Lily Love: Birthday Tea Party

On January 5th, 2011, Lily was admitted to the Phoenix Children's Hospital because she was experiencing pain in her legs and back. A week later and after what felt like a million tests, scans and biopsies, we had a diagnosis: she has a soft tissue tumor called Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. A PET scan revealed a small tumor in her foot that was not apparent from the outside; it was not until the cancer had already spread to her bone marrow that she experienced any symptoms. This came as a total shock to everyone as Lily has always been healthy, active and full of energy. We love our darling girl and her sweet, happy, loving spirit. This website is for friends and family to stay connected during this difficult time.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Birthday Tea Party

Lily had a fun birthday weekend. She spent a Saturday at Amazing Jakes with some of her best friends, riding rides, playing games and eating pizza. She had a lot of fun, even though I think that place should be called Crazy Jakes rather than Amazing Jakes! Wow. It was wild.

The following Sunday was much more calm and peaceful. We had a lovely birthday tea party in our backyard. It was a beautiful day- clear and sunny with a nice cool breeze. We all wore our party hats, of course.

12 years old!

This was more my kind of party! Colorful flowers, fun hats, parasols, lemon tarts, fancy frocks, Edith Piaf playing in the background and organic herbal tea in teeny tiny tea cups. These are a few of our favorite things....