We woke up to a cold, very rainy day and were sad to find the weather forecast to be accurate. In spite of the weather, we packed all the necessary gear and our cheery moods and drove towards Philly anyway. Most of the drive was miserable outside but all the boys in the car seemed happy and eager for the new experience. We arrived and were happy to find it was only drizzling a bit and within a few minutes of waiting in the registration line the rain stopped! And the great news is that besides a few drops here and there it never actually started to rain again. THANK YOU!
We got officially registered and were given shirts for the whole family.
Even Matty had his shirt on the entire walk. This picture is right before everyone congregated for the welcoming speeches.
We had about 30 minutes before the walk started and used the time to explore all the different vendors with exciting new products free of most of the common allergens. In the picture below, Tyler was so excited and showing us how much he was enjoying the new chocolate brownie cookie from the Divvies Company. It really was delicious and we got about 16 samples to take along for the walk (and some actually made their way into the freezer for those spur-of-the-moment celebrations when we need something safe). What seemed like every few minutes Adam made his way back to that table to retrieve a few more samples all for Tyler, of course!
We did a 3-mile loop around Cooper River Park. There was a small path for everyone to walk on but it was slow going for a lot of the walk because there were around 600-700 walkers for a two-person wide path. Some times we'd do some off-roading, splash in the puddles, and go around some of the slower groups.
Tyler finally wanted to get out of the stroller and walk for the last long stretch because there were so many big puddles and we let him do some good splashing through all of them. He would run from puddle to puddle and then slow down for a minute and run as soon as he spotted another puddle. It was so fun watching him enjoy himself and we didn't care at all because we knew there were some clean, dry jeans waiting for him in the car.
All in all, it was such a successful morning. There really is comfort in numbers. It was one of the very few times that all the people gathered could really understand and empathize with our situation and us with theirs. We may be registered as different teams but we're all in it together and want nothing more than to find a cure. There is power in numbers and with so many of us walking towards a common goal, we are stepping closer towards our goal. This morning gave me both comfort in knowing we're not alone and energy to keep fighting this nasty thing we fight every single bite of every single meal of every single day. I love you T-Cat! This morning was about you and about our family fighting together every step of the way.
We got officially registered and were given shirts for the whole family.
Even Matty had his shirt on the entire walk. This picture is right before everyone congregated for the welcoming speeches. 
We had about 30 minutes before the walk started and used the time to explore all the different vendors with exciting new products free of most of the common allergens. In the picture below, Tyler was so excited and showing us how much he was enjoying the new chocolate brownie cookie from the Divvies Company. It really was delicious and we got about 16 samples to take along for the walk (and some actually made their way into the freezer for those spur-of-the-moment celebrations when we need something safe). What seemed like every few minutes Adam made his way back to that table to retrieve a few more samples all for Tyler, of course!
We did a 3-mile loop around Cooper River Park. There was a small path for everyone to walk on but it was slow going for a lot of the walk because there were around 600-700 walkers for a two-person wide path. Some times we'd do some off-roading, splash in the puddles, and go around some of the slower groups. 
Tyler finally wanted to get out of the stroller and walk for the last long stretch because there were so many big puddles and we let him do some good splashing through all of them. He would run from puddle to puddle and then slow down for a minute and run as soon as he spotted another puddle. It was so fun watching him enjoy himself and we didn't care at all because we knew there were some clean, dry jeans waiting for him in the car. 
All in all, it was such a successful morning. There really is comfort in numbers. It was one of the very few times that all the people gathered could really understand and empathize with our situation and us with theirs. We may be registered as different teams but we're all in it together and want nothing more than to find a cure. There is power in numbers and with so many of us walking towards a common goal, we are stepping closer towards our goal. This morning gave me both comfort in knowing we're not alone and energy to keep fighting this nasty thing we fight every single bite of every single meal of every single day. I love you T-Cat! This morning was about you and about our family fighting together every step of the way. 
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