jonah's eb auction and another awesome fundraiser!

Just wanted to jump in and let you guys know that Katie and I are gearing up for Jonah's EB Auction Fundraiser. Last year's was amazing, and we hope to make it an annual event. We are so excited to get started! Last year, Katie had a vision of hopefully having 20 items and raising $1,000. Well, God and you guys knocked our socks off with your generosity, and we had around 130 items donated and raised close to $9,000 for DebRA. How 'bout them apples? We would love for this year to be even more successful (and even more fun, if that's possible), but we need your help to do it. Do you have anything you could donate? You can hand-make an item or donate new, bought items. Not sure what to donate? You or your company can donate a gift card to a restaurant or spa or even a gift card for a gas station or grocery store. Put your thinking caps on.


The auction will run from Thursday, February 24th at 8:00 pm to Sunday, February 27th (Jonah's birthday) at 8:00 pm. (Whatever 24 X 3 is) blissful hours to shop without guilt and to raise money for a cure for EB! 


If you are interested in donating items or some money for shipping costs (any money we don't have to spend on shipping goes to DebRA!), please email Katie at jonahsebauction(at)gmail(dot)com, and she will get back with you. We need to know what you'd like to donate and the value of the item. Katie will let you know the details from there. WOOHOO! Check out the auction site HERE to see how last year went.


Secondly, my EB friend, Janel (the one who did Jonah's AWESOME birthday cake) is hosting a fundraiser for DebRA right now. She sells Thirty One products and is offering a large personalized thermal tote for $20 or a personalized lunch tote for $18, and at least $7 from each bag goes directly to DebRA! Click HERE to see the bags, patterns, and font choices. If you are interested, you can print out and complete the order form HERE and mail her a $20 or $18 check to: Janel Waters, 912 S. Forest Creek Dr., St. Augustine, FL 32092. You can email Janel at janelwaters(at)comcast(dot)net with any questions. Oooohhh, I just had a thought. What if you bought a bag, $7 went to DebRA and then you turned around and donated it to the auction??!! Sorry, I'm getting carried away. I'll stop now.


Happy Shopping and don't forget to email Katie with your donation ideas! I can't wait! Oh yeah, Jonah's EB Auction has a page on Facebook. Click HERE to "like" it! Alright, I'm getting link happy. I'm really going to go now. I think I need a cold shower and possibly some Cheetos.

jonah's amazing cake

UPDATE: Here is the link to Janel's Cake Fan Page (Crave Confections) on Facebook. Check it out! She's posted lots of photos of other great cakes she's done. I still like Jonah's the best though. I could be slightly partial.

So the cake...

I have been meaning to post this forever, but just hadn't gotten around to it.

Janel is a bloggy/EB friend that I "met" after she found my blog shortly after Jonah was born. I had never even met her in person until the day before Jonah's birthday. She has RDEB, but is married, in her thirties, and has a sweet little girl!

She says she bakes and decorates cakes for a hobby, but she is AMAZING. Janel and her family drove all the way up for Jonah's birthday from FLORIDA, and Janel made this beautiful, wonderful, perfect cake for free. Did I mention she's amazing???

Almost there.

Check out the detail.

The Final Masterpiece.

The bottom layer was vanilla cake with buttercream icing, the animal layer was chocolate with buttercream icing, the games layer was carrot cake with white chocolate cream cheese icing, and the top layer was white chocolate with white chocolate cream cheese icing. The whole thing was covered in fondant, and everything was edible.

Pretty incredible, huh? 

Jonah checking it out.

Jonah's Smash Cake (which he barely touched... cake is, after all, a solid.)

"Ready for my cake, Mom."

Jonah looking like he was trying to blow, but really just reacting to me blowing in his face.

Only a small portion of the Paparazzi.

It was almost too pretty to cut, but we quickly got over it.

So, thank you, Janel. What a beautiful gift. It was unforgettable. Thank you so much for blessing our family. We're so glad to now call you a "real life" friend. Hope to see you again very soon. (And by the way, Matt said it was the best carrot cake he'd ever had. And he does NOT play around when it comes to dessert.)