*P*U*R*P*L*E*

MPS Awareness Day is tomorrow, but we celebrated today with the kids and their schools.  It was *purple* day.

We went to Oliver's school this morning and dropped off purple frosted cupcakes for the preschool classes.  We also gave each of the kids a goodie bag with a ribbon, *Ollipop* and purple M&Ms.  I cannot even begin to tell you how incredible it was to walk into his school and see teachers & staff wearing purple and sporting purple ribbons.  Even the kids in his class were wearing purple!  His teacher wrote me this afternoon to tell me that they raised over $700 for the MPS Society in Waverly & Oliver's honor.  Incredible!!

We then went to Waverly's school and dropped off cupcakes for her class, too.  We were able to go up to her classroom and visit.  The teachers and staff are SO nice.  Once again, so many people were wearing purple ribbons in support of our kids.  We were even asked to speak with the 3rd grade class across the hall from Wavey's classroom.  The students wanted to know why everyone was wearing purple ribbons, so the teacher invited us in to speak with the students.  It was a wonderful experience, although I have to work on my description of the disease so young children can understand.

Even Matt's coworkers are participating in MPS Awareness Day and wearing purple ribbons.  (I can't take a photo of them - no cameras allowed in his office.)

There is still time to show your support and help raise awareness.  TOMORROW - Saturday May 15th - is MPS Awareness Day.  Wear purple, make a purple ribbon or just make an effort to tell someone about MPS and how it has impacted your life.  We need your help, so we can find a CURE!!