March of Dimes

The other Saturday, Tommy's company walked in the March of Dimes Walk for Babies. There are many, many organizations that I lovingly support, and this is one of them. I gladly agreed to walk with them, and Addie Kate tagged along too. (She doesn't get much of a say these days!) We didn't know if we'd be able to do the whole walk - didn't know how long Addie would last. We ended up doing about half of it. Addie did really great, we just didn't want that goodness to wear off and us be stuck two miles away from the end. When the walk started, (which, by the way, was with cannon fire!) I looked down at her and she acted like she was going to go to sleep - I couldn't believe it. She didn't though - what was I thinking? She also proceeded to drop, twice, her little Elmo that she had been holding on to. The first time, another walker asked us if we lost an Elmo, so I ran back to get it. The second time, we just heard Addie Kate so sweetly say, "Elmo," and I looked back and he was lying there on the ground!

I didn't get to take any pictures during the walk - it was very crowded - but here are some pictures of our sweet girl before and after. I do wish I had gotten one of the three of us, oh well! (And just FYI - Tommy's company raised a lot of money for them - yay!)

Before - she was all ready to go and loved watching all the people (and puppies, let's not forget the puppies):

And after, Addie Kate and Cody (he was passed out!)
And what runner (walker, really) doesn't need a snack afterwards? Notice the clothes change! I didn't realize how much I LOVED these type outfits (A-line jumpers/tops with matching pants) - perfect for spring and fall. She started out with the pants on, then as it warmed up, I just slipped them off and made it a dress! She's worn this one, and another, a dozen times this spring for this very reason!