ATV Ride for CHERUBS

[StephanieOlivarez]

Thanks Kate!!!!!
You know I will have tons of pictures!!!!!
Lots of Miss Shelby!!!
With all the running around and packing Shelby knows something is happening and she keeps saying, "GO, Go.!!!"
Oh yes--my sweet baby--we are going!!
I love it that we can get her out of the house and that this ride is coming up QUICKLY!!!!!

I know we have everything ready--but I have butterfly's in my stomach today and it's only WEDNESDAY!!!
Excited to be spreading CDH Awareness---hoping all will go as planned!

We did get a tent donated for Friday night and Saturday for the pig roast.
This is a HUGE relief--incase of the rain---we will have a place to all gather after the ride and be able to stay dry!

Wish all of you could be with us for the ride!!!

[StephanieOlivarez]

OH....WHAT A DAY IT WAS FOR THE RAT PATROL'S RIDE FOR CHERUBS!!

It DID NOT RAIN at all...infact after all the riding was over...the sun came out and shined for a short while!!!! It was a GOOD SIGN--ALL WAS GOOD!

Day started off early---8am --sign in time.
NO ONE CAME for the first 45 minutes!!!
I became VERY upset---but then it HIT!!!
People started coming in to register and it continued throught-out the day.
The Poker Run took place over two hours and all that rode in it---had great fun.
Next came the Mud Bogs. This was a great event. Two ATV's flipped over completely--one Razor flipped---there were around 25 people in this event and the crowd watching it was HUGE!!!!! Plenty of mud and even two children got in this and rode better than some of the adults.
Next was the All Terrian challenge. This event had three ATV's racing against each other and they were SO in competition!!! 2 brothers rode--and I will tell you--they rode to beat each other!!!

Sand Hill Climbs were our last event!!! This was the BIGGEST success!!
Folks just kept coming and signing up. Signing up and signing up!
We had ATV's, Razors and Sport ATV's, motorbike's in this one.
The fastest time up the hill was 6 seconds FLAT---and it was a rider riding a motorcross bike!
The sport ATV's put on such a show!!!
The kids LOVED this one--even Miss Shelby--becasue of all the noise!!
SHe laughed and clapped!!!!

The day's events were PERFECT!!!
The crowd watching and the crowd riding in the events--was not to much to handle---getting everyone were they needed to be---perfect.
IT REALLY AND TRULY ROCKED!!!!!
We spread CDH Awareness to I am going to guess 1000 people. Even people not in the events--asked about CDH and CHERUBS and we spread the awareness!!! THIS WAS THE GREATEST!!!!

I have uploaded some pictures---wait til you hear this!!!!lol
Becky(our official picture taker) took 700+ pictures!!!!
I have more to post---waiting on the disc from her and have a disc at Walgreens now.
More great pictures to come!!!

After all was over--Rat Patrol Members, people in the events and the whole camp ground came over and enjoyed the smoked pig and we had a RELAXING evening sitting by the fire and talking about the days events!

Miss Shelby LOVED every minute riding in Itty Bitty Blue and the other girls loved riding in whatever Shane and I would let them.

We were told by many--the event was the most fun they had at the Bad Lands and asked if we would do it again............
YOU BET WE WOULD!!!!!
To spread CDH Awareness....was worth all the work it took to pull this event off!!!!!

Friends and family---we could not have done it without them!!! It was amazing to see everyone pull together and have a common goal.
Riding for CHERUBS!!!!

I cried many times and this will forever stay in my heart!!!!

[StephanieOlivarez]

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT SAID PRAYERS AND WISHED POSITIVE THOUGHTS FOR THIS DAY!!!!!!

YOU ALL ROCK!!!!!

[Corin Nava]

Steph- it sounds like an amazing day! I am so happy the weather stayed clear and all went smoothly! I can't wait to see more pictures!!!!!

[Damon andSharonknott]

Steph,
WOW what a day!!!
No wonder you cried! I can't wait to see more pictures

[DanielleGolding]

What an amazing day Steph. Congratulations to you and your family!!! That's amazing that they said it was the most fun event at Bad Lands, you guys should be really proud!!