Saturday, December 19, 2009

Thanksgiving!

For Thanksgiving, we went to the lake on Wednesday night and stayed until Thursday around lunch time. We had a great time with MaMa, Aunt Dana, Uncle Michael, Grace Ann, Uncle Chad, Aunt Sheila, Chase, and Sophie. Ellison did pretty good considering the boys stayed up late playing video games. Chase and Matthew tried to fish in the freezing cold, but they had no luck.
We took some family pics with Aunt Dana being the very "professional" photographer. On Thursday, we also went to my grandmother's house to visit with my side of the family. We ate another Thanksgiving meal on Saturday night with my other grandmother. We were turkied out by the end of the weekend.














Days go By!

Ellison loving is Mommy!
Supper Club at Cracker Barrell. Fun Times.

Ellison liked this basket for a little while:).
Ellison striking a pose with dad.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Ellison and his buddies...Lane (Tiger) and Wyatt (Lion)
I'm not sure that the boys were really excited about these costumes.
Wyatt was trying to be friendly but Ellison couldn't figure this Halloween thing out.
He just stared at everyone.

Wendy and Jack
aka...Amber's parents...Denise and Rick

Happy Hallowen!

Ellison and "Michael Jackson and the Eighties Chick" aka Uncle Quinn and Aunt Amber
Dad and his little monkey
Mommy's little monkey
How cute!
This monkey has a pacifier:)





The Lord is Faithful

We went into the hospital on Thursday Oct. 22 and came home on Sunday the 25th. Ellison did really well with his surgery once again. He experienced a little more pain after this one but still did great. We are so thankful to be home and now without the colostomy:). We have something new for us...dirty diapers. Ellison has had a pretty bad diaper rash this week, but it is getting better. We continue to pray for a complete healing with our sweet boy. The Lord has proven Himself faithful through every step of the way. We are so thankful. Thank you for your prayers!
Ellison loved the balloons that our friends Max and Linda sent to him.Our little trooper feeling better around day 3 of the hospital stay.

Watching the Clemson vs Miami game with Dad.
We could tell Ellison was sore after surgery because he kept this one leg up for a long time.
It hurt him to stretch it out and kick like he loves to do.




Around the House

Ellison's favorite hobby is playing with his toes.
One of the cutest outfits for fall!
Me and Dad just hanging out!
One morning Ellison saw me drinking out of this cup and decided to use
it as his toy for the day.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Another Step in our Journey

Tomorrow Ellison will have his colostomy reversed at 9:00am. This is the last scheduled surgery to repair the colon. Please pray that the surgery will go well and that our sweet boy will not have any complications. We are a little nervous taking him to the hospital during this terrible flu season but we know and believe that the Lord is watching over him. We thank you all for your prayers already but please lift us one more time tomorrow.

Also, please pray for Kevin Knight's family. He passed away after battling complications associated with the flu and pneumonia. He leaves behind a beautiful wife and two darling boys. Please pray for them and the extended family.

I hope to post some pictures soon. Sorry for the delay...life has been a little crazy lately.

Love you all,
MLV, NPV, and EAV