The day has finally arrived and we are now in San Diego about to depart the hotel and head to Legoland.  The trip was a very easy one, aside from having to convince Cutler that staying at the hotel was the same thing as staying in San Diego and almost leaving a bag at the airport baggage claim.  The boys watched movies and played video games the entire trip while I was able to sneak in a mini nap here and there sandwiched in between them.  Melanie was fortunate enough to sit next to the whiskey guzzling hippie across the aisle.

When we arrived we were unexpectedly met by Jackie with Make-A-Wish at the baggage claim.  Melanie called Cutler over and told him that she was we wearing the same button and he confused it with show her your belly buttons (we include his hole from the g-tube as a second belly button) at which time he quickly lifted his shirt to show them off.  Out of the blue he then ran over and gave her a huge hug, which I believe made her trip to the airport worth it.  She then was nice enough to accompany us to the rental car shuttle where we fortunately discovered that we had left one of the suitcases unattended back at the carousel.  Luckily I got back to the carousel just as the bomb squad was cordoning off the area surrounding the unattended luggage baggage employee was about to take it away and I was on the next shuttle right behind the family.

After that it was a short trip to the hotel and quickly to bed for both boys.  One of the good things about changing two time zones was that the boys were tired enough to go straight to bed.  One of the bad things about changing two time zones is that they wake up at 5 am ready to charge into the day.  Speaking of, off we go to Legoland.

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On Saturday we took the boys to get their hair cut and while getting his cut, Mason was asked what he was doing for Thanksgiving. After telling the stylist that he was going to San Diego she asked if he had family there which gave him the opportunity to explain that we were being sent by Make A Wish because his brother was a leukemia survivor. I sat and listened as he explained that Make A Wish makes wishes come true for kids with cancer like his brother. It was definitely one off proudest moments listening to how mature he was with his explanation and how proud he was of his younger brother for being such a fighter. I often forget how Cutler’s battle impacted Mason and it is moments like this that remind me of how strong he was as well during the time.

The wonderful people at Make A Wish have granted a wish for Cutler to visit Legoland.  We were originally contacted and met with them in April where we spent a wonderful day at their facility and Cutler spent time with our awesome wish granters, Leslie and Lindsey.  Two Saturdays ago we went back to the office where a new group of granters going through training were kind enough to help Leslie and Lindsey greet Cutler with signs showing him that his wish was granted.  He was showered with love, affection, gifts and his favorite lunch of chik-fil-a chicken nuggets.  One of the gifts they included was a chik-fil-a cow almost as tall as Cutler and this quickly took his attention away from everything else.  Everyday Cutler asks us what day it is in anticipation of Friday so he can be prepared for show and tell.  That has since been replaced with him asking me what day it is and then followed with is it time to fly to San Diego.  We received the full itinerary today, along with some more presents for Cutler (he’s not spoiled at all) and the excitement is building.  We will be going to Legoland, the famous San Diego Zoo, Sea World, the Children’s Museum and searching for a good Thanksgiving meal.  🙂  I will try to document each day at the end of the day so it doesn’t wait a year for me to get it all posted once we return to the normal rat race.  Below are a couple pictures of our visit two Saturdays ago.  Only six days to go and we are very excited!

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