We had a very fantastic weekend ! Friday night we went to dinner at the Tracy's we had a great time. It was Spencer's birthday, and we all had a great celebration. Emily had a really good time, especially because the Tracy girls are very close to her age and they have a lot in common. The Tracy's also have a lot of pets, which Emily and Haley absolutely love.
On Saturday Emily, Tracy, and Haley went to a birthday party down the street. They had a good time.
On Sunday we went to Portola State Park. It's about an hour's drive from our house, just over on the west side of the Santa Cruz mountains. I think it's the closest state park we have to us, but I may be mistaken. Portola State park is full of giant coastal redwoods, green ferns and mosses, and a flowing creek. We were all surprised that the creek was flowing in late July in a dought, but it was. We saw fish, newts, and crayfish in the river. We went along with our friends the Scotts, who have two daughters miroring the ages of our kids.....and they all play together really really well. The day was full of good friends, good food, creek walking, and hiking. Today's picture is one Rebecca caught of the girls sitting inside a tree stump.
Tomorrow Emily goes in for labs, and we expect she will qualify for the hospital on Wednesday. I still find it amazing how Emily can be in the hospital one week, out in the middle of nature running around the next week, and then to be talking about her going back into the hospital. Chemotherapy is tough, but Emily so far is much tougher. I can tell parenting her as a teen ager will be a serious challenge :-)
To me this was the best 3 or 4 day period I have had since March 9th, and Portola State park was the main reason. We are thinking we may go camping there in two weekends rather than going somewhere on a plane.
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This blog really has me wondering if you always had this much fun. I think facing a crisis makes you want to get the most out of any spare time you have. I am so happy that Emily can so thoroughly enjoy herself and put the uncomfortable times behind her. You might want to check out Big Basin for a nice day trip too.
http://www.bigbasin.org/
Celia
I'm glad you had such a great weekend and were able to spend a fun day at Portola Park. Tracy's Dad & I used to take Tracy and her sister Leah to that very same park when they were about the same age as Emily & Haley. I think we even have a picture of Tracy & Leah in the crook of a tree at Portola Park -- a picture very similar to the one you posted today. The trees at Portola must be magnetized to attract little girls. It's nice to hear that Portola Park is as wonderful as it was years ago. See you all soon.
Love, Grannie
SO glad you all had one really fantastic weekend. We spent ours up in Reno for a bowling tournament but also with close friends that are just a week off in age of both boys.
If you get the chance to visit, Sanborn County Park offers a beautiful getaway thats just behind Saratoga in our area... you have to go a ways on the road (Hwy 9?) that goes through downtown Saratoga and past Hakone Gardens - gets a bit windey here and there until you get to Sanborn road and then you take that up to the park. There's camping too.
http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/parks/parksarticle?path=%2Fv7%2FParks%20and%20Recreation%2C%20Department%20of%20%28DEP%29%2FFind%20a%20Park&contentId=b9247d256b784010VgnVCMP2200049dc4a92____&cpsextcurrchannel=1
What a beautiful picture. So happy to hear that you had a great weekend.
It sounds like a fabulous weekend! The picture says it all. We're hoping for a quick hospital stay this round for Emily!
The Deans
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