st. baldricks 2011

The boys decided back in December that they wanted to participate in the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser this year to help raise money for kids cancer research. I was so proud of them (but couldn’t look at the shaggy hair for another second!) for doing it!! They raised just shy of $800 between the two of them. A big THANK YOU to all of you who donated to them or to the cause. The boys are working on their thank you notes this week, so if you donated to them be on the lookout for those.

Before. (they were NOT happy with me for this. at all.) But I had to show the height and width of the hair. And here we go! Jack:And Patrick: This was Patrick’s reaction after seeing Jack with his head shaved. Jack, before & after. (the hair growing over the ears was killing me)Patrick, before & after. Omg, SO much better!!! I think they actually really like it. St. Baldricks contacted me and asked me to photograph the event (as much of it as I was there for with the boys) and of course I was happy to. I tried to get some of each of their friends who were also shaving their heads but I’m sure I missed some of them. Here’s what I did get. Joe before (look at all that hair)…and it’s all gone!My nephew Brendan got shaved, too!My favorite girls were there too. Not getting their heads shaved, but selling baked goods and raising money. And some of the adults getting shaved too. John was going to do it but he has a trial coming up this week and didn’t think the jury would look too favorably on an attorney who looked like a prison escapee. Maybe next year. Oh, and Timmy says he’s definitely doing it next year too!!