Online Auction

The Keep Smiling Project will be putting on its first ONLINE AUCTION to benefit the Norris Family.  We are currently accepting donations of goods and services to be auctioned off in May.   The date for the auction will be May 2-5.  We need all items by April 25th.  

Most anything will work, so if you have any ideas and you want to get involved, let us know! 

thekeepsmilingproject@gmail.com  

Norris Family

We've picked a really special family to focus our fundraising efforts on.   

Kevin Norris was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma to his brains and lungs last week.  His condition is very serious and he underwent neurosurgery to stop a massive brain bleed that the tumor in his brain was causing. This is a huge shock to his family and friends- and especially to his wife and 2 young children. 

We've never met this family, but we have heard amazing things about them.  I just can't imagine what they all must be going through.  This is exactly why we started The Keep Smiling Project, and we want to help out in any way we can.  

If you want to get involved, click here to see our current fundraising projects.  Or just scroll down in the blog roll.  Remember 100% of all donations go directly to the family! 

If you want to donate money please contact us at thekeepsmilingproject@gmail.com- or you can donate directly to the family at this link
http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/Kevin-Norris-Family/4934

We can't tell you enough how much your support means to us!  Please keep the Norris family in your prayers!

THANK YOU!!!

As 2012 is coming to a close, we really want to thank everyone who has been so supportive of our Keep Smiling Project this year. Thank you so much for all of the cute families out there who scheduled photo shoots with Clay (www.claytonhansenphotography.com). Thank you to all of the moms who supported the Fall Sing and Play group and brought your kids each week!

We also wanted to thank my mom, sisters, and brother in laws, for being willing to babysit our kids when we went out on photo shoots together.  Also to Clay's mom for coming every week to our sing and play group to help with my kids. What in the world would we have done without you!?!

These are some pictures of the darling family that we were able to send to Disneyland this past November!  Can they be any cuter!?!  Thanks to them for being so wonderful to work with and such amazing inspirations to us!  We love you guys! 

We're so excited about things we have planned for the Keep Smiling Project in 2013! If you know of an inspirational family that has been affected by cancer or other life-changing conditions, let us know at thekeepsmilingproject@gmail.com.  

Keep Smiling and a Happy New Year!

The Hansen Family

Clay, Jen, Millie and Brooke

Sing and Play Group

The Mommy and Me Group was such a blast!  I hope all the moms enjoyed it!  Wednesdays seem kind of empty without it now!  I want to thank all the moms from the bottom of my heart for bringing your kids each week and supporting our Keep Smiling Project.  We raised $200.00 and all of this is going to sending one special family to Disneyland in November!

This is a picture from our Halloween Day.  Is there anything better than cute kids in costumes?

Thank You Cafe Rio!!!

Clay works at the corporate office for Cafe Rio.  The people there are the sweetest people in the world to Millie!  She refers to Clay's co-workers as her "friends."

When we started the Keep Smiling Project we wanted to choose fundraisers where the entire family could be involved, and give our kids opportunities to be involved.  One of Millie's favorite things to do is help me in the kitchen, so we thought this could be a great opportunity for her to have a little bake sale and Clay suggested she could sell the items at his work (since Millie has so many good friends there!)  She picked what she wanted to make and helped make every single thing!  We made caramel apples, pumpkin sugar cookies, and chocolate mint cookies.  I wish I would have taken a picture of our kitchen the night before, with cute little Millie right in the middle of everything!

Thank you Cafe Rio!  Your generous support earned $250.00 for the Keep Smiling Project and is going towards the trip we are sending a family on in November!

Magic!

I think "Magical" is the best way to describe the way we've been feeling over the past few days.  On Wednesday we were able to contact the most amazing and deserving family and offer them a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth--- DISNEYLAND!

The family has been through so much and includes two of the cutest kids in the world who have lost 2 parents to Cancer and it's horrible effects.  The family has been through so much and they so deserve a chance to just have fun together and make memories as a new family unit! 

We are keeping the name of this family confidential, but we wanted to post this so that all who have helped us in fundraising can share in our excitement! A great big hug to everyone who has participated in our fundraising projects!  The money we've raised so far will help pay a large portion of their trip and truly made it possible for us to do this.  Hopefully this is the first of many exciting announcements for the Keep Smiling Project!

Fall Photo Shoots

Fall is definitely the most beautiful time in Utah, and definitely the most popular time for Family Pictures. If you are interested in scheduling a photo shoot here are the details.

Pictures are done by Clayton Hansen Photography www.claytonhansenphotography.com
1 hour photo shoot- Around 25 edited pictures on cd with copyright release
Families of 6 and under- $10.00 more for extra people
Price includes an assistant to come to help with kids
Sessions are done on location.  If you have somewhere in mind, let us know- Otherwise we have plenty of suggestions to make sure you get exactly the look you want!
Cost - $150.00 -  As always, 100% of the money goes to helping families affected by Cancer!  Email thekeepsmilingproject@gmail.com to schedule your shoot today!

This is a really popular time of year so if you are interested in scheduling a shoot, let us know soon. Weekends book up pretty quickly!  Thank you so much for your help and support for the Keep Smiling Project!