5K Run/Walk 4 HoPE

after 5 months of praying and planning

it all came together and the big day finally arrived!


tada!
logo design by my cousin mitch de guzman
banners donated thanks to my bro ches
the NPO our proceeds raised are going to
Families for Hope,Incanother mitch de guzman design
stickers by Inhouse Stickers thank you Frank and Roberta
and suprise bumper stickers from them too
wristbands
thanks uncle joe
race course
first ones there
and parked right under the bell tower
and even Rea was up early
setting up at the crack of dawn
slowly people are coming in
just beautiful (thank you johnlauren photography)
one of our HPE families
amber keeton and crew
opening words by don berstein
this was all before i got up to speak and made everyone cry
i made everyone cry
(pic from johnlauren)
Rea's ready
she's #1 of course
the start
(pic from johnlauren)
and they are off
another HPE family
team nolan in the orange shirts
and kurtz' amazing band/singers he put together...some alumni and some not
some crossing the finish line
tay's dance team
they dance to Big, Big House (a christian song)Rea needed a break to eat
our emcee for the closing ceremonies former Biola chaplain Ron Hafer
(pic by johnlauren)
and we had a balloon release in memory of all the little angels who have passed from HPE
thinking of you all...
and everyone sang Happy Birthday to Rea
and Biola provided an awesome, gigantic birthday cake

the tadeja/martinez/mason family
martinez/tadeja clan
and don bernstein, jackie flora and chaplain ron hafer
ohana
i love our family!
(pic by johnlauren)

thanks for the pics johnlauren, auntie krissa and maria v.