Several months ago, the mother of a former student passed away suddenly. She also worked at KidzTherap with Leslie, so our families had a double connection. This weekend, the women that work at Kidz honored her memory by participating in a competition to raise money for Autism Speaks; Amy's favorite charity. They called themselves Team Amy and gathered in Kemp, Texas to run, laugh, raise money for an honorable cause; but, mostly to remember a wonderful wife, mother, daughter and co-worker. I am so proud of Leslie and Scott for taking part in such a challenging event to show our support for a wonderful family.
Here are some pictures that were taken as they ran their hearts out for Amy.
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Team Amy: Leslie is front row, center and Scott is in the back. Amy's family is here with
the women and their spouses/partners.
Alyssa, my student, is the little blond to the right of Leslie. |
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Waiting with the family for the competition to start. Becca & I were not
prepared for the colder temps up north. We had to make a
quick trip to Wal-Mart for rain boots, thermals & sweatshirts. |
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| Leslie, her friend Katie, and Scott just before the race... |
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The second obstacle, right after vaulting a 5 ft. chain link fence.
Leslie and Scott are just about to reach the top. |
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The 4th obstacle, after vaulting several chain link fences and
climbing the dirt mound. Scott is in front and Leslie is behind the bale of hay. |
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| Crossing a pit by running over logs... still dry! |
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| The cold mud pit! Very slippery and VERY cold... |
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| In and out of the first tire obstacle... |
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| And the second tire obstacle... |
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| Water slide on the opposite side of a very tall hill they had to run. |
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And at the end of the slide was a mud pit. Leslie managed to
miss most of what Scott found! |
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There were several events that were too far away for us to see.
But, we watched Leslie cross the finish line... |
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Amy's father shook hands with those that crossed the finish line.
Here is Scott with Mr. Henderson. |
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| My two tired and muddy kids. So proud of you two!! |
1 comment:
Awesome! Rob and I did a Mudathon and it was a lot of fun, although dangerous with all that slippy mud! Great Job to the two of them!
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