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Well, we’re beginning to recover from auction season over here, and get caught up on things that were shoved to the way back burner.  The auction was a little harder to plan this year with Punkers tearing up the house :).  He only smashed one antique plate though, so I guess that wasn’t too bad, ha!

I wanted to share an auction recap that we posted on teamasher.com, so we will forever have these numbers.  We will continue to reap the blessings from so many people for the rest of this year!

Below is also the new video that Jeremy made for awareness this year.  The boys are blessed to have a creative, passionate Daddy to work so hard to help find a cure for them.  Asher hasn’t seen the video (and won’t for many years), and he didn’t come to the auction this year.  He’s getting big now, and asking lots of questions.  We spend our days being hopeful, and not talking about the seriousness of this disease, because we don’t feel it will help to burden him with all of this.  But that doesn’t mean that Jeremy and I don’t feel these burdens for both of them.

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2013 teamASHER+BECK Video for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness from teamAsher on Vimeo.

What an amazing year!  The amount of support and donations we received for the auction this year were exceedingly abundant.  It’s overwhelming to think about everyone who volunteered their time, services, and money to make this year happen to help us fight for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.  We are humbled, blessed and our hearts are exploding with thanksgiving.  You choosing to stand together with us for our boys and to see thousands of others breathe easier…you are our superheroes.

It is with great delight that we tell you that we will be able to give $21,543.09 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation this year!!!  Isn’t that amazing!!!  You did this.

Every year we sell t-shirts and have a 50/50 raffle to help raise money for the on-going medical expenses we have for our boys.  This year was the largest amount we’ve ever received!  You blessed our medical account for the boys with $5,392.59!!!  Jeremy and I are so excited to be able to buy the boys new compressors and equipment and not to have to worry about keeping up with the on-going medical expenses.  You have granted us so much freedom and peace for this year.

We are so thankful for our team of warriors.  Thank you for contributing.  Thank you for your love.  Thank you for not giving up on this cure!  The cure is out there.  Let’s find it!!!!

Special thanks to BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse for their financial support and serving all of our guests with a delicious meal and homemade root beer.  They all made us feel like they were the ones who were blessed to help us.  They are an amazing restaurant.  Please support them and help us thank them by visiting their restaurants often :).

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Just as I was saying goodbye to everyone I realized I hadn’t taken ONE picture during the event!!  Major fail.  I’m sick about it.  I did get some pictures before the event…but so not the same.  Ugh.

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I can’t even stand how behind I am on recording memories with the boys!  Asher asked a hilarious question a few weeks ago, and now it’s lost forever.  It was along the lines of, Mommy, how come Vampires are awesome?  He continues to crack us up all day.  His thoughts and his feet move fast.  He’s a total trip, and he’s ours.  We are blessed.  We are all blessed by him.

Beck.  Punkers.  Punks.  Punkie Pie.  Punka Wunks.  He just started walking this week, and it’s been completely adorable watching him waddle around, especially in just a diaper.  Pictures to come.  But first I have to put up this video, that will go down as one of our favs…

Here’s a good ol’ cell phone photo dump.  So many sweet memories!  Thankful to be their Daddy and Mommy!