Hey! I hope you are all doing well. We are doing good. We have been really busy lately, but it has been fun. The weather has been beautiful lately. During the month of April we did Race for the Cure, went to Austin, went to Kathy's for Easter dinner, and spent lots of time with our great friends. Race for the cure was a lot of fun. Ellis, Lisa, and I did it together. We did the 5k and it was great. It is awesome to see women who have fought or are fighting breast cancer out there walking for a cure. We really enjoyed it and the weather was perfect for it. That evening Ellis and I went out to dinner with 3 other couples that are some of our close friends. We had a great time. We ate dinner at PF Changs in downtown Fort Worth and then played pool and darts. It was fun. We discovered that we are not very good at darts, but had fun playing. The next week-end we went to Austin for the week-end to celebrate Lisa's birthday. We had a blast. We hung out, went kayaking, went to the Barton Springs Pool, and on Sunday, Ellis and I went horseback riding with Carol. That was so much fun. We went on a 2 hour ride by a lake and it was beautiful. This past Saturday a huge group of us went over to Dale and Kathy's. We all brought a dish and had an Easter dinner. It was great. After dinner we played Catch Phrase, which is always fun. I'm proud to say my team won both times. I had to work on Easter and it was a rough day. It was rough because I knew from the time that I was pregnant that Easter would be Gavin's first holiday. I had plans of taking him to Church and of course dressing him in a handsome outfit, but unfortunately we didn't get to do that. I cried from the time I woke up until I clocked into work and then became teary eyed several times throughout the day, but I made it through the day at work. I was proud of myself for sticking it out. I was so tempted to call in late, but I felt guilty making someone else work on a Holiday. My sweet husband helped to comfort me before work and then when I worked into the break room at work one of my closest friends could tell I wasn't okay and she was so comforting. I don't know what I would do without my amazing husband and friends. None of this has been easy, but I can't imagine what it would be like if I wasn't married to someone who loves me so much and does whatever he can to help me get through the day. I also have friends who are always there for me. They know that times will be hard and they are there for me when I need them. I am blessed. Today is the day that Ellis and I have been waiting on for four months. We are meeting with Gavin's doctor today to discuss what they have learned about Gavin's diagnosis. I am ready to hear what they know so that we can deal with this part of Gavin too. Please pray for us as I know today could very well be a rough day. I will post soon to let you know what we learn about Gavin today. Enjoy the pictures. Have a great week.
Love to All,
Melissa
