The countdown

Hey folks,
Well, we're less than 2 weeks from takeoff for our adventure. Excitement and some nerves are brewing (mainly about the flight and how Ethan will handle the trip) but I'm sure all will be fine. I have to note that we are approx $550 away from our overall goal of $20,000. That is amazing!
I know i've said it before but THANK-You to everyone for your generosity.

Next weekend my friend, Machu, is coming from California to begin shooting a documentary on our journey. What an amazing opportunity to share the news of this treatment with others. We are very excited!!

Ethan is getting excited about our trip and is ready to tear into all the packages that his aunt/uncle gave him (especially the Buzz Lightyear). As the promise went though, he can't open anything until he's ON the airplane. :-)

To Infinity and Beyond...

Today we took Ethan to Toy Story 3...it was so much fun to see his face light up as he watched his first movie on the BIG screen. He thorougly enjoyed the movie but on a time or two voiced his disapproval when his brother leaned over and snatched some of his popcorn..."Hey...that's MY popcorn"!
The rest of the time...he sat on my lap, mouth gaping wide open. Afterwards his review was "Super movie mom!"...I can only imagine the review he'll give daycare on Monday...Oh and he's promised not to throw any toys against the wall from this point on.

Once we left the theatre we took everyone onward to the zoo. Granted our zoo is somewhat small (okay its tiny) but there are still some animals. Again, happy as a clam and while upset that we wouldn't stop to play on the playground equipment, he still left somewhat content.

All in all...it was a good day. Everyone is tired but seemingly happy.

Amazing

Thanks to some more generous donations we are now at 94%! Thank you!!

We're at 88%!

Well, its almost 3 weeks and we'll be on our way... we have raised 88% of our goal and the donations are still coming in. Thank you to all who have donated but I'd like to give a special Thank-you to the Team Members at the State Bank of Fargo! You are AMAZING!
I have learned so much through this ordeal as I've learned to eat some humble pie and depend on others for help. It has been an amazing (but hard) lesson and one that I've honestly taken to heart.

4 weeks and Counting!

Just 4 weeks from Friday and we'll be on our way to Dusseldorf. We've already connected with one family that will also be there the same time we will. They are from England & have a 10 yr old son who will be going through the treatment as well. Each story is unique in itself and I'm truly drawing encouragement off of each one of them.
Yesterday was a milestone for us as we ordered Ethan his first chair. He was rather upset about it but he did okay. He made it very clear to everyone in the room though that he didn't need one and that he could walk just fine. Needless to say, he did seem somewhat interested & excited when he found out he could "drive" it and even asked if he could run over his twin sister's toes. Those boys...they are never dull. :-)

We're almost at 50%!

Just wanted to give a big "SHOUT OUT" to everyone who have donated in one way or another... We are at 47% and going forward.

If you know of anyone who can help, please feel free to send this site on.