First things first:

Happy Birthday Grandma Joanne!

 I am so excited that we were finally able to hold a #CrayolaLoveForLucas paint session for the Shifflett/ Walker families. In the past 3 years that Ive been holding the sessions between South Florida and Northern Virginia we haven't been able to make the dates work.. BUT.. 2016 was the year.

I absolutely loved the idea to gift this session to the kids grandma - like most grandmas I know - she loves these little ones with all her heart. A keepsake canvas, a slideshow and a handful of happy moments of the gigglest bunch, that sounds like a good day to me.

The best part of these paint sessions, besides letting the kids run wild, is that almost the entire session fee goes towards buying a Crayola donation in honor of baby Lucas and the 17 days he blessed all who knew him. Lucas should be turning 6 this month..he should have started Kindergarten, and he should be telling everyone he knows his favorite color. Thats how #CrayolaLoveForLucas came about you know.. out of the curiosity of who Lucas would be today, what his favorite color would be. Nearly 1 in 100 babies are born with a congenital heart defect.  These crayola products go to making the hospital environment feel a little more colorful for little heart warriors at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

With this session alone I was able to send over 30 sets of window markers and stamps to be delivered later this month.

I know everyday my friend Gina wakes up and puts her feet on the ground it's to take care and love on her precious rainbows Ella AND Benjamin and to honor her boy Lucas. If you'd like to be a part of donating new Crayola products towards #LoveforLucas - click the link below and Let's get this Amazon wish list filled:: items purchased ship directly to Gina, who will hand deliver the entire donation to the child life team at the children's hospital of Philadelphia mid October.

AMAZON DONATION - LOVE FOR LUCAS

Once again thank you so much to the Shifflett / Walker families - for supporting the 2016 Crayola Drive.

Music: Instrumental // Happy Upbeat by Sophonic Media