Make- A-Wish Trip

Well as you can see from the title, Chloe's wish was to go "see Cinderella". We left for Florida on September 5th and got to stay for a week. We stayed at Give Kids the World in our own little villa. It was themed to look just like Candy Land. It was so kid oriented and just a magical little place! Every night they had some sort of activity going on, and every day the "Gift Fairy" spoiled our kids with a pile of presents! They had an ice-cream parlor there, where you could get ice-cream whenever you wanted! My kids LOVED that, and definitely took advantage of it!

 

We also got tickets to Sea World, Universal Studios, and of course the Walt Disney Parks! The first day we got to Florida, it was already 7ish, so we ate dinner and explored the villa. They had a Winter Wonderland party going on that night with Santa! So fun1 They let the kids pick out any toy they wanted! They were LOVING it!!

 The next day, we asked Chloe what she wanted to do first and she wanted to see the dolphins, so off to Sea World we went! We went to go watch the Shamu show and made the mistake of sitting in the front row, all of our kids were crying when they got drenched! It was too funny! It started to rain about 3:30 that day, so we ended up going back to the villa for the night, and went to the party going on for that night.

The next day, we decided to go to Universal Studios. It was SO much fun! We went to Dr. Suess Landing. It honestly felt like you stepped into the books! IT was really cute and perfect for Chloe! She LOVED that whole area of the park, so we were there most of the day! Universal was amazing with her, and really treated all of us with so much kindness!

The next day we went to Disney's Magic Kingdom! It was SO hot and crowded that day so we ended up leaving after a few hours. We decided to go back to Give Kids the World and swim, and enjoy the villa activities. Colin was in heaven because there was an arcade room!

The next day, we were all SO tired! We hung out at the villa and swam some more. Around 3ish we all decided we wanted to go to Magic Kingdom again, so we got ready and went. It was perfect timing! The sun wasn't as harsh and it was a weekday so it wasn't as crowded.Chloe was able to meet Merida from Brave, Ariel, Belle, and some other characters.

The next day we decided to do Universal Studios again. We visited the Harry Potter area, it was amazing! Just like you are in the movie! We visited Suess Landing again, went to Marvel area of the park, and rode just about every attraction. We ended the night with dinner at Bubba Gumps, YUM!

The next day, was our last day. We ate breakfast and decided to head to the beach before we had to catch our plane. Cocoa Beach was awesome! I wish we would have made more time for the beach, because our kids really loved it! After a few hours, we got cleaned up at a near by car wash..yep a car wash lol. we couldn't find ANY public showers, so we sprayed off our sandy feet and legs at the car wash! Then we headed back home. The entire vacation was just truly amazing1 I can not fit every little detail, because there was SO much! We feel truly grateful for Chloe's wish granters Caroline and Irene. They gave us such an amazing experience that we will remember forever!

 

Making a Wish

Chloe recently got contacted from Make-A-Wish. She got referred to come to their Wishing Place to get a wish granted! They mailed her a key to unlock the wishing tower, where she will "declare" her wish!! So excited for my buggy!!

Life goes on... :)

This past year has been full of exciting things for our little family. We welcomed a new baby to our family on February 7th. His name is Logan Michael. He has been such a blessing to our family. The kids absolutely love him. Chloe is starting to adjust to being a big sister, and wants to help us out with him.
          Chloe has been doing great. She is feisty and smart.  We call her our little sour patch kid because she can be such a stinker, and then  the next second can melt our heart with her sweet little voice and face. She loves to ride her scooter with her sister. She LOVES to play dress up and dance around the house. She definitely keeps us on our toes, and that is a GREAT thing!! We have been going in every 3 months for her scans and check up with her oncologist. This past visit, her scans showed a decrease in the size of her remaining tumor. We feel beyond blessed! It is such a miracle that her little body has done so well since her last treatment a year ago, and now to get the news that her body is fighting off her tumor on its own is just amazing to us. She is our tiny little sassy fighter!