Well it's been awhile since the last update so sit back and enjoy the ride!
Shortly after Alina had her last treatment on April 25th and everything went well, we surprised the kids and took a long overdue yet short family vacation. We did not go far but it was a great surprise and "adventure" for the kids. So we packed up the truck and headed to Disneyland for two days!! The kids were soooo surprised and excited when we got to the hotel and then spent the rest of the day at Disneyland. That evening we dined at Goofy's Kitchen where the characters come around to your table while you eat dinner and interact with the families. They LOVED IT!! We went to California Adventure the second day and hit a few of the rides we had missed the previous day at Disneyland. It was exhausting but well worth the little smiles on their faces!
Alina has continued to do well at school and is excelling in the English and reading portions of her testing. The math side has had its challenges but she is still in the high 80th percentile in her testing so we are very pleased with her. Aubrey and Bryce are doing well at Emanuel Day School and we look forward to Aubrey starting Kindergarten this fall there. She is very bright and really applies herself to her studies. Bryce is such a lively little boy full of ENERGY! If the energizer bunny ever runs out of juice I think Bryce could recharge its battery.
So a little update on the LLS light the night walk coming up in October. We finally have the team set up for Alina and will be sending out an e-mail blast, Facebook notification and post on this site so everyone can get involved to raise money for this great charity. We feel BERY BLESSED that Alina has been chosen as one of the honorary heroes for this year and it will be a great way for us to " give back" for all the love and support that we have received!! We are setting a VERY AGGRESSIVE GOAL for the amount of money we want to raise so it will take a monumental effort on the part of all our friends and family to reach out to people in their communities, local businesses, and to others to raise money for this good cause. We will post the flier and info soon so we would appreciate your help with raising awareness for this cause.
As for the last couple of weeks life has been pretty normal, work, kids, family, and repeat. We definitely need to make some time to get out and visit a few more of our family friends in the near future, so be ready.. we are coming to visit!!
Alina has another breathing treatment scheduled for May 23 and we expect it to go well as she has become much more comfortable with this procedure. We also have a follow up appointment with the ear Doctor who put in the tubes and don't expect any issues as Alina has been doing great with no earaches ever since.
So although it's been awhile since our last update things have been pretty quiet which is a HOID THING so to speak. We are truly thankful for Alina's health and her progression through this treatment process. Your prayers and support are why we are at this point and we can't thank you all enough. We will update in the next few weeks with more on the LLS Light The Night Walk and Alina's treatment at the end of the month.
Thank you for continuing to follow Alina's progress and most of Sal your prayers and support!
We love you all... Alina, Aubrey, Bryce, Roxanne, and Scot