Elijah's 36th Brthday Week!!
Hi everyone! Whew, what a week it has been! Elijah's birthday was on August 2 and I was determined to make it special for him. His birthday has never been a big deal to him because it falls in August, right in the middle of what was training camp for him for many years of his life. So we kicked off his week with a surprise serenade from the team that he coaches. His little Wildcats sang Happy Birthday to him and shot him with string after practice on Tuesday.
Hi everyone! Whew, what a week it has been! Elijah's birthday was on August 2 and I was determined to make it special for him. His birthday has never been a big deal to him because it falls in August, right in the middle of what was training camp for him for many years of his life. So we kicked off his week with a surprise serenade from the team that he coaches. His little Wildcats sang Happy Birthday to him and shot him with string after practice on Tuesday.
On Wednesday me and the boys treated him to dinner at one of his favorite restaurants, Jinbeh, before taking him to the Universoul Circus. We went with our friends, Jake and Vinita, and had a great time!!! But party week was still not over. Elijah did not know that I had put together a surprise birthday party at our local bowling alley. All the plans were set and everything was going smoothly until he started taking his time to get out of the house, minutes before the party was set to start. I needed him to leave so that I could get dressed and dash over to the bowling alley, but he was dragging his feet. It didn't help that minutes before we were scheduled to leave, a teenager was speeding through the neighborhood and crashed right behind our house.
So I had to call 911 and make sure the kid was okay in the process of trying to get to the party on time. It was HECTIC, but everything finally fell into place. Alot of friends and family met him at the bowling alley for a night of fun. After figuring out how to balance under the weight of the ball (his feet are still numb from the chemo) he bowled a 180. We were all quite proud of him. We wrapped up the night around 11pm because the next morning he had football practice. The weekend festivities ended Saturday, when we joined some new and old friends for dinner at The Mansion on Turtle Creek. The pic of him in his blue suit was taken just before we left. God is good, I just wanted to show you by sharing these pics. Thank you so much for your prayers.
Kimberly
