and again...More party

Aunty Donelle and Jas

The Dora Explorer Cake

Boots the Cake

Lets Eat!!!

More 3rd Party pics

Waiting for the candles so they can be blown out..

Cuddles with Uncle Nigel

Our friend Nicole

Mum and Imogen posing

Imogen's 3 year old PARTY!!!

The party room...wooohoooo

jas and me trying to save the bouncey castle
after the rain decides to finally fall

Aunty Bibby...hard at work..yeah right

Opening the many pressies

Immie was finally able to celebrate her Birthday on the
29th of April ( a week delayed). This ended up being better
as Immie was in a much better mood, we were a little concerned
how she would be with all the kids and adults around, but she put in a
good effort for about the first hour and a half. Then she ended up asleep
in Uncle Nigel's arms..very cute.
All in all, she had a blast and got incredible spoilt
THANKYOU EVERYONE!!!
for helping make our beautiful girls party a success!!
Love to you all
The Holmes Gang

More cute pics

love this picture she looks like a little pixie
and she is titting on the pediasure that keeps her going

Immie looks so little here

Cleaning out the car for pocket money...mmm

My cheeky's

Hi all
Here Immie is home it is wonderful, We all have a blast when she is
here with us. Imogen is the one who makes us strong and continue going on.
Love you Immie
xxx
The Holmes Gang

Start of April

All I want was Lollipops...Yummy
Then I decided "NO" so daddy ate it
Making Bubbles happen
Immie looking very sick : (

Hi all

Its funny how chemo makes your taste change, all a sudden everything you once enjoyed now taste weird...that was how Immie was, all she wanted all day was lollipops so at the end of the day Daddy bought her every flavour lollipop, but when she tasted them..YUCK!! this comes from a girl who loved lollies and sugar...weird

Love The Holmes Gang

More Easter

Argh...we are about to be shot with
a snot machine from Kody

Hanging with Family

Immie being a stare bear

Easter again...

Immie unwrapping her Easter pressie

It's a hippo with her new book called
"There hippo on the hospital roof"

Kody got given this gooey snot stuff - lovely
from Granma and Granpa

More Easter

Immie showing Granny her Easter eggs

close inspection

Immie unwrapped all her eggs and then
just put them back in the box!!

Jason's White Choc Bunny

Blowing Bubbles

Granpa and Immie blowing bubbles

Immie pulling funny faces

Yeap..I am cute!!!

Immie has bubbles just about on her nose

Immie has heaps of Fun with Granpa when he comes to visit,
they love mucking around together xx

Easter Weekend 7th & 8th April

A message from the Easter Bunny

Imogen was given this very cute chicken that fitted into
this little pocket from Kody

Kods colouring in his easter cookie

Granma & Imogen hiding in the cupboard

Hi all
Easter time...brings up the thoughts of chocolate eggs and
Easter Bunny when your a kid. Though when you are
all grown up it brings the thoughts of being with
your family and how lucky we are to have each other.
We were so glad to be all home and be together for
Easter and grateful to the hospital for arranging
tests around Easter time,
Heres to a million more happy Easters,
Love The Holmes Gang

The email sent this week... 7th of April 2007

Hi all
We are home again...well actually we have been home since last Tuesday and it is BLOODY FANTASTIC!!!. We came home after the stem cell harvest, which involves a very special looking machine..which is named Sponge Bob Square Pants. It separates the blood into different sections, but the main part we need is the baby stem cells,
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/factsheets/families/F040092/page2.html#harvest
This link explains it all. Now they at are Royal Perth in the freezer to be used (maybe) after the big chemo and radiation Immie needs after her operation.
We had to go back to hospital on Thursday for the ultrasound check and a kidney test to get a baseline for our gr8 the kidneys are. Good results from the ultrasound revealed that the tumor which was 10cm by 5cm by 6cm is now 7.35cm by 4.3 cm by 5.3cm - hurray!!. Three more lots of chemo starting next Tuesday should knock the sods socks off!!. The first kidney test results were good as well. This test took 4 hours with blood collection every hour and then twice in the last hour... so now we have them in deep freezer for the stem cell rescue after the chemo if we need them
We had a bit of a scare the morning when Immie chucked up and her nasal gastric tube came a lot out of her nose, then suddenly she sucked it back in - what a trooper!!. We were once again saved but going back to PMH.
Guess what I have updated the blog..hurray I am up to week 2 and I am going to finish the original " how we got into this" email tomorrow. It is so gr8 to be home...I love my house...my bed...my pillow...my washing...my cleaning ok now I have gone to far!!!.
http://theholmesgang.blogspot.com/
Everyone else here is good, school hols have started and Kody’s is going on a few camps with Camp quality for sibling with sisters or brothers with cancer. It will do him good!!. We are getting a new second hand car on Tuesday a Daewoo Nurbia - woohoo!!!, the poor colt is going to a far way place ( not sure yet were?? Any takers??). Mum is back here being supa mum and looking after us all (thanks mum!!). We are having Easter at home...with mum, dad and bibby (livvy) has come to stay!!.
Hope you all have a beautiful Easter Sunday and are all happy and healthy
Keep smiling and sending us positive thoughts!! Thank you all so much!!
Love to all Fiona and the Holmes gang xxx

Having fun with Aunty Bibby

Getting ready to cook

MMMM...easter eggs

Is there more..Aunty Bibby

At the hospital after Easter

We love Aunty Bibby (Olivia), we only get to see her

sometimes because she lives in Kalgoorlie
but Imogen and Kody always have fun with her
when she is here. We are soo lucky to have
a great Aunty and Sister.
Love you Bibby xx
P.S Was great to see and have you here this week xx