Conference, Angel Ball and Golf Tournament Pictures

[StephanieOlivarez]

Here are some of the first conference pictures!!!!!!! :)

All members that are not able to attend this year--please know you are ALL in our hearts and you will be truly missed.

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[StephanieOlivarez]

Here are the names to the faces (in order):
Barb, Corin and Ayla, Nate, Shane (Barb's Shane), in front of Shane, Jess,
Jeanne (Nate's Mom), Stephanie, Shane, Shelby, Dawn, Lexi, Morgan, Taylor and Logan (Barb's son)

More to come.........

[Damon andSharonknott]

Great pics Steph....
Thanks for posting them

[StephanieOlivarez]

Shaz--you know you will have to post pictures from the Aussie Conference.

[Damon andSharonknott]

Of course we will... I'm so excited about hearing how you guys get on.
I feel teary thinking about all the tears and hugs you will all shed.
Big hugs to you Steph.. and make sure you give Hottie Shane and the girls a big hug from us too.
xxxxxxxxx

[StephanieOlivarez]

I know tonight will be filled with lots of tears.
I have had a few so far and I know more to come......
You make me smile Shaz.
Shane is also smiling...he told me to tell you, "Have a great day!"
We love ya girl.

[Damon andSharonknott]

C'mon Shane... you can do better than that!! I wont tell Steph that you are flirting with me... sssshhh our secret!
LOL

Steph - I can see you crying driving to the conference!

[StephanieOlivarez]

I watched the video that my MIL made on the way up here.
You know it girl...I cried for a few hours.
I even cried this morning.
It is just emotional to be with survivors and non-survivors parents, siblings....
Knowing that the reason we are brought together is becasue of CDH.
I am blessed to know many of the families here at CHERUBS.
I know you too Shaz....it is just plain out an emotional thing.
I know lots of hugs will be givin and received tonight and through-out the conference.

Shane loves to flirt girl!!!!! Watch out girl!!!! lol

[Damon andSharonknott]

You had me at "I watched"... and more tears...

Enjoy the entire weekend.. and to think you are meeting Miss Polly on Monday.. WOW!!!!!!

One day Shane will be flirting with me in person....

You guys, have a great time.. our CHERUB family ROCKS!!!

I hope my auction stuff arrived.. if not, there's always 2009!
xxxxxx

[Chris and TracyMeats]

What a bunch of happy and beautiful people!! Have a great weekend - we look forward to seeing all the pics and hearing how the conference went!! Thinking of you all!!

[Corin Nava]

Shaz-I heard from Dawn that she had your basket! We all agreed we are going to be fighting over it :)

Someday I am going to come over for the Aussie conference to meet you all! Ahhh-someday....

[KimberlySwitzer]

Great pics, cant wait to see more!! I really wish I could have made it there with you guys, hopefully next time!!!

[LynneB]

I am so excited! :aero

[Damon andSharonknott]

Thanks Corin xxxxxxxxxxxx

I hope to meet you guys one day too! :)

[karahess]

Just look at all them flip-flops!! Thanks Amy for wearing tenny hoppers!

[DanielleKessner]

Oh - I want to be there!!! The photos are great. Logan looks really quite tall. You can't half pick the Olivarez's girls. They all have that same great smile.

I must say, it is weird seeing you all in your summer clothing when we are all busy rugging up against the cold, lol.

My husband and I are in serious discussions about having a trip to the US next year around the conference time. Kara, I promise not to wear flip-flops - or as us Aussies call them, thongs. Yep, let's not got there, lol.

What are Tenny Hoppers???

Looking forward to more photos!

[Donna Easley]

Danielle,
I love your new picture.

[KateC]

Stephanie thanks for sharing all of the photos!! I love how all the Olivarex girls are grabbing to hold Daddy's arm, adorable!!!!

[karahess]

Tenny hoppers are sneakers, tennis shoes, athletic shoes.

[Elaine Moats]

Thanks for sharing. Glad you are having a great time. Cherish all the memories that will be made this weekend. I still think of the 2000 conference often. Am looking forward to seeing all the photos of all the events.

[JenniferBrown]

Nice pic everyone, you guys look like you having fun.

[JenniferBrown]

Shelby is so cute and the other girls

[DanielleKessner]

Thanks for the comments on my new photo - not a great pic but that is my new hair :-)

OK Kara, never heard of them called that before. If I ever hear it again I will know!

I am thinking you must all be getting ready for the ball - if you are not already there (not sure what time it started). SO can't wait to see those pictures.

Hope there have been way more smiles than tears :-)

[admin]

I'm American and I've never heard of tenny hoppers either. ;)

Love the new hair Danielle!

You have to be here next year, Danielle!!! :)

[PennyCampsey]

i love the hair too danielle ..!!!
tenny hoppers ?
hmmmmm i'm with you dawn, never heard that one
oh danielle .. tara and i were talking about you and SHAZ at this conference !!

[karahess]

Barb, Steph, Tara, Kara

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Kim Gali (Elijah's mom)

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Ohio beauties - Tara and Kara

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[Damon andSharonknott]

You ladies look BEAUTIFUL!!!

[Chris and TracyMeats]

You ladies look beautiful in your dresses - great pictures!!

[TaniaSmythe]

What a bunch of gorgeous ladies :-)

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

Awesome photos! Add them to the photo album please. Of course some of these are going into the elusive newsletter - which, I promise I will finally get done next week! :)

[DanielleGolding]

Great photos girls....you are all smokin' hot!!!!!

[Donna Easley]

Beautiful photos!! You all look so amazing!! Can't wait to see more.

[MaryanneReid]

Fantastic photos!

