April

We had a very busy day in the clinic for Hannah's appointment this month. I could not have done it without Carly! (who Hannah calls, "My best friend in the whole world") Eric was too busy with work to go with us this trip. I had to meet with two sets of doctors and schedule to meet with another set. (Hannah has been having some blood sugar issues, so we found out that she will have to be admitted overnight for fasting and testing with the Endocrinology department in a couple of weeks.) Carly played with Hannah and spent the whole day with us. It made Hannah's week to get to see her!

Hannah and Carly in the garden after her appointment. 

When our sweet volunteer, Holly, told me that she was going to stop by to bring us the information about Hannah's Make-A-Wish, I was thinking she would bring paperwork for us to sign. She walked in with the biggest bag of goodies I've ever seen! She thought of everything we will need on our trip! Make-A-Wish has already been amazing and we haven't even gone on our trip yet. Holly stayed with us for hours, helping to entertain Hannah while I was busy talking with the doctors - so kind and thoughtful!

She brought hats, eye patches and swords for Pirate Night on the trip. Do you see how much stuff is in that bag? Unbelievable!!

While Hannah was getting her first pokes, it hit me that I've never posted a picture of these nurses. They go above and beyond their job duties to connect with Hannah and make her feel better about being at the hospital and getting poked. I can't imagine our visits without excellent nurses like these!

My cousin, Matthew, and his girlfriend, Maegan, drove all the way down from North Carolina to visit with us while we were in Atlanta. They took Evan and Lauren to the aquarium while Hannah and I went to the hospital. Evan and Lauren had never been to the aquarium before and loved it!

When we got home, Hannah was very excited to do this:

Which means she doesn't have to do this much longer:

I was actually able to fix her hair this Easter. 

Such a difference from last year!

Camp Sunshine

Our family had the opportunity to attend Camp Sunshine's family weekend a couple of weeks ago. This amazing organization has summer camps for children with cancer and their siblings, and family camps in the spring and fall. The volunteers were wonderful! We are so thankful for all of these sweet people, giving up their weekend to volunteer so that we might have a break from life and get to make awesome memories as a family.

We got to stay in a summer camp cabin. It was really fun!

They had so many activities from which to choose. Each of the kids had their favorite. 

Evan was thrilled about the gold panning. 

Lauren loved the tennis.

Everyone loved the archery and rock climbing. 

Our favorite activity was the police dogs. A former Camp Sunshine camper brought his fellow officers to demonstrate how their K-9 unit dogs worked. The discipline and precision they have trained in these dogs was incredible! We loved getting to meet and talk with the officers - Hannah especially. These special men gave up their whole Saturday, drove three hours, and spent all afternoon showing us their dogs (with it raining on and off)! They were so sweet to spend time with Hannah. She fell in love with them!