The "Big Kid Sale" last Saturday was a huge success.  Cristina, our babysitter, and a senior at Lake Forest High School, raised $1,750 for Benny's World.  The weather was perfect, we had a huge selection of toys and gear thanks to many donations and the mini-carnival was a lot of fun.  Cristina did a phenomenal job organizing everything.  We wouldn't have been able to pull it off without many other volunteers, most importantly her parents. Also Cristina's sister Brittany was a huge help and all the volunteers from LFHS who ran the mini-carnival.  I also have to thank everyone who donated stuff, helped us get everything to the Rec Center, worked the sale and shopped the sale, thank you all so much!  You can check out photos from the day by clicking here.

The good times keep coming for Benny too, he's showing no side effects from the chemo or the tumor.  He doesn't even seem to be very tired which I guess is a good thing but I do find myself wishing for a little down time sometimes.  He is like a chirping bird all day, moving from one activity to the next with a snack stop at least every 15 minutes.  All this he does himself, except for cleaning up, that is one thing he will let you help with or preferably just do for him, because "it's too hard for me".

Round 3 of the Nimo Chemo will be on Wednesday.

Love Lisa.

Ride & Stride for Wishes
We have a Team Benny's World event coming up if anyone would like to join us.  We are going to bicycle the 10 mile family ride in the Ride & Stride for Wishes event on Sunday, June 14th. This is a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish.  We did the Children's Parade last year which was very cute, this year we are stepping it up to the 10 mile, (Lily and Benny will both be getting a ride on the back of our bikes).  If anyone would like to join us, please sign up as part of our team, they provide a great lunch and entertainment after the race.  To learn more about the event and to join our team click here.