FHE surprise

The girls went on a fabulous treasure hunt tonight and found this wonderful treasure...Yep, we suprised the kids tonight with a trip to "DISNEYLAND," complete with Disney spending money!!!! We leave Wednesday Morning. Isabelle was soo confused when Hannah read the treasure. She kept asking where the rest of the clues were until Hannah started screaming and jumping up and down. It really was funny!

Isabelle's friend and family birthday parties

You had a wonderful friend birthday party! You got to go with some of your friends to Cookie Cutters and have a party. Everyone got princess up-doshad their fingernails painted,and dress up like princesses
Then we learned how to wave a wand like a princess, curtsy like a princess and play princess freeze dance followed by a parade around the store and down the slide
Then you opened your presents and everyone ate cupcakes

She had a BLAST!

Later that evening we had all our family over to celebrate. You love Strawberry Shortcake so you requested a strawberry shortcake doll cake. You decided exactly how the dress was going to be decorated and would not let Grandma or Mommy share any ideas.

Stunned....

I am not one to write about my emotions on my blog, but since this is my way of scrapbooking for my kids, I wanted them, especially Isabelle to remember this day.
Today was Isabelle's 5 year checkup with her doctor. After he was done with his usual yearly checkup, I told him I had some concerns about Isabelle's neck. About a month ago, I noticed when Isabelle tried to look up that she could not lift her head much, in fact very little. I asked him if this might be a result of her knock knees and that maybe her spine was affected by this. He asked Isabelle to look up and she did. He then had her look side to side. I could see by the look in his eyes that something was wrong. He immediately asked if there were any other areas of concern. I told him she had enlarged knuckles and that she scrunched her toes. After he looked them over he said he needed to consult with another doctor by phone and that he would be back shortly. I sat there for what seemed like hours. So many thoughts were running through my head. When he returned he asked me if I would take Isabelle up to Primary's to have her blood drawn. He told me he thought she had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. My heart sank as I tried to hold back the tears and be strong so that Isabelle would not wonder why I was crying! As I stood up to leave, Dr. Lei hugged me and whispered, I am soo sorry, but I will do everything I can to help her. I could not believe this was happening. I explained to Isabelle on the way to the car, that the doctor wanted her to go to the hospital to have some blood taken. She was a little nervous but said, "OK mom, I'm a big girl." As we drove home, my emotions spilled over and I wept quietly. I tried so hard to shield myself from Isabelle's view. At one point she heard me sniffling and asked what was wrong. I told her I had something in my eye and that it was making me cry. I could not bare the thought of her having this disease. I knew that I was not emotionally stable to go to Primary's with her, so I called Ry and told him the situation and he immediately left work to take her up. They were gone for almost two hours. The tech's did not do a great job collecting her blood. They had to poke her three times and she cried to the tech the last time saying, "please do not poke me again." As I sit here typing this I am barely able to see the keys because of my tears. I pray that whatever the results, Isabelle will be able to overcome them. We will find out the test results on Tuesday when we meet with a pediatric rheumatologist.

Happy Birthday Isabelle

Today you are five years old.I cannot believe how fast this last year has flown by. You woke up to your room decorated with a Strawberry Shortcake banner and balloons. You were soo excited for your special day!For dinner, we went to your most favorite restaurant, Tepanyaki's.Grandpa and Grandma Gorney and your cousins also wanted to celebrate your special day, so we went to their house after for some cupcakes and ice cream.



5 things about you:
-You have the most energetic, spunky, fun loving personality.
-You still love to snuggle.
-You love to tease your sister until she gets so mad
(or until I get mad).
-You tell me almost everyday that you are going to be a cheerleader when you grow up.
-You are accepting of everyone and want to be
everyone's friend.

Happy Birthday Bella Boo. We love you sooo much!

Planetarium

Isabelle and I went to the Clark Planetarium for her preschool field trip today. We had fun watching the movie, but other than that it was not worth it. Even Isabelle was disappointed.

Spotlight Dance competition

Hannah had a dance competition at Viewmont High School yesterday. Once again, her team did great! They received a Diamond rating for Never Fully Dressed and a Ruby for Chicago. The girls also participated in a dance down which was really fun for them.

The mini team with their Director, Cicily

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Our little leprechaun paid a visit to our house last night.