Happy Halloween

 Our Sunday School class sponsored a "Trunk or Treat" at the school parking lot Sunday evening.  It was a beautiful evening and at least 120 kiddos came past our "trunk".  Our little ones were excited to dress up in their costumes.

Andrew as "Bob the Builder"

 

 Grant as a "Dinosaur"

Always have to get the 2 together.  Grant did not like how his hood went down over his face!

The 4 boys --- the older two went along with our "trunk" theme ......... BASKETBALL!

Here is the coach/recruiter and the referree

 

We chose to use the basketball goal as our treat holder rather than the trunk!  Don't you love the hat Ryan is wearing (he was bound and determined to cut an old basketball in half for a "candy holder".  

Works well as a hat too! 

The nephews came to get some candy too.  Great to see Luke and Ian in their costumes.  

We had to get a picture of the cousins together.

Successful Day for the NFED!

The inaugural Huxman Run 2 Sweat on October 1 was an ENORMOUS success. 

A very touching moment as Grant joined my brother, Gregg Dick, as he finished the 10K.  It was precious, and captured on camera by our photographers Mug Shots Captured by Jennifer & Krissinda.  Click on the previous link to check out all the pictures they captured from the day.  They generously donated their time and are donating money earned from purchased pictures back to the NFED.

 

New registration table . . . there were 33 participants in the 1 Mile and 5K that registered the morning of!  WOW ---- Janet and Vanessa did a great job making sure this was taken care of quickly and accurately!



We started with a 1 Mile Walk/Run at 7:45 am which had about 100 particpants.  The winner was Donald Hazelton with a time of 6:18 with his son, Cody - age 10, following close behind at 6:52.  The first female to cross the finish line was Lauren Flickinger - age 14, with a time of 7:50.  Many people chose to walk the one mile which was awesome!  I would like to thank two groups that participated --- the Moundridge Middle School football team (which Ryan is a member) and the Moundridge Middle School volleyball team (which I coach).  Thanks to the parents for helping make this be a "team" effort for them.  The mile was a great start to the day.

After the 1 Mile Walk/Run we thanked everyone for their support, generosity, donations, etc. that made this amazing day happen.  We shared at this point that we had already raised approximately $7,500 and that donations were still coming in.  We ended this welcome with a prayer thanking God for all our blessings!

Grant cuddled with his Dad most of the morning . . . he still wasn't feeling too well.

I was showing Gregg how the stop watch worked as my Dad looked on.  Gregg's golf team stationed themselves at each mile marker with a stop watch to read off times. 

Carol Agne, Director of Development at the NFED, and myself.  It was so awesome that she was able to come and be a part of the day.  They only had to travel a little farther than Kansas City, where they were for the Chiefs game on Sunday:)  Thanks for joining us and helping us out!

The 5K followed beginning at 8:30 am.  Here are the "serious" runners at the front waiting for the start. There were approximately 50 runners in the 5K.  The winner was Greg Shelley with a time of 21:42.  The winning female was Heather Gregg with a time of 26:21. 

Waiting . . .

Still waiting . . .

 

And they're off . . . winning male in the front in black.

. . . winning female right here in pink shirt and black pants.

The serious walkers stayed at the back:)

Grandma Frankie pryed Grant away from his father for a little bit.



Andrew with his cousin Ian.



 

The start of the 10K.  Only 10 participants but they were all serious and excited!

10K runners in action.  I love how this picture has the Moundridge City Limit sign in it.  Thanks for capturing this picture Christina Hartmeyer.

The 10K winner was Katie Sawyer with a time of 48:01.  The winning male was Gregg Dick with a time of 49:00 (although he sacrificed about 15 seconds to finish the race with his nephew, as pictured at the top).

This event was a HUGE success.  Although all registered participants did not show up, we had 185 numbers given out or registered participants.  We were hoping for at least 100 so this almost doubled our initial goal.  We also had at least 75 volunteers including the Bethel College Golf Team (mentioned above), Bethel College Women's Basketball Team, Moundridge High School Cheerleaders, and Moundridge High School FCCLA members.  Also, we set a goal to raise at least $5,000 . . . and we far surpassed that too.  The final numbers are not in yet, but we are guessing it is going to be very close to $10,000!!!!!!!  YEAH!!!! 

Thank you to everyone that participated, volunteered, donated, and sends daily prayers and support for our family and the NFED.  We appreciate each and everyone of you and know this event could not have happened without you.  If you are still interested in being a part of this event with a monetary donation, go to www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/deannhuxman/huxmanrun2sweat