Watchin'

Litte V and big V just watchin the fishes at clinic today.

Dinner

Dinner consisted of yogurt, noodles and ... butter! Three helpings of the latter actually. In the little packets. Here's Raina getting after it.

Lunch

Raina eating a pepperoni Stromboli on the way back to Philly.

Taking a Break

Raina relaxing on the grounds of the Capitol under a tree, trying to beat the heat.

Spectating

Raina taking in the annual Rolling Thunder rally on the mall this afternoon!

Snack, Take Two

15 minutes into the walk. Same Twizzler.

Snacks

Raina working on a Twizzler before heading out for a walk.

Playtime

Raina enjoying her firetruck at home today.

Next, a walk into town!

DC Bound

Looking forward to spending the long weekend at home! Raina's treatments went well this week. Six down, twenty-four to go.

Heatwave

Philly skipped Spring and went right to Summer ... Hot!!! Raina and Mom in front of the Drexel Dragon on the way back from treatment number four.

Broken!

Surprised to learn his morning that something in the proton beam discombobulator was malfunctioning. Raina geared up to help fix, but apparently the repair jobs are only for the union. Anyway, they couldn't get it fixed so they decided to just send us home.

Window Shopping

Raina checking out the goods in the Starbucks refrigerator. One of her favorite pastimes...

Home Sweet Temporary Home

We are now officially settled in the rental house in Philly. The car is unpacked and Raina has her own play area to rumble around in/on. This makes Mom and Dad very happy!

Raina wanted to let people know that she is available for chatting via FaceTime or Skype if any of her friends have such technology available. Email Mom or Dad if you need relevant contact info.

Continued Improvement

Here's Raina checking out of clinic today. Another uneventful visit!

Adventures

Raina has been enjoying her time exploring Philly after treatments. She was even up for a trip to see Nicholas and Jess in Hoboken on Saturday. Here she is in Times Square getting scared half to death by Minnie Mouse.

Post-radiation

One treatment down, 29 or so to go.

Raina's appetite is back with a vengeance after radiation today. So far she's had water, apple/blueberry smoothie and BBQ chips. We are working on Chai and a scone right now.

Pre-radiation

R and Dad pre-radiation. Everything is going according to plan so far.

On The Road

On the way to Philly...exactly two miles from home. : )

Drinkin'

Raina's appetite is slowly coming back. We are having trouble getting her to drink anything but chai tea though. Really! Pedialyte, milk, juice, water, nutrition shakes, they all get rejected. I suppose there are worse problems to have given the circumstances!

Out for a Walk

Out for a no kidding walk today!

Raina is still not feeling well but she smiled today for the first time in a week. Progress!

On the Comeback Trail

Raina is finally starting to feel better after a week long stay in the hospital. Here she is this afternoon inspecting mom's cinnamon scone after having a few bites.

Dad's Sign

Raina has a cold this week and is not permitted to leave her hospital room (to prevent her from getting other kiddies sick). The staff added signs outside her door, so did her dad.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Tough raising those little hellions, eh!

Here's little V and Mom getting some quality time in the hospital yesterday. Penny snoozing in the background...

Under the Weather

Raina isn't feeling well this week. We're hoping for a swift recovery!

Dad, Penny and Raina after a procedure yesterday.

Socializing

Raina making new friends at CHoP.

Philly!

Raina playing with all the fantastic toys at Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia while we wait to meet the team.

Race

Raina and Penny snoozing through the Race For Hope.

Racing For Raina

Warming up for the race!