Jacob's birthday

After our big scare at the hospital, we thought we wanted to do something really great for Jacob for his birthday.  He was feeling really down and knew that his birthday would be so horrible this year.  So I wanted to make him have the BEST birthday, yet!  So I decided that I would set up a PO box and see if I could get a few people to send him some cards.  I got the smallest PO box they have and thought I would just pick it up the day before his bday.  I posted it on his facebook page and it blew up from there!!  People were sharing his facebook page left and right.  I was so shocked!  I didnt think it would take off like it did.

A friend of Toms gave us dbacks tickets from his work.  They donated them to us and it was amazing.  And then Tom works with a guy who knows 2 of the dback players.  So he talked to one of them and told him we were coming to the game.  And what they did was amazing.  They got a jersey for Jacob that had the name Priestley on the back!  And he also gave him a signed ball.  And then took him and Tyler to the clubhouse where they got to meet a few players.  And the best day of Tylers life came, when he got to meet his idol, Aaron Hill!!  So the game starts and we are all flying high!  It has been a great game and then someone comes and sits behind us and says to tom "are you tom?"  He says yeah, and the guy says "Is this your son?" And Tom says "yep, thats Jake!" And then the guy talks to Jake a little bit about his jersey and then says "here I got this hat for you to match your jersey" and gives Jake a hat!!  It was so awesome.  Then the next inning they put us on the jumbotron and says we would like to welcome Jacob Priestley and family to the game!  It was awesome.  We had such a great time and Jacob was so happy and smiling the whole game.

The next day Tom sends a message to all of the news channels about a letter he wrote to the dbacks saying thank you.  Someone from Channel 10 emailed him back and said they wanted to do a follow up story on him and Jake.  So they came over later that day and did a news story on him.  It aired the next morning and it was great.  Here is the link to that.  http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/26372078/2014/08/26/d-backs-create-special-day-for-boy-battling-life-threatening-disease

There is still tons more to come when his birthday actually gets here tomorrow.  I cant wait!!  It has been such a great week so far and I love seeing him so happy.