The Goodwins

Last weekend our little family spent a wonderful Sunday afternoon playing in the beautiful fall weather. (ie yard work for dad)

We enjoyed the warm sunshine and the rustling of leaves for hours on end. Maybe dad could have worked faster if the kids and I hadn’t offered to help so much, but who could resist that sweet little girl dragging a full size rake around the yard. You just have to hug a girl like that!

It’s amazing how a simple day can bring the best pleasures. A joyful smile on a bright eyed boy who is experiencing his first fall fills your heart faster than you could imagine it might. It’s a wonderful world in which we live.

And can anyone find a better way to make a kid smile than with a giant pile of leaves? I mean really who else but a child would dive head first into a bunch of dead leaves, sticks, bugs, etc without even a second thought for anything but fun!

So, here’s hoping for a lot more beautiful days to frolic this fall.

Just waiting for Kirk to bring the car around and then we’re gone!

Ella had a pretty good night in the hospital but is still tired and cranky. She’s had some juice and cheerios but is otherwise against food so hopefully we can get a good meal when we get home. We are just waiting on her meds to be ready at the pharmacy and then we can head out.

The doc told us that they took all the remaining nevus from Ella’s scalp during surgery so I must admit that the giant bubbles were worth the trouble. He said that she will have a nice hairline, that her brows are looking symetrical and that eventually the visible scaring will be minimal… She will come back in two weeks to the have the rear sutures out.

Justice and I are waiting for Kirk and Ella In her room – it’s I’m the same recovery area as many other patients but we scored real walls and a door so maybe she and I might actually get a little sleep tonight.

Thanks for the love and prayers!

Yes, still waiting. At least another 15 minutes. We have been playing hide and seek for about an hour.