A Brief Update...

...with more to follow after a bit of a rest.

Yesterday we decided we had had enough at the park. We called the local Make-A-Wish office and asked them if we could come see them and thank them personally. Today we met Beth and Kate at Danato's (sp?) pizza for lunch. It was AWESOME to personally get to thank the people that have done so much to make this possible. The are lovely and very kind ladies. Rebekah spent a lot of time playing with them as well as trying to just be little miss mischievous the whole time. Our only regret is that we totally forgot to get pictures with them until we were back in the car and heading out.

Late last night and continuing into this morning it was becoming more and more clear that we had to go back to the park one last time to see Dora. Rebekah and Sarah both kept asking for more, more and more Dora. So after we left lunch we headed straight there. We did one ride (the Swiper's Sweeper that they love so much) and then straight over to the theatre for the 2:00 showing. We were a bit early and got really good seats. Rebekah was again recognized by much of the staff. We had prepared Rebekah again for Dora being too busy to come talk with her but we were told that some of the staff wanted us to stay after the show so they could come talk with us.

As we got there, Jessie (who posted some comments in the last thread) came out to see us. She and Rebekah had just a few minutes with each other but became good friends. They talked, danced and Rebekah even sat on her lap. As Jessie said in her comment, she is a really close friend of Dora's, REALLY close...


After the showing we again waited around and out came Dora and Boots and they wanted to spend some time with Rebekah. This time all we shot was video (and I don't remember right off how to put that up here but will eventually look into it) but you can imagine the scene with hugs, kisses, dancing and a general good time being had by all. Rebekah and Dora are now good friends to and Rebekah (and Sarah) are calling her "My friend Dora." Rebekah gave Dora a Make-A-Wish Pin, a Make-A-Wish Bracelet, and one of Rebekah's Reach The Day Bracelets for Dora to remember Rebekah with. Hopefully Dora will let her friend Jessie wear them all the time. We know that Rebekah and Sarah will definitely remember it. Again, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF AT DORA'S SING-A-LONG THEATRE - YOU ALL TRULY DID GIVE THIS LITTLE GIRL THE BEST GIFT OF HER LIFE!!! Thank you. Thank you.