we were on our way to complete the 1 mile walk around Riverside Park:

L-R: My sister-in-law Meghan, sister Jen & me

L to R: My brother Steve, SIL Meghan & nephew Caleb

 Walkers for Dana's Daisies

After the mile walk was completed we quickly gathered all our things, tore down the tent & made our way to the cars as it was really starting to rain hard. Once we got home we all got into some dry clothes, warmed ourselves up & enjoyed dinner all together.

And look what my sister gave me for being the top fundraiser for our team:

I will be sipping my coffee from my new mug with pride :)

Way to go Dana's Daisies!!