We have made it home from Claire's first VACATION! It was also a family first and truly amazing.
A very special "Disney Angel" who follows Claire's blog and Facebook page reached out to us and arranged a special date with Minnie Mouse for the girls, gave us lots of tips about the parks, and even got us all souveniers. Claire qualified to have her stroller marked as a wheel chair AND they gave us a special pass so that she didn't have to be near crowds/germs. The way that it worked was, if we got to a ride and the line was 10 minutes long, we would still wait the 10 minutes but could wait without standing in the line - when we came back 10 minutes later, we would skip the line and hop right on. We used lots of hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes but really, the parks were EMPTY which really helped keep the anxiety low, it was an amazing trip!
A very special "Disney Angel" who follows Claire's blog and Facebook page reached out to us and arranged a special date with Minnie Mouse for the girls, gave us lots of tips about the parks, and even got us all souveniers. Claire qualified to have her stroller marked as a wheel chair AND they gave us a special pass so that she didn't have to be near crowds/germs. The way that it worked was, if we got to a ride and the line was 10 minutes long, we would still wait the 10 minutes but could wait without standing in the line - when we came back 10 minutes later, we would skip the line and hop right on. We used lots of hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes but really, the parks were EMPTY which really helped keep the anxiety low, it was an amazing trip!
Claire watched her first Superbowl sitting outside on a restaurant patio and she even got to touch a dolphin. We truly were spoiled in so many ways!
Here are some pictures of her trip to Disneyland, Sea World, the beach, and the San Diego Zoo:
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| Waiting to board! |
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| Kisses from Minnie Mouse |
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| Our "Disney Angel," Tracy |
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| Chip loved Claire too, he went out of his way to say "hello" several times! Behind Claire is Bart (I think that was his name)... he also has Ds and was so great with the kids. I love that anywhere we go, we automatically have such a large "extended family" in the Down syndrome community. Truly amazing people. |
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| Sleepy Angel |
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| Claire's first Minnie, she tried hard to sit up so that she could get to her! |
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| Yes, that's a real dolphin! She [Kallie] came to say "hello" to Claire <3. |
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| Claire LOVES this book. |
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| Sunglasses! |
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| Tired on the plan ride home, it was a busy and FUN vacation. |
We finally climbed into bed at 1:30 this morning (and Claire still woke up two more times after that) but we hit the ground running with a very full day. Claire has eight appointments this week [at least one every day except Sunday] to make up for the week we missed and to, hopefully, make some decisions and progress in regard to her eating/swallowing and breathing. We will update again after we get through them all.
As always, thank you for praying, supporting, and encouraging. We appreciate our "village" so, so very much!
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