Wow...it was actually a pretty busy weekend for us!  Friday night was dinner with David and Gale at Garda's.  We hadn't seen them in a few weeks, and it was nice to catch up.  Of course, we talked a lot about Evan and about how the events of February 10 unfurled from their end in comparison to what we were going through.  A lot of our conversations revealed a continuing assurance of God's peace and love in our lives.

Saturday, we went to a cookout that Christopher and Heather held in Brookville.  Her parents' house is actually a good bit away from any major roads, so it was a nice little getaway.  It was very peaceful to sit by the fire under a clear night sky.  It's certainly making us look forward to our cabin trip later in the summer!  It was also nice to visit with some of Christopher's friends, who we haven't seen too much recently.  We would like to thank Rob & Jamie, and Shane & Ashley, for coming to the funeral home after Evan's passing.  It really did mean a lot to us that you were there.

Sunday, we made a trip down to Upper St. Clair to see the Ginsburgs.  We had burgers on the grill and Greg got to try some good microbrews from the Church Brew Works in Lawrenceville.  We had a great time visiting with Heeter and Howie and playing with Henry.  He's just learning to walk now, and he definitely did a little showing off for us!  Of course, seeing him also means thinking a lot (like 99% of the time!) about our little guy.  We wonder what kinds of things he'd be doing at 10 months old, how he'd be interacting with us and others.  It's a bittersweet thing to have close friends with little boys close to Evan's age.  On one hand, it's great to be able to play with them and be able to have a mental picture of Evan at the same age.  On the other hand, it's so incredibly hard to realize that we'll never see him do those things while we're on this earth.  That's just part of the pain that we'll always feel.

I don't want to close this without mentioning that May 20 is also the 1st anniversary of the passing of Julian David, son of Joel and Diane, new friends we've met through the Grieving Hearts