3-11-11 EXTRAORDINARY Movie Party with Friends and Wolves Game

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I mentioned in my last post that Ally was having a be-lated, MOVIE Birthday Party with friends from pre-school and our neighborhood friends. Her FIFTH birthday was February 2nd, but I wasn’t going to do anything till the spring/summer, since I postponed her fundraiser party. A week ago I decided that we should do something NOW, as Ally really deserves a party in celebration of this HUGE milestone!

The MOVIE party was held at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, IL and we saw “Gnomeo and Juliet.” About 30 kiddos were able to join us and many parents stayed too. I never imagined such a HUGE turnout, but was pleasantly surprised. The owner and workers at the Pickwick were amazing and I highly recommend it to others. We got a special price for the movie, a popcorn and pop. We arrived 30 minutes early and stayed a little after in the theatre to take pics and sing Happy Birthday. I cannot explain in words how EXTRAORDINARY it was for Ally to have a party with sooooooo many friends who care about her. She was sooooooo happy too and loved her presents and being with friends! I chose a movie party since Ally loves movies and can enjoy them the same as typical kids. It was also easy to keep the kids occupied and entertained. My emotions have been all over the last month with the happiness of Ally turning FIVE, but also a little sadness of what she is unable to do physically at 5 and how her life is different from other 5 year olds. There is also some fear of how many more birthdays she will get to celebrate. I try to be as positive as possible while dealing with SMA, but I have to admit I have some down times once in awhile. HOWEVER, the joy and pride of all of Ally’s accomplishments outweigh all the mixed emotions. Ally is 5 and she is a VERY special girl who is LOVED by MANY!!!! She is my angel on earth teaching others about the true meaning of life, love, friendship, faith, and so much more. I must also say, the kid friends she has are MIGHTY special too — they are soooo accepting and caring towards Ally and I’m sure will be amazing grown-ups one day.  A special thanks to their parents and also their teachers.

Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I do.  Here’s a link to the online album (with the pics of the slidehow above)…

2011-03-11 Ally MOVIE Party

Also wanted to share the album of our family outing to the Wolves Game. We got FREE tickets from the shopping mall and called ahead so the kids could meet Skates, the mascot. Be sure to see the very special message they displayed.  We paid $9.95 for the younger kiddos to join Skates Kid Club and they got some really neat t-shirts, banners, autographed pictures…  They will probably attend a special Wolves Party on Monday for kids in this club too.

2011-03-10 Wolves Game

Hope you enjoyed all the pics!

Tina, Ally and Krajewski Family