Last night we went to a Halloween party at New Berlin Therapies. We love New Berlin Therapies! We go to their Elkhorn office which is small and really personal. Everyone knows Jillian and the families get to know each other too. I love Jillian's therapists and they care about her so much. Right now we are struggling to get insurance to pay for PT again because she still does not have a diagnosis and her PT is working hard to make sure she can still get the PT she needs.
When Jilli found out they were having a Halloween party she was really excited!
Yesterday that is all she talked about all day. She kept wanting to leave to go to the party. We stopped at Target on the way there to pick up a new humidifier since the base on her's broke and leaked water all over. She was not happy to be a Target (normally someplace she loves to be) because she wanted to go to the party. We met Dan and Brent at Quacker Steak for dinner. Jilli kept telling us that she needed to leave dinner and go to the party.
The party started at 6pm at the New Berlin location. We had never been to that location before. It is their main clinic so it is a lot bigger then the Elkhorn clinic. It was all decorated for Halloween. Jillian was in aw of the big gym. She found her therapists and got all excited! They went into the second gym where there was a dance party. It was a little loud in there so it did not take long before she wanted to head to the other gym. When we got home we asked her about the music and she told us it made her ears sick, I guess she is not a fan of loud Miley Cyrus!
She then headed back to the big gym where they have a trampoline, swings, slides, ball pit and tunnels. She could not decide what she wanted to do next. She ended up grabbing her PT's hand dragging her through the tunnels and to the ball pit.
After a little bit you could hear Jillian breathe so we took her out into the hallway and she found this fun wall with things to do. She enjoyed playing with it with other kiddos. There was another little girl who Jilli enjoyed playing with. She was so tall compared to Jilli, the mom asked how old Jilli was and it turns out this little one is 6mo younger then Jilli. I know by the numbers that Jilli is short but it does not hit you until she is standing next to someone younger then her who is a lot taller. We were all laughing.
Then Jilli headed back into the big gym for a little bit and played with her therapists. Then it was time to head home.
Jilli had so much fun last night! It was great to have a Halloween event that did not involve trick or treating or candy. They did have pizza but it was in a side room and not allowed in the gyms; Jilli never knew it was there. Parents were all understanding that all of our kids had special needs and where not annoyed when kids struggled to ask for something, or when they were doing things to meet their sensory needs. It was a safe place for all of our kids to just be them. All of our kids are a little bit different. It was a great family night and we loved it. Thank you New Berlin Therapies for a great family night!
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