East Coast Extravaganza

Thank goodness I have my Hannah back.  

I was the first parent at the camp.  No joke.  I barely slept the night before .. I was DYING to go get my girl!!

Hannah had a great week at camp but was very very homesick. 

Here she is with some of her fellow campers & counselors.  

Less than 12 hours after picking up Hannah we high tailed it to the East Coast in my van with cousin Blair.  

We got to Philly - caught up on sleep & made our way to NIH in Bethesda, Maryland for Hannah to have her routine follow up bone marrow biopsy.  Hannah is such a champ & the whole thing doesn't worry her a bit.  

Biopsy went great.  

Her blood counts continue to do awesome & her doctors are so pleased with her tremendous progress.  

Even though we were only at NIH for a few hours, of course, I took pictures.    

Numbing cream for her arm before trying to get a line started.

 Dressed for biopsy.

 Thank you, Lord, that Nurse Debbie got the line started on the first try!!! 

 Grandma joined us for the fun!

 This is Janet -- she has done every one of Hannah's biopsies at the NIH.  

She is so sweet!

 After the biopsy on the way back to the Day Hospital Hannah waved to everyone in the OR & in the hallway.  

Dreaming of being in pageant one day!

Our Hero's: Dr. Neil Young & Dr. Phillip Scheinberg.  

Hannah's doctors that we love & thank God for!! 

 Nurse Debbie ... so thankful for her kindness & for her being able to have Hannah as her patient on this day!  

We love you, Debbie

After NIH we spent a few days Down the Shore in Ocean City, NJ with my wonderful family.  

So great to be back at the beach .... something we don't get a lot of in Kentucky.  

Obviously.  

Nothing better than Summer.  

We are so enjoying this time ... being off schedule & not having to set an alarm clock.

Making memories & treasuring our days.

Life is good!