"Head for the Cure" 5K Race...

on May 14, 2011

An event we looked forward to... running/walking in honor of our dear friend, Stevie Crowder Patrick, who has faced her challenge with brain cancer.  After battling cancer for this past year, she ran the "Head for the Cure" 5K race with vengeance and kicked butt!

Stevie in Pink-- putting her ear buds in and the race is on!

As the race day approached, we all geared up in our "Team Stevie" shirts...

....without a doubt, Tully was the youngest 5K Racer
5 weeks old!

This was Tully's first trip to travel out of Oklahoma and his longest trip thus far.  We stopped in Norman for a short "Play Day" with Bane Bolen... mostly the boys ate, slept and pooped their diapers, but we'll call it a play day :-)

Two proud Mommies - Jodi, Bane, Tully, Ashley

After Tully finished playing we continued on to Frisco, Texas and awaited our big race day on Saturday.  Fast forward to race time-- here is a glimpse of the start line...

2200+ racers

While several teams entered the race, Stevie had the largest team with 283 members.  It was awesome to see all the pink and black "Team Stevie" t-shirts throughout the race course.  As a team we raised over $11,000 for the MD Anderson Cancer Center.  The total funds raised for the event was over $150,000 which certainly exceeded their expectations for an inaugural event.

Dennis had the energy to run the whole thing

Me, Ashley and John walked the 5K, while Tully rolled along; we all made it to the finish line!

I'm sure Tully got 1st Place in his age group
5 weeks old!

Stevie peeking at Tully's "Team Stevie" shirt
...gotta love her sweet smile!

After the race several of Stevie's family members and friends gathered for a picnic lunch.  The whole day was a bit windy and chilly, but what a nice weekend!  We saw lots of people from Cushing in the Hotel, at the Race, and at the Picnic... we were all there in support of Stevie!

Stevie, Ashley, Me holding Tully,
and John sleeping at the picnic.

We love you Stevie!