Chasing Rainbows: Wordless (Well, Almost Wordless) Sunday...

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Wordless (Well, Almost Wordless) Sunday...

Hope's Half Birthday Celebration Weekend in Atlantic City, NJ!

Weekending at the Borgata with her fancy new swimsuit!

Brian got his summer buzz cut at the hotel barber shop.

He was shocked at all the hair on the floor.

None of us can stop rubbing his head!

Brian was VERY excited to go to the pool with his new arm floaties. He practiced in the tub.

Exhausted after our swim.

Hope and Brian are great travelers - they are so easy! Everything entertained them and they both slept so well each night!

We went to the Steel Pier on the Atlantic City Boardwalk! Last time we went there, it was with Gavin and Brian.

Brian had a blast going on rides!

And Hope loved watching and looking at everything!!

Brian and I went on a bunch or rides together. Like the roller coaster!

And the tea cups.

This was an accidental photo - I took a picture of Brian on the tea cups not knowing that Ed was taking a picture of me taking a picture of Brian - oh you get the idea. And yes - we are fully aware of our photography addiction. Thank you. Ha!

Ed and Brian had fun doing "sand art" where Brian impressed us by purposefully putting the colors in order of the rainbow.

And I'm so, so grateful to Ed for playing those carnival games where you win those GIGANTIC and OBNOXIOUS stuffed things. These are the only times I wish he was a big loser. Oh, dear God... what the heck am I going to do with these big things? (And it's even worse that Brian didn't even know what that character was. We don't watch Spongebob!)

The best part of the trip was asking Brian this morning at breakfast what his three favorite things were about the weekend. His answer: the room, the pancakes and the hotel.

And Hope? I think Hope had a wonderful weekend. Why? Because she is happy anywhere her big brother is.

These two just adore each other.

Happy Half Birthday, Hope!

3 comments:

AnonymousJune 1, 2014 at 11:23 PM
Looks like a fun time and I LOVE Brian's new haircut! I had to laugh at the big stuffed "thing" you now have in your posession & to figure out what to do with! A friend & her family were on vacation when her teen-age son won a GIGANTIC monkey (which he loved & wanted to take home), but they could not figure out how to get it home because there was not room in the car 'as is'. They considered tying the monkey on top of the car, but chance of rain ruled that out. They did not want to pay money to ship the monkey home, but they were pretty much out of ideas! They ended up taking the stuffing out, packing it 'smooshed' to fit...in a garbage bag, so now the flat pancake monkey was able to get home! She put the stuffing back in when they got home!!! True story, what we don't do for our children! Happy 6 month Birthday dear little Hope.
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UnknownJune 2, 2014 at 4:43 PM
What is it about the pure innocence of chubby baby feet and a little boy's summer haircut that make life just about perfect? There's just nothing better!
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AnonymousJune 3, 2014 at 3:53 PM
A very big Happy Half Birthday to Hope! You guys look like you had an awesome time! You are very blessed...what a beautiful family!
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Gavin's Playground Project

Gavin's Playground Project was born from my desire to see an "All Abilities" playground built at Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. This is the hospital where Gavin spent a lot of time during his life... and where he ultimately died, surrounded by friendly and familiar faces. To mark the one year anniversary of his death, I held a fundraiser on April 5, 2014. You can read all about it in THIS post.

We raised a LOT of money, but not enough for a playground! If you would like to contribute to help make this playground a reality - so no kids will ever have to sit on the sidelines watching their peers play - you can contribute directly to the hospital through the Chasing Rainbows fundraising page HERE. Your donation will go directly to the hospital for the playground and is tax deductible. You can also create your own fundraising team page and start collecting donations in honor of anyone you want!! There is also a mailing address on their page if you prefer to mail a check. Designate your contribution in memory of Gavin Leong - or write in that this is for the playground so your dollars will go to the right place. Thank you for your support of Gavin's Playground Project!

Gavin's Trust Project

I created "Gavin's Trust Project" to help support Gavin's friends who receive services from the Chester County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania. I wanted to continue to try to "make the impossible... possible" for kids like Gavin, knowing well how hard it can be to get much needed "special needs" items. It makes me happy to know that even after his death, Gavin continues to help others. Click HERE to learn more about the Trust Project! All of your donations, big and small, will be added to Gavin's Trust Project to help therapists and teachers get what they need for children in this program. You can write a check made out to CCIU and mail it to: Chester County Intermediate Unit, c/o Deb Hiller, 455 Boot Rd., Downingtown, PA 19335. Please be sure to add "Gavin's Trust Project" in the memo. Thank you on behalf of me and my little superhero!