Hope that you have a great time.
I hear you about kids born in February. Or, in our case, January. Last year, DS 9th birthday party got snowed out. This year, we waited until last night to have a party at our local YMCA (multipurpose room, pool usage, very inexpensive). So, we're throwing down some pizza, cake and other goodies in the multipurpose room and at 7:00, we line the boys up to let them hit the pool. I'm getting ready to go out the door to the pool when I look and a Y employee is motioning for me to come into the foyer. When I go out there, he then informs me that someone had just puked in the pool, and that the procedure for cleanup is 12 hours closed and some major chemical treatment. They were very apologetic and offered us basically whatever we wanted. Luckily, DS had received a couple of soccer balls for his birthday, so the boys just stayed in the MP room and just played their brains out for an hour and no one was the worse for wear. To top it off, we're getting a full refund, so all in all, things worked out about as good as they could under the circumstances. Hope that your trip to the Statue of Liberty works out better
It is tough. It's hard to watch from a distance too. Even harder when your wife really wants to head out there NOW - but can't. Next week we'll know more after his first chemo treatment - and then she'll work it out with her siblings as to when she should go out there. Sigh.
