Loren and Anna Merrill Family: Happy birthday, Special Olympics Swim, Candy Monster, Preschool, Speeches, Heroes and Halloween!!!

I love coaching these kiddos, helping to change lives and inspire them to be better and stronger! So proud of them! I was excited to have my sister there to volunteer with her kids. What a fun Saturday and great experience! Caroline is getting so much better at swimming! She is being brave and swimming farther each time. I love watching Charlotte swim. She has her own perfect technique. It looks like she is drowning, and life guards jump in to save her. She just giggles and tells them she is OK. I have to giggle too. She's my awesome Charlotte!

Special Olympics Unified!!!
"Changing Lives, Changing Attitudes!"
-half the kids on the team have disabilities and the other half do not. Making great friends! Awesome team!!

After the swim meet, Dad and I took Kalicia to her birthday Dinner to Taco Bell
and I was lucky enough to get to take her out of school to lunch to Burger King!

Birthday Girl!! She loves her friends!! Thankful for these good families and raising such a good girls!!

Kika hanging out with Alex at DQ for her birthday, thankful for their wonderful friendship!
Grandma loving on Kika too! Such a remarkable girl!!

Got the cotton candy Machine and Harrison is helping Daddy on it. I have always wanted one, now I have a reason to get one!!

So excited for our "Candy Monster" book launch tomorrow at Costa Divas across from the chamber of commerce in Snowflake! Come enjoy candy, veggies, books, cotton candy and dress as your favorite Candy Monster!! I have loved these passed several weeks getting to spend time with your incredible children! We have a wonderful community!

Candy monster book is so good! Miss Anna Pember Merrill is amazing! -Jenna & Brayden

With Halloween approaching, this fun, beautifully illustrated book could bring some joy and giggles! It's called The Candy Monster and my friend Anna is the illustrator! Perfect for Halloween and it will last longer than the candy! Check it out at Barnes and Noble and Amazon! Anna is truly an inspirational woman and this is just one of the many ways she is using her many gifts and talents! Enjoy! -Angela Greene (Lifevantage)

I have had so much fun these last several weeks traveling around the White Mountains and getting to spend time doing assemblies with such great kids!! 3 more days and 10 more assemblies to go until the "Candy Monster" Launch on Friday at 4:00 just before the football game at Costa Divas, across from the chamber of commerce! Come dressed as your favorite candy monster!! I loved illustrating this book! Come meet the authors!! I can't wait to meet the Andersons!!! And eat candy in moderation!!

Thank you St. Johns! Had a great time doing assemblies over there today

:-) so great to see a lot of friends I haven't seen in a long time!!! There are some amazing people and teachers over there!!! Karen-Kevin Lee

It's Friday and Kristin is off to Snowflake AZ for her book launch party with the Author Anna Pember Merrill.
We are looking forward to seeing all your cute faces tomorrow in St. George, UT, Saturday at 4pm ~ It's a party and you're invited. Bring the kids for some sweet entertainment.
Bring your copy to have it signed by Kristin and Anna.
~Copies will also be availbale for sale ~

Can't stay long, no problem ~ Come and say Hi ~ we will be outdoors so dress with a long sleeve T wink emoticon;)
What to expect?
Kristin and Anna will be reading their book.
Daniel will be cooking up the dogs,
Your kids will join in the art project (judges to be determined)
Lucy and Ayden (and one more volunteer) will be giving horse rides.
Jake will have the bounce house set up. A big thank you to Awesome Inflateables (locally owned and operated) contact Luke Duckberg for your private party needs.
Candy Monster ingredients for your own little monsters to enjoy.
A big Thank you to Drake and Liz Busath for opening up their home away from home for us to party at.

Pumpkin Patch with my Preschool class!

Happy Halloween! Trunk or Treat!

Charlotte had an exciting experience, getting to be one, out of the two, guest speakers at the Breakfast of Champions for Special Olympics. We got to spend a fabulous morning with Jamie Whitmore, Gold and silver Medalist Olympian for Paralympics. What an inspiration she is!!!

The kids loved getting a chance to hold the Gold and Silver Medals from the Rio World Paralympic Games! Thank you Jamie Whitmore! She's an incredible athlete! We learned we can be strong through hard things!! My kids teach me that every day!! Harrison was proud of his little medal! Excited to see and support Charlotte traveling around and being a motivational speaker!