Angel Heart Farm

Tonight we visited a great place called Angel Heart Farm. Tracy, the founder, is a cancer survivor, and now keeps her farm as a place where kids can come for a great time. She regularly invites patients from the Children's Hospital out for burgers, hot dogs, and ponies. Above these special nights, kids like Joshua are welcome out there all week long to ride. We had a great time and Joshua got a roping and riding lesson on Katarina the Horse (I would have preferred for him to ride Rocky the Horse, but whatever.)
After this week's appointment, Joshua had an emotional and tiring weekend of steroid and chemo recovery. We rejoice in the victory of being in remission, but remember that we have a long road still ahead of us. 23 more monthly appointments that include steroids, chemo, and a touch of anxiety about what the counts will look like this time. People like Tracy and places like Angel Heart Farm help us get through these long weekends. It was certainly good to be with other families that, like us, are enjoying life at this stage of treatment.

Veggies

We recently joined a farmers co-op (I think that is what it is called). Every week we pick up a half bushel of fresh vegetables and split it with our dear friends, The Platts. We are now planning all of our meals around squash, zucchini, onions, strawberries, cabbage-- you name it. Our family has always enjoyed eating vegetables, but buying them from local farmers never really worked out, until now. I have seen other families blogging about their experience and I thought I should give a glimpse of ours. We are eating stir-fry, grilling kabobs, sauteing squash, baking breads, and topping cakes and cereals with yummy fruits. Joshua isn't quite sure if he likes our new menus, but he loves to play in the big box.

Sweet Smiles

I have not had much time to post any big events, but I wanted everyone to get a chance to see how much Andi has grown and how beautiful her smile is.