The Scoop

Thank you to everyone who came out to Lil' Rebel for the cruise-in tonight. Even though it was postponed, we had a great time visiting over dinner with many of our friends.

We were asked several times how the cruise-in works, and how come it was postponed. I really had no idea, but Drew asked some questions and now I can give you an answer! :)

One of my favorite pictures of Rebekah. So sweet!

Each of the entrants of the cruise-in (the people who enter a car, truck, bike, etc.) will have a bucket to collect tickets. People come and purchase tickets to put in the bucket(s) of their favorite vehicle(s). The buckets with the most tickets will be declared the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, respectively. The top three winners will each receive a large (and I do mean LARGE) trophy stating 1st, 2nd or 3rd place and the words "In honor of Rebekah Grace Ellis." The trophies are a beautiful pink/purple shimmery color in honor of Rebekah. The money that is collected from the sale of the tickets will then be given to Rebekah to use for medical expenses or other expenses related to her care.

Pretty bracelet and painted toes!

So, with that explanation, it made sense for them to postpone the cruise-in. Helen (one of the owners) wanted to raise as much as possible for Rebekah. With the threat of severe weather, she had several entries cancel, and she knew that many others would not come. So she decided to postpone to a later date and hopefully better weather.

L to R: Justin, Caleb, Aaron, Zachary

and of course, Rebekah!

We hope that many of you will be able to come to the cruise-in rescheduled for August 20. I'm excited about seeing the old cars, and we enjoyed the few that did brave the weather to come out tonight. The food was good, the fellowship was great, and we had a wonderful time. Thanks again to all who came out tonight!

Nancy

P.S. The pictures were done a couple of months ago by a good friend of ours. Her website is http://www.mazzaferrophotography.com/. If you look closely, you will find pictures of Rebekah and Caleb in her galleries. :)

Cruise-In Postponed

We just found out about 10 minutes ago that tonight's cruise-in benefit for Rebekah has been postponed due to the threat of severe weather. The next date that it could be scheduled for is August 20. So, mark your calendars and we hope to see you in August!

Cruise-In!!

We have been so blessed by wonderful friends who approached us about putting together a benefit for Rebekah Grace. So, we are happy to invite you all to the Lil' Rebel on

June 18, beginning at 5:00, for a Cruise-In benefit!

Rebekah will be there from 5:00 until she is too tired to party!

Rebekah is whipping up something good in her kitchen!

Bekah and her baby. I just love how girly she looks. :)

My toybox makes a great little place to play!

Feeding the baby again. Isn't she cute??!

We hope to see lots of you at the cruise-in.

We are excited about a night of fun, fellowship and good food!!

Heart Buddy Update

I wanted to just take a minute to update you on a couple of the heart buddies listed on the left side of the blog.

You'll notice that Rachel is a new name listed on the left. She is the niece of some friends of ours, and she could definitely use some prayer! After a "routine" heart surgery a few weeks ago, one of her valves began leaking badly, and the doctors felt that the best option under the circumstances was to list her for a heart transplant. Currently, there is some concern with the results of the antibody test Rachel had last week, and that could limit the chances of finding a successful heart match. Please keep Rachel and her family in your prayers.

Owen....dear, sweet Owen! I just love this little guy and would absolutely love to meet him and his sweet family one day. Anyone want to take a road trip to Arizona??! Owen is doing absolutely fantastic! He is walking, talking and eating!! I know that makes his mom very happy. Please pray for Owen this summer as he will be having a heart catheterization in July and the results will be crucial to his further treatment. We are praying for great news in the cath lab so Owen will be able to have his heart repair surgery soon afterwards.

And beautiful little Lukas was born on Friday, weighing in at 7lbs and 7 ounces. He is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful and is doing SO well! We are so excited for the Corwin family and their new addition. Right now Christie is just updating her Facebook page, but I'm sure that she will be updating the blog soon as she has time. At this time I have not heard when he will be scheduled for his Truncus repair, but I will be sure to pass the information along when I know. Please keep Jonathan and Christie in your prayers, as well as big brothers Riley and Hayden.

Thank you all for praying for Rebekah and our special heart friends. I know I can speak for parents of all children with heart defects....life is never certain, and we have learned to enjoy each day as a blessing from God.

After a girl's been at the doctor's office for over two hours, it's time to get more inventive with our play!