Western Round-up

June 5, 2010

Thank you all for the wonderful birthday presents given to Alisha. She's enjoying every one of them. Her father purchased a Schwinn BMX big girl's bike (20'), so she passed off the Barbie bike to Ashley and Ashley's little bike to MJ, their half brother. The negotiation and reasoning Alisha gave to her father is unmatched in order to get her bike. Alisha's Aunt Tina and Uncle Tony gave her a paid experience to swim with the dolphins in the ocean at Isla Mujeur in Cancun when she gets better. There were many other gifts Alisha received that she is very grateful for and wanted to communicate a big 'Thank you' over the blog!

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) and Miracles for Kids hosted the 19th Annual Western Round-up for critically ill children. There were many activities including boat ride, face painting, bounce house, carnival rides, pony rides, western photos, various crafts, games, petting zoo, dove release, raffles, etc. There were apparently not enough hours for the event to satisfy Alisha's playful side. She picked out her own Build-a-Bear; thus, caused a bit of a problem when Ashley asked for one as well. Unwilling to disappoint Ashley, Uncle Craig took them to Build-a-Bear after the event and purchased a tropical Hello Kitty for Ashley!