I just HAD to take a picture of Mikayla with her LAST dose of oral chemo. What an amazing night! 
Oncology Camp
Oncology Camp
I never fully updated on Mikayla's week at camp. She had an AMAZING year this year. She has grown up so much this year and you could tell. She made so many great friends and was much more social this year. In fact, when we came to pick her up she was happy to see us but when it was time to leave she started crying (WHAT?!?) She didn't want to leave her friends. I was so happy that she enjoyed camp that much but I wanted her home! LOL On the way home she was counting how many years of camp she has left. I have a feeling those girls will be lifetime long friends after their 13 years together!
Flashes of Hope
We also did the Flashes of Hope photo shoots at camp on Thursday. It was a perfect day, no rain but a little hot. We will take it. We were able to photograph 133 kids and all in one day! I can't wait to see the photos come in. The kids LOVED having their photos taken and it was such a great time interacting with the kids at camp.
The Spoonies
We had a the Spoonies from California come and stay with us for three days (wish it could have been longer!). Their son Bailey (cp: SuperBay) had cancer too and finished his chemo just a month ago. They are on a cross country trip to see many things. We were so glad they stopped to stay with us. Their kids were GREAT and my kids fell in love with them quickly. It is amazing to us how we can make friends across the country and feel like we are family. Cancer certainly has brought so many GREAT people into our lives and we are forever thankful for that!
The EARS!!!
Mikayla has been looking forward to the day her port came out forever! She knew that was the day she could get her ears pierced and she was not going to waste any time. She got dressed in her Easter dress, flat ironed her hair and put on a little glitter so she was beautiful for the occasion. She picked out some sparkly stars for her ears and she is so proud to show EVERYONE her new jewels. I swear sometimes I look at her and think we have a whole new little girl. She got glasses, earrings and a port removed all in one month...who is this little girl?!?!
Adventureland with Dance Marathon!
Saturday we headed to Des Moines to have some fun at Adventureland. It was a beautiful day with lots of fun. We got to see so many of our friends and had a great time as a family. My sister (Amy) and her family came with us and everyone had a great time. We arrived at Adventureland shortly after opening and we left just before closing, so it was a fun filled day! Mikayla did scare us a little. She rode the Tornado (her favorite last year) but I think it was a little too much for her this year. She sat out and was a little pale afterwards. She also had a bloody nose on Saturday (she has never had one before!) and the worry started to set in. But she perked up and was leading the pack for more fun in the evening! It was a quick reminder to me that the fear will never leave. And I am VERY anxious to see her counts when she has her next appointment on July 7th.
We also went to Rockwell Collins to watch Brent receive his Good Citizenship Award. They are supposed to be sharing pictures with us and I will post those when we get them. You can see the press release regarding his award at http://http://www.rockwellcollins.com/news/page11770.html I would like to add to the article that Heart Connection was a HUGE part in the success of Flashes of Hope in Iowa and somehow that wasn't mentioned in the article but there is another article coming out that will mention that. It was a great day to see Brent get this award and we are so very proud of him!
We are hoping July will be a little slower for us but we are still planning lots of family time and DON'T FORGET our BIG CELEBRATION on July 11th. We hope to see everyone there.
Christie
1 comment:
How quickly they grow!
Love T
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