NewsSeptember 10, 2011
Saint Francis Medical Center held a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for their Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Kids play a fishing game during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Kids play a fishing game during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Sisters Allyssa Cooper, 6, bottom, and Brianna Cooper, 10, receive a balloon flower from Jethro the Clown, of Alotta Fun 4U2, during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Sisters Allyssa Cooper, 6, bottom, and Brianna Cooper, 10, receive a balloon flower from Jethro the Clown, of Alotta Fun 4U2, during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

People check out an ambulance on display during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People check out an ambulance on display during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

The rain clouds hold off as a birthday celebration gets underway marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com The rain clouds hold off as a birthday celebration gets underway marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Kat Hall enjoys the "Tubs of Fun" ride with daughters Mackenzie Hall, 9, left, and Haile Hall, 8, center, during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Kat Hall enjoys the "Tubs of Fun" ride with daughters Mackenzie Hall, 9, left, and Haile Hall, 8, center, during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

From left, Christian Worley, 10, Seth James, 8, and twin brother Josh James, 8, play basketball during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com From left, Christian Worley, 10, Seth James, 8, and twin brother Josh James, 8, play basketball during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Bralyn Porter, 8, donning a Spiderman face design by Alotta Fun 4U2, devours some cotton candy during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Bralyn Porter, 8, donning a Spiderman face design by Alotta Fun 4U2, devours some cotton candy during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Jacob McMeans, 3, climbs out of an inflatable obstacle course during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Jacob McMeans, 3, climbs out of an inflatable obstacle course during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

People sample the food during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People sample the food during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Shealyne Anglin, 6, gets her face painted at the Alotta Fun 4U2 face painting booth during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Shealyne Anglin, 6, gets her face painted at the Alotta Fun 4U2 face painting booth during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Centerpieces add a pop of color during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Centerpieces add a pop of color during a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the Fitness Plus parking lot in Cape Girardeau. Families who've been impacted by the Level III NICU were invited to enjoy the celebration, which featured music, food, games, rides and clowns.
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Saint Francis Medical Center held a birthday celebration marking a decade of operation for their Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011.

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