Easter Eggs

Easter was a very special day for us this year! For one . . . Erica was not in the hospital; two, she was able to be outside; and three, we were able to (finally) go to The Simao's Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

While the big man in the bunny suit was not going to work for Miss Erica (the big man in the red Santa suit didn't work either), all other things Eater were a huge hit.

Erica would hunt for the eggs and then shake them to see if there was anything inside; I don't know who was more competitive, her or me.

The Simao's party was so much fun, there were animals, a jump house, snow cones, food, great people and a beautiful setting.

Easter is always a great reminder that Miracles do happen.

Pretty in Pink

The day before Easter was our friend, Lance's first birthday party. For those of you who don't know, Lance is Luci's brother and Luci is Erica's very good friend! So, naturally there was an Easter egg hunt to get the kids all ready for the next day.

We had a ball and Erica love to spend time with her friends . . . and the cup cakes weren't so bad either! (Erica had 3 of them!)

This week is Erica's first blood draw without the Broviac tubes. We go in on Thursday. We will numb the skin on the inside of her forearms so that she won't feel much pain. I think the issue will be keeping her still enough during the draw because they will have a lot of tests to run. So, fingers crossed it all goes well.

The update on Sammie is that she is home from the hospital now and hospice is in place. We know that Sammie's time here is short but that she will constantly be surrounded by God's light and her family's love and all of our prayers.