Californian Cousins

On October 15th, Shawn's cousin, Judy Carreno along with her husband, Ed, and their child, Alejo, stayed at our house for a week. We had a good time visiting and watched Alejo getting loving kissing from our puppies. Shawn's Dad's side of the family came up to our house for a cookout. It was good to see everybody since it definitely has been quite some time since we've seen everybody! Unfortunately, Melissa's camera was in for repairs and did not get any pictures taken.

Walk to Defeat ALS - October 12, 2008

On Sunday, October 12th, Shawn & Melissa walked to Defeat ALS in Elm Grove. We were there to support Shawn's Mom, Mary, who has ALS or more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Melissa was the team captain for Mary's Guardian Angels, raising over $2,500 and had about 30 walkers on our team. There were over 1,700 walkers for the entire Milwaukee team! How awesome is that?! Thank you for all those who have supported us! For further information, please click here http://web.alsa.org/site/TR/Walks/WisconsinWalk?team_id=76750&pg=team&fr_id=4610

Here are a few pics from that day!

A panoramic shot of the walkers

The Bansemar's sans Melissa

Mary & the Brewer's Racing Sausages

Brewer with Melissa's nieces, Madison & Lexi

Melissa with her parents - Gary & Kathy

Sandy, Kathy & Laurie

Stacey Kierzek & Melissa

Sarah, Matt & Genevieve Maio