A sweet 6 year old girl suffering from cancer had one
wish…to be mermaids with her 4 year old twin brother and sister on the beach.
Make-A –Wish teamed up with Thom Shouse of Mermaid Rentals and yesterday we
made her dreams come true!
 |
| Thom and "Dad" checking out the Studio! |
On a warm overcast August day a little girl and her family
arrived in Torrance, California. The children were in awe when they arrived at
Thom’s studio, their wide eyes sweeping over the giant dolphin hanging from the
rafters to the boxes of mermaid props and resting finally on the shelf where
all the mermaid tails are stored. Many
happy stories and smiles were shared and the children quickly took to Thom,
asking questions, sharing their stories and showing off their mermaid tops and
Ariel wigs.
The children drew ‘Thank You’ cards for Thom with mermaids and
sunshine, which brought a happy tear to our eyes and smile that would not
quit!
With happiness to fill our hearts
we loaded up, Thom and I had my truck loaded down with tails, prop rocks,
coolers, and canopies. The children safely buckled and the mermaid caravan was
off to the beach!
The children were greeted by a band of friendly pirates on
the grass, as we prepared and set up for the tail reveling on the sand. As, Mer-Gyver, I unloaded the truck, powdered
and prepped the tails, and made sure everyone and everything was in place and
ready to go! We all headed out to the water’s
edge where the children could wiggle their toes in the sand, collect shells and
stones, and begin their merfolk transformation!
Mermaid Ashley and Mermaid Jenny helped the little girls with their hair and jewelry before slipping into their tails. Our little man turned out to be somewhat shy, so with the help of a few pirates and Mermaid Me, we created a private area for him transform into the strong tough merman we all know him to be!
With the children clad in brand new tails and the waves slowly rolling on the wet sand, it truly was a scene from a child’s imagination. Pictures were taken and soon the grown up mermaids joined the little ones on the beach. Myself and the little merman taking a moment to gaze out into the water where splashed by a rogue wave, but not to worry! I quickly scooped him up onto my tail (lap) and all was right again. We rested for moment before he told me he wanted his legs back, with a little help from Dad, he was free to run the beach! The little mermaids and the grown up mermaids spent the rest of the afternoon sitting in the sand while the wave licked at our tails and sea weed gathered around our flukes. We pointed out the sail boats, scuba diver, and surfer; we talked about seashells and cheered when the big waves would come crashing in. At that moment the only thing in this world that mattered were my pod sisters, myself and these little girls. True magic is often found right in front you and I believe that we lived that magic yesterday.
As days tend to do, this one also had to come to an end.
We all slipped out of our sandy wet tails, Mermaid Ashley and Mermaid Jenny
took the girls for walk in the waves and I headed over to play with our little
boy. The water was too much for him and he decided that the dry sand of the
beach was the safest place to be. So we throw seaweed pods at the waves and
cheered when the water washed them away and if a wave got to close, he would
run a little back and come running forward to throw more seaweed as the water
gentle washed back down the sand. Lunch was a picnic on the grass at the beach park
with pirates and mermaids, balloon animals and gifts from the pirates!
 |
| Lady Pirate, we know why the rum's gone! |
After
hugs and thank you’s, I loaded the truck back up and Thom and I headed back to
the studio. It was a beautiful day full of love, laughter, and magic. I am so
thankful to have been a part of that moment and I hope we touched their hearts
and lives as much as they touched ours!
Love, Peace, & Mermaids,
Meridian
Leave a comment, stay connected and be sure to follow
Meridian Mer-Gyver at:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meridian.mergyver
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeridianMerGyve
 |
Such a sweet day and story. Reading this, you can just picture them. Can't wait to see the pics
ReplyDelete