[DanielleKessner]

Great photos!!!! Dawn, I am sure everyone will understand if you need a couple of weeks to get the newsletter out. Have a rest!!!

[PennyCampsey]

YOU all look great !!!!

[FernandaArce]

Wonderful pictures!!!! I want to see more!!!!

Kara: You are TALL!... I say that because I'm so short, I bet we'd look hillarious together LOL

Danielle, I love your pic too ;)

[KateC]

EW LA LA!!

You ladies looked gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!

[StephanieOlivarez]

Oh,,,,,,,,hang on....I have LOTS more to post...as I know everyone else does.
We are still driving home.
Polly was BRILLANT!!!

This whole experience has been something I will never forget.
I can tell you that all of you not able to attend--where thought of all week-end long.

All I can say is LONG LIVE our CHERUBS family.
More pictures to come....

Start planning for next year EVERYONE!!!!

[PennyCampsey]

girl .when will you be home
what did polly say

[StephanieOlivarez]

Home in two hours...
Look under Shane and Steph....wrote all about Polly.
It was AWESOME!!!!!!
Polly is awesome.
STILL uploading pictures......

[StephanieOlivarez]

I just uploaded pictures to Corin's post. Conference picture swap.
I am hoping that Dawn will put them in the album!!! Hint..Hint...
I have a hard time making the pictures shrink to where they fit!
Help Dawn!

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

Ok, will do that tomorrow. You can send them in e-mail too if that's easier.

[KateC]

I will be there with bells on next year! I cannot wait! I really am so happy you all had such a wonderful time!!

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

Kate, can't wait to see you there next year with your girls. Makayla is so adorable and good, LOVE holding babies! I didn't get a chance to hold Baer but he was so cute too! Next time I'm gonna have to hold him! Both of them never cried - at least not that I saw. So be prepared that we'll probably all want to hold Lily and Gracie. :)

[KateC]

By next year, I just may be throwing them at you guys to free my arms for a minute ;) Can't wait until they get to meet all their Aunts!!

Makayla was an angel camping! I don't remember her crying once

[Corin Nava]

lol-as I'm reading about how great she was-she is screaming her head off today!!!! She is great when we are out and she is being stimulated and held...she gets sooo bored when I stay home for a day!

Kate-I can't wait to meet those twins, they are soooo loved!!!

[PennyCampsey]

CORIN ..stop fibbing about ayla !
that girl is prefect !

[KateC]

LOL Corin!! She just wants some lovin!

[PennyCampsey]

She's an easy one to love that's for sure .. that little peach fuzz on her head, i'm dying to rub it again LOL!

[LynneB]

Daen i hate that you did not get to hold Baer, but maybe before next year. We are in the triad all the time since our family are in Winston-Salem. Makayla and Baer were both very good on the trip. Kate , I can't wait to hold the gals next year!

[Corin Nava]

Baer and Ayla looked so cute together :) I couldn't believe how light he was compared to Ayla, my girl is solid!!!-lol

[LynneB]

She is a chunk, but so sweet. They were too cute together. I can't wait until you guys get to come and visit us.

[StephanieOlivarez]

Just so we all know now....I will be holding the twins FIRST!!!! lol
I get to meet Kate on Sunday and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!!!
Bear is a doll and Ayla is as beautiful as can be.
They were angels at the conference.

I have more pictures to upload.
I am going to send my dvd to Corin tomorrow.

Have you gotten any yet Corin?
Dawn-have you gotten any from the photographers yet?

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

2 photographers have mailed them out and I should get them this weekend. Waiting on the others still. They are all putting their logos in the lower corners of them so that takes a while if they took tons of photos.

[karahess]

Will members be able to purchase any? I know one photographer was doing couples photos in the gardens. Warning - pictures of us kissing and playing peekaboo around a tree!

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

Yes, the portraits were taken as a fundraiser - once I have thumbnails to post them you can order 8 x 10" prints for $5 each. These are the ones taken by the photographer at the pond. Yeah, Craig and I have some mushy ones too. Craig had the nerve to ask me if we could just elope and call that our wedding portraits. LOL. I think he was kidding but now... hmmmm.... I'm not sure! I could've missed a proposal there! ;)

[StephanieOlivarez]

Come on Craig....just ask!!!!
I can't wait to see the photos!
I know when Shane and I were dancing..one of them got great pictures of us. The band was playing our "song" and we both cried.
It was romantic!!!!!

[LynneB]

Steph, what is your "song" Everybody has one, it would be neat to hear everybody's. Ours is Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "It's Your Love".

[StephanieOlivarez]

Ours is "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton.
Oh Lynne----"It's your Love" is so beautiful!!!
Just thinking about dancing with Shane is making me all teary eyed.
We don't get to dance often and the memories of dancing at the Angel Ball will remain.
It had really two meanings......one for Shane and I. The second for all the CHERUBS in heaven and all the CHERUBS here on earth.
Thinking of how CDH affects so many. Thinking of how CDH Awareness was spread that night.

Ok, a little sappy. But true.
I need to get out of this RV!!!!!
Were almost there!

[LynneB]

It's ok Steph, we all get sappy from time to time!

[Corin Nava]

Oh No!!! I missed the garden couple pictures :( I didn't realize they were doing them!

[LynneB]

We missed the Garden pictures too due to Jeff's psycho shoes!

[karahess]

We really weren't aware of her taking them down there either. By total chance, we decided to go have a quiet moment together and thought that looked like a good spot. The photographer approached us at that time.

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

Ummmm... we announced it at the Ball that there was a photographer out there taking portraits. This must've been when you were all crammed into the photo booth. ;)

[PennyCampsey]

PSYCHO SHOES !! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Corin Nava]

Dawn-I was having so much fun I probably just didn't hear the announcement... my loss!