Disneyland & Life

What an incredible weekend! As most of you know Katelyn is the 2009 Miricle Child for Rady Children's Hospital. There was some confusion between myself and the paper so Katelyn's story wasn't printed in the Union Tribune, but she had a wonderful opportunity offered to her in spite of our confusion. Every year Horton Plaza opens an Ice Rink around Christmastime. The rink opened last Friday, Nov 19th. As Katelyn is the Miricle Child of the year, they asked us to be present during their Christmas Tree lighting and sent us to Disneyland! Disney put us up at the Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, which is located just beside Disneyland, Thursday & Friday night. We spent Friday morning filming in both Disneyland & California Adventure, then we went back to the Hotel for a nap. After a decent nap we headed back to Disneyland for a fun filled day! We spent the morning riding rides and interacting in front of the camera. Disney wanted some footage of Katelyn to show at the Christmas Tree lighting. It was fun.



Katelyn is at such a fun age for Disneyland. She was mesmerized by the Princess' and characters. She got to meet Micky Mouse, which was wonderful. She especially loved Pixie Hollow and was able to meet two faeries, including her favorite, Tinkerbell! She just loved Tinkerbell, it was so cool. Todd and I just adored watching her light up at the sight and interaction with her fave character. She was also mesmerized by the parade! We watched it twice, once during the day and once at night when everything was all lit up. Kate couldn't keep her eyes off of everything. It was amazing. She recognized a lot of characters and was especially excited to see the Princess'. During the nighttime parade she asked me "Mommy, is this real?". I was in shock, I didn't really know what to tell her. It was really happening in front of her eyes, so I said "Yes, honey, it is real". I couldn't believe that she formed that question. She is so smart, it amazes me. We stayed late and watched Fantasmic and the fireworks. After it was all said and done as we were getting ready to exit the park I asked her what she thought of the show. She said it was kind of scary! Fantasmic is kind of scary! I thought it was a little scary too. It was an overall incredible experience. I can't wait to take the girls back. They will love it all over again!

Katelyn had a check up last week. Her blood is all clear and perfect. We are so very thankful for her health. We pray everyday for all the kids and families that have been touched by cancer. I pray that she continue on this healthy road, and that every other child does as well. She is no longer on any medications and is down to bi-monthly checkups! Amazing! Keep her in your prayers please :)

Kiera is great, healthy and growing like a champ. She is crawling and pulling herself up on everything. She loves to eat, especially to eat our food! She has three little teeth and more on the way. She and Kate are already the best of friends. Kate wants Kiera with her all the time. SHe doesn't even want alone time with Mommy or Daddy. She wants to bring Kiera everywhere. She is such a good big sister. Kiera loves Katelyn. She brings out so many laughs and so much fun. They play really well together already. Katelyn has even learned that if she wants what Kiera has, she has to give Kiera a different toy. It's incredible watching them interact together. They are the highlight of my life.

Please pray for my Uncle Thad. He has had hurrendous headaches these last few months. A CT Scan revealed that he may have a leak in his spinal fluid. He may have to undergo surgery to correct the problem. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

Love,
Krystal