Grace's last day at preschool at the park
Ryan and David at the beach in Cali
Grace and Evan having a sleep over in Grace's room
Evan...can't seem to put his clothes on the right way yet! Backwards pants :-)
Grace's 5 year old picture...she is growing up so quick!It has been a long time since I have blogged. A lot of things have been going on, and really not a lot of time to write.
First off, we found out the day after Easter that my Dad would need his gall bladder out. While the Dr was in there, they found a tumor that was suspiciously Cancer. Today, my Dad is meeting with Dr.'s at the University of Washington hospital to find out when his surgery will be. The surgery will consist of removing part of his liver (which regenerates) and possible surrounding lymph nodes and bile duct areas. The recovery looks like 4 weeks, with a one week stay in the hospital. The Dr's feel encouraged that they can get all of the cancer (if it has indeed spread to the liver and surrounding areas) They are hopeful that he will not have to have any chemo or radiation. Of course this has been weighing heavily on our family, especially my Mom and Dad. We are all praying for a quick and positive outcome.
In the mean time, David and I have decided that we would like to try to move back to Southern California. This may be a process in terms of our house selling, and job stuff. We of course made this decision before we found out about my Father, so it was not really good timing when we made a quick impromptu trip last week to Cali to check things out and break it to our families. I know there are people upset about our decision, but David and I have been looking to get back there ever since we left. We really are not in love with Oregon, and feel like the environment will be a better fit for our family.
Grace graduated from preschool last week. Grace has made leaps and bounds with her anxiety and coping skills in the past few months. We are praying the the transition to Kindergarten is a positive one. She has not decided if she wants to take ballet or play soccer next year. Evan and Grace will both be taking swimming lessons this summer, and will probably be in the same class. Evan will also continue all of his speech therapy classes. Evan has improved so much in this area, and we are so happy about that. We sill have a long way to go and are really focusing on articulation and slowing his talking down a bit. Evan is also excited about turning 4 in June. He is having a Walle Birthday party.
