Pediatric Heart Picnic 2012

I had such a great time at the Inova Fairfax and CVCA Heart Picnic this weekend. AP and I drove to Clemyjontri park and got to hang out with some of my heart friends from last year. We have all had heart surgery at CVCA and we get together every year to have a picnic with kids who have also had heart surgery. Kids are my favoritist things.....

My buddy Buoy was there

Buoy -I missed you

Hello

and his friend Jetty

and the two Collies Sugar and Annie

Sugar and Annie

This year we have a new friend join us and he was taller than me. His name is Gunner and he is a Great Dane and is still a puppy.

I got lots of love from all the people that were there.

I will stand here in these wheels all day as long as you pet me



Let me tell you a secret

We had to pose for pictures



Buoy and Jetty

Tonka and Buoy

and of course I got to hangout with awesome kids

Liam had to check out my spidey tape on my boots

I love you guys!

 

I love to be petted - specially around my ears

Happiness!

The kids are always so much fun








Buoy was all about the cookies

Did someone say COOKIE

Hey whats in the Bag?

Seriously - whats in the bag?

I met a new little friend Zack who was just there to visit

Dude U R Huge

R U A Bear?

I always have a great time at the picnic - thanks to CVCA and Inova Fairax Hospital for inviting me.

for more pics check out the CVCA FaceBook site https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151169486758001.461289.315341248000&type=1&l=c19f798abe

PICNIC

On Sunday AP and I got to go to a really cool park and meet some new friends and some of our old ones. The new friends were dogs and kids that all have had heart surgery like me. It was a great day and I got to forget about my medical problems for awhile. It was put on by the great people at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children and the Chesapeake Veterinary Cardiology Associates. 

I met a Collie named Annie

A Newfie named Bouy

Bouy and Annie are also therapy dogs.

I got lots of love from everyone.

The kids were all great and some of my Doctors were there. Dr. Rosenthal was there along with Cari who took really good care of me and AP got to meet Dr. Schmitt who was also in on my surgery

A really cool kid liked my bionic eye.



 It was a really fun time and I loved all the head pats, ear scratches and belly rubs from all the great kids.

Thanks to CVCA for inviting me and to Bouy's mom for the chicken.

p.s. AP borrowed 2 of these pictures from the CVAC Facebook site - we hope that is OK

Tonka Loves a Good Picnic

I got an invitation to a picnic coming up in October. The great people at Chesapeake Veterinary Cardiology Associates sponsor a picnic with the Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children every year. It's the pediatric heart surgery CELEBRATION. There will be my favoritist things in the whole world there "KIDS". They will have had heart surgery just like me and we get to hang out and have a picnic. AP says there will even be hot dogs - whats better than KIDS and HOT DOGS. I can't wait.