Peter is 2!!!

December 15, 2008

December 15, 2009

December 15, 2010

And just like last year on his birthday, poor Peter is sick! I suppose this will happen often on or near his birthday, given the time of year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET BOY!!!

We love you so much. We had no idea how much you would change our lives when you were born, but it is all worth it. We can't believe you're 2!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is my absolute favority holiday! I love fall and Thanksgiving has always felt like the culmination of the season - although now it seems like it's turned more into a pre-Christmas. I also love it because it's like the calm before the whirlwind of Christmas. I love the Christmas season too and Thanksgiving just sort of kicks it off. I love the food of Thanksgiving, the weather, time with family..... all of it.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Another Heartbeat

There is nothing quite like that moment in early pregnancy when you first see your baby's heartbeat on the ultrasound screen. Life! It's amazing. I remember it clearly with Alana. I was SO relieved because I had had a miscarriage only 3 months prior. I remember it with Peter, also following a miscarriage.

Well......there it was again today!!!! That's right, I'm pregnant. We can hardly believe it. My due date is June 8th and I am 9 weeks along. There will be another little Ellsworth running around this house. We are thrilled....and scared....and excited....and apprehensive............so many things, but we are trusting Him who holds us all.

Praise be to God!

Family Day

We had a fun, family day today. We took the kids out to Reed Gold Mine and had a picnic lunch. The weather was absolutely perfect - the kind where you can wear short sleeves or long sleeves and you're comfortable.

We did A LOT of walking and wore Peter out!

We has such a good time together. We didn't want it to end.

Sweet Siblings

Alana is Peter's hero and best friend in the whole world!

Peter has been very into this hat lately.

Alana thinks he looks like a "dude."

Update

Thank you all for your prayers. My dad got out of surgery a few hours ago and did fine. I talked with both him and my mom a little while ago. The Dr. said they will send off the prostate and lymph nodes for further extensive diagnosis to see if he will need further treatment. Please continue to pray for my dad as he recovers. He is in A LOT of pain right now.

Prayer Request

Many of you may already know that my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few weeks ago. He had a couple of other scans done after the initial diagnosis to see if the cancer had spread and all indications are it has remained contained in the prostate - Praise the Lord! My dad will be having surgery tomorrow to remove the prostate and lymph nodes. The cancer had so saturated the area that the Dr. wanted to do the radical surgery.

Please keep my dad (and mom) in your prayers tomorrow, as well as the doctors and medical staff that will be caring for him.

I will post an update as soon as I can tomorrow.

Thanks!