The Summer of Joshua

The summer of Joshua has begun. We spent the day at a park with a splash pool and merry go round with Gordon's work to celebrate the end of tax season. It was the perfect kick off to the summer. Joshua also got his Bear award in cub scouts last week! W are so proud of his hard work to make this goal. He worked even when he was very weak so it was an extra effort. The last pictures are from his end of treatment party. It was so much fun. We want to thank everyone who contributed, either helping with the day or with the wonderful Webkinz we collected. I am so proud to say he reached his goal of 250. We actually got 252!!!! We took them to the hospital and Joshua gave a few to the kids in rooms that were not feeling well. The rest we left with the staff to give out as needed. It was so great to see the kids that were feeling bad smiling. Also, I can't tell you how nice it felt to tell those moms to hold on, there was an end and they could make it. We truly plan to enjoy every day now and do as much as we can. We are leaving this week on Josh's Make a Wish trip. We are going to New York City to meet Mary Pope Osborne, the author of the Magic Tree House book series. I will put lots of pictures on when we get home.