Well, Ally is officially registered for kindergarten next year. I can’t believe it! It was actually kind of weird to do that. It doesn’t seem like she should be old enough for that, but she is.
We had a great weekend! Ally had her chemo appointment Saturday morning. We all went and played while we waited. They were not busy, so it was nice. Benjamin got to play with anything he wanted to. Ms. Tasha, the art therapist, was there. Ally was sooo excited about that because she LOVES working with Ms. Tasha. Tahsa took her back to the art room (she went all by herself…such a big girl!) while we waited for her counts to come back. All was well, so she got her dose of chemo and we were off.
The weather was sooo nice. We decided before we left for Ally’s appointment that we’d go right to the zoo after we were finished at the docs if Ally was up to it. The kids were so excited to go! We brought the wagon and pushed them around (too cute). We saw all the bears as well as the monkeys. By that time, both kids were hungry, so we stopped and had lunch outside by the sea lions. Ally hit a wall after lunch, and Benjamin was getting tired. We decided to not press our luck and went home.
Later that afternoon, we all went outside to play our our swing set - the first time all year! Gerry was out with the dogs, so both kids hopped the fence and played with Mac and Maddie. Benjamin is absolutely adorable with the dogs. He throws their ball and then chases them around the yard. They really love him too! We got lots of cute pics, so be sure to check them out.
Today, we woke up and decided to try to get to the castle playground (a very huge, very nice playground by our house - one of Ally’s favorite places to go). The kids were so excited to go. Once we got everyone and everything in the car, it started to sprinkle. By the time we got to the end of our subdivision, it was pouring down rain. So, we had to go to plan B. There is place just a few minutes from our house called Monkey Joe’s. It is a giant room full of bounce houses and slides. Trevor and Julia came with us too, thankfully. We were afraid Ally wouldn’t like it at all. We knew she’d like the bounce houses, but the noise was another story. We’re not usually very successful when it comes to bringing Ally to places like this. We keep trying though.- We got there right as they opened, so they weren’t too crowded. We were able to let Ally walk around a bit to see if she’d like it. She wavered a little, but then turned around with the biggest smile on her face and said, “Let’s go, Mommy! Come on!” She was raring to go! Let me just say, the girl had a blast! What a break-through! The noise didn’t bother her at all. She ran around and did ALL the bounce houses! She even climed the twenty foot slide, several times. Julia and Trevor were old enough to watch her and help her. (Adults aren’t allowed in the bounce houses, so we needed them to help us. We were so glad they were there, and they had a blast too!) — Benjamin LOVED it. He ran round and jumped in the smaller houses for the kids three and under. He he was done, he was done. He just came and sat with me for a while as we watched Ally run up and down one of the bounce houses. He was fascinated by the circles sewn into one of the houses. He kept telling me, “Mommy, look…a circle!” Ally was worn out, and was getting bounced around bit because it was getting crowded. She had a mini-meltdown when it was time to go…partly because she was sooo tired, and partly because she didn’t want to go.
It was a weekend full of family fun. The kids had a blast, and so did we.