Oh, Yes We DID!

Remember grade school? Remember being so bored during history class that you just "had " to go to the bathroom? Remember being told you would have to wait until "Susan" came back with the hall pass? Guess what we were granted today? Thats right! We were given a "hall pass" to go off the hospital grounds and take our baby gherkin to play at the park. Can you believe it?

We have been so blessed here at Schumpert. Every day they go out of their way to make us feel welcome, comfortable, and like we are still a family. We shared our disappointment about not being able to take Ash home so we could enjoy the beautiful weather by taking her to the park and our nurse said, "Why don't we ask for a pass?" A what? "You mean they actually have those and give them out?" "Sure", she said. " I don't see why they wouldn't let you take her for a while."

Four hours! Thats what we were blessed with. Four hours to play. Four hours to feel normal again. Four hours to take Ash in our car and go wherever we would like. Four hours that we packed full of fun. We spent the first two at the park playing. The next two we took her for a walk over at the boardwalk. It was so fun. There was music. Fountains. The Easter Bunny. Sunshine. Everything to make a two year old who has been cooped up in a hospital room for the past 46 days feel like she was normal again. I can't express to you the way it felt to just be her mom and dad again. Such freedom. Such a gift. Such a blessing.

We were so blessed we just wanted to share our day with you and let you see that our Ashley Kate has come back again. Dave and I talked about how amazing she is and how amazed we are that she pulled out of this once again. Our God is so good and we are more than blessed to have been given the past 46 days with our sweet girl. So we hope these pictures make you smile. The time away sure did put smiles on our faces.