"I'm gonna be a golfer!"

We had Eli's Golf Scramble yesterday and it was a HUGE success!!! We had about 26 or 27 teams of 4, so it was a great turnout! Honestly, it was a little over-whelming, but still amazing!

Eli stood out front as people were arriving to show of his golf skills. He was so excited for the scramble and told people for about a week "I'm gonna be a golfer!"

I think he had a fun time showing off for everyone and they all thought he was a pretty cool kid!! Several of the players got a good laugh when Eli broke his putter after taking a few hard hits.

After lunch started, Eli was pretty tuckered out from showing off his golf skills, he napped all through lunch. Here he is with Jolee, one of Adam's team members and a great friend of ours.

After lunch ended and the scramble started, I took Eli to the babysitter then met up with Adam and his team to ride along. It was so much fun to see Adam, his team and all the other teams playing!

This is Adam's team: Jolee, Kevin, Adam and Lane.

Here are a few more team pics...

I apologize for not having more pictures; I kept getting so caught up in talking with people, etc that I forgot to take pictures!

I have to say this was an amazing experience. We were able to meet so many wonderful people and I feel like it gave us the opportunity to also get Eli's story out there. The generosity of everyone involved was simply overwhelming and wonderful. Adam and I can't even begin to say how thankful we are to everyone.

There are several people and business that we want to recognize.

First and foremost, Brent, Dustin and Megan from Melt. Y'all are amazing! Choosing Eli as your charity blew us away; then putting together such an awesome fundraiser.... We are forever grateful!

Secondly, to Mayor Robertson, Erin and ALL the staff at Hillcrest Country Club for hosting the Golf Scramble... Everyone was so nice and helpful; and truly a pleasure to be around! The facilities and the course were beautiful and I'm so thankful to each of you!

So many people and business donated things; beer, liquor, raffle items... I don't know how to thank all of you! You were a HUGE part of making this a success!

Also, everyone who donated items for the goody bags: Planet Beach, Intimate Expressions, Radio Lab, Golf Headquarters, Complete Nutrition, Angelina Bodie... And I apologize if I am leaving anyone out. There were just so many amazing donors, all the names were hard to keep up with.

And last, but definitely NOT least, ALL the amazing people who signed up to play or were Tee box sponsors. This most certainly could not have been done without all of you! We had many great friends who played, even some driving in from Dallas and Midland. Then there were the many other people who just played out of the goodness of their hearts... people that we had never met before, but saw the flyers and heard Eli's story and came out to show support. Our thanks go out to each of you.

God bless each and every one of you. You will all have a special place in our hearts. Your support is getting Eli so much closer to the treatment he needs and we are forever grateful!!!