for Liam, Zander, Alex, Carter, and Ezri along with Jessica and Elessia as they headed down to Mesa, AZ, to attend the funeral for Elessia's mom. Carter's doctor gave them the clearance to drive down and I think that they were glad that they made the effort to get five small kids down there even if it was just for a few days. These are important family times and it was good to be there all together with the extended family.
So the kids didn't get a traditional Easter (but there will be a dinner and Easter egg hunt at our house tomorrow with Scarlett and James who are in town) but they did get time to go to the Phoenix Zoo which they all loved. They had to buy some summer clothes since the weather in Utah was around 50 degrees and in Mesa it was in the 80s and I think one day int he 90s.
Here is Zander feeding the giraffe, but Liam told me that he loved doing that as well and that its tongue was "very very long."
The only downside of the trip--other than five little kids in a car--was that Carter had been very car sick during the trip down so they decided with her doctor that they should fly her back. So Jessica flew back with Carter and Ezri and Elessia drove back with the other three kids. Carter got scared early in the plane ride and cried, so a neighboring passenger offered to take Ezri and held her for the rest of the flight for Jessica so she could hold and comfort Carter. I was so grateful that someone reached out and offered help to Jessica in that plane. Afterwards, she and Jessica talked a bit and the lady told Jessica that she had come to Scottsdale for brain surgery herself and was flying home for the first time after being there a number of weeks--so she had empathy for Carter's recent surgery. What are the odds?
Everyone is now home and doing well. Carter seems almost back to her typical self but we are excited to watch her grow in the coming months.
Whew---I think I am caught up with the blog!!!
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