Isabel was invited to a sleepover after school on Friday. It was very exciting news! She was elated to pack her overnight bag and bring her sleeping bag to school the next morning.

Isabel was able to spend the night because she is no longer on chemotherapy and does not need to have a nightly drug administered via oral syringe each night. We exclaimed over that during dinner the night before and it made it sweeter for all of us. I am so, so relived her exam/blood counts went well and I was able to send her off in eager anticipation of a giggly girl sleepover.

Isabel had a fabulous time, her favorite parts being the night time flashlight tag and the karaoke dance party.



Gabriel gets to take care of his classroom stuffed animals, Owen and Mzee, for a week. His kindergarten class learned about the tortoise and hippo's friendship early in the school year and Gabriel had been waiting for his turn to take home the Owen and Mzee backpack (including books and a journal) ever since. We took them on our neighborhood walk and had a great time talking about their unique friendship and snapping photos of them enjoying our neighborhood.