Please Don't tell the Folks at Make a Wish

In March of 2008, our family was blessed with the experience of going to Disney World through the Make a Wish Foundation. What an amazingly fun experience we had!

Lately, Carter has been making comments such as "I wish I was sick again so I could go fight Zurg at Disney" and "if I get real sick again can we please go back to Disney?". How does a mother respond to such statements?

Today, we saw an ambulance, and Carter said, "somebody is real sick, right?". I said, "yeah, buddy, we should pray". And Carter says "maybe they get to go to Disney now!".

All five-year-old goofiness aside, I am blown away by the progress Carter has made in the past year. He is handling kindergarten like a champ (with the help of an incredible one on one aide). He can ride his tricycle for two blocks. And this past year has been his healthiest ever.

No buddy, I wouldn't trade what we have now for 100 trips to Disney!

Our Make A Wish Disney Trip

Over a year ago Carter was chosen by the Make A Wish Foundation after being nominated by his cardiologists. While it is never good news to qualify for Make A Wish, we were thrilled at the prospect of being able to take our children on the trip of a lifetime!

We spent a week being completely spoiled by the volunteers at the Give Kids the World resort and being treated like royalty at the Magic Kingdom. We were able to go to the front of the line of all the rides which was amazing.

Carter's wish was to meet Buzz Lightyear. Buzz did not disappoint!

Thanks, Make A Wish, for an unforgettable trip!