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: