Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Wishes Do Come True

We got the call from Eileen at Special Wish this morning:

Ally is going to Hollywood! The Wizards of Waverly Place, a Disney show featuring Selena Gomez, have said Ally can come to the set to see a taping of the show. This will be occuring one month from today on October 14th! There are other parts to the wish...which I have asked to be surprised about for the most part (all of us)....so we will see what our day in Hollywood entails.

We are actually going to be able to go for the better part of a week and also plan to go to Disneyland (Carly loves princesses) and Legoland (Evan and Ally both love Legos). We are still working out the details....I need to get off the blog and start looking at flights/hotels etc...because it is about three weeks away!

This is all courtesy of the Special Wish Foundation, who give all kids with life threatening illnesses the chance to receive a wish. We are very grateful for this opportunity as it is one we could not have given our daughter ourselves.

We decided to tell Ally at dinner tonight. We don't know a whole lot, but we told her she was going to the show, etc. We sat down to a big turkey/mashed potato/biscuit feast for dinner (her request). Under her placemat, I hid the following note that I made up quickly....

She was so excited to learn that her wish would be coming true!!!! After so many days laying in a hospital bed, watching this show, she is now going to the show! She is wearing her Selena Gomez shirt to school tomorrow. We are all thrilled at the opportunity to go on a vacation (Mom and Dad especially, although why didn't I have her ask to meet George Clooney or Bradley Cooper??...just kidding)

I will post more details as I know them. She will be there for her birthday...which is a very cool date 10.10.10 (too bad she is turning nine and not ten!)

WE ARE EXCITED BEYOND WORDS!!!!!! THANK YOU EILEEN AND STEPHANIE FROM SPECIAL WISH!!!!!

Edited this morning with a cameraphone pic.....here she is:

10 comments:

  1. AWESOME!!!! Ally so deserves this!!!! I am so happy for her and all of you...have fun planning all the details of your week:)

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  2. Yay!!!!!!! Fun time ahead for you guys!!

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  3. How amazing and wonderful Janel! I'm so excited for Ally...and all of you! =)

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  4. This brings joy to my heart. I am so happy for your whole family. Ally's Army can't wait to hear all the details and see the pictures!!!

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  5. That is SO wonderful, Janel! I'm very excited for all of you! I can't wait to hear about the other surprises!

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  6. FABULOUS!!! Can't wait to hear all about it! I'm sure it will be a jammed packed fun trip for you all.

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  8. Yay, yay, yah!!! Fun for the WHOLE family. You all derserve this trip!! Love her Selena t-shirt. Can't believe how much her hair has grown. Miss you all!!

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  9. FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!! You know what's funny? I haven't cried reading your blog in awhile, even with the crappy stuff from last spring, but this post brought tears to my eyes. I am so very excited for all of you. I can't imagine a more deserving family or little girl to get such a special trip.

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  10. That is incredible! I hope you guys all have a terrific vacation! My girls love Wizards of Waverly place! Take lots of pictures! :)

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