Happy Birthday Whitnee!!!!!

We celebrated Whitnee's 3rd Birthday today:) It is hard to believe that she is that old. With her SMA it is yet another mile stone and we are so greatful we have had the chance to celebrate such a fun day with her. We hope and pray that we have many more to come!

Whitnee opening her presents

I think she was Surprised

Daddy picked out the balloons.

Got Ya Dad!!!

Nothing says party like Silly String

Whitnee getting chased

Mom starting the fight and winning :)

Happy Birthday Whitnee

We love you!

Surgery Pictures!

Okay, I finally found time to update the blog! Here are the pictures I promised. Here Nate is trying to keep Whitnee intertained before surgery. They just gave her some sleepy meds so we were waiting for them to kick in.

This is the hardest walk-on our way to surgery

the medicine kicked in and a fun wagon ride to surgery

not sure she remembers this.

Whitnee after surgery TRYING to sleep.

not possible in a hospital!


Whitnee's purple casts, she picked out!

She is doing really well, we got 10 min in the stander today, slowly we will get up to an hour!

SMA Awareness Night With Real Soccer!

Nat was able to get us tickets to a soccer game against the Chivas US Team. Nate and the Kids had a blast even though Real Lost. Whitnee and I were unable to attend due to Whitnee's surgery the day before. Here are a few pictures from the game.

Thanks again Nat, we had a lot of fun!!!

Dinner With Nat Borchers Real Soccer!!

We got an e-mail back in August from Abby Smart (Whitnee's Nurse at Primary Children's) inviting us to a dinner being put on by the Real Soccer Team. Nat Borchers a Defender for Real Soccer has a God Son who was in town and he wanted to have dinner to help with getting the word out about SMA. It was a wonderful dinner and lots of fun.

Here is Whitnee eating with Seth and ???(sorry I am drawing a blank)

all 3 of them have type II-It was very interesting to see

how differently it affects each child. Both Boys are stronger

then Whitnee. Neither one are on machines.

Here is Nate, Kortnee, Nic, Whitnee & Nat

Here are all the kids who were able to attend.

Nat was so kind he had a big bag of Real Soccer

stuff for each kid. (Kortnee and Nic thought that

was the coolest thing ever. Then even got his

autograph.)

Thanks Nat for a great night out, we all had fun! We look forward to many more events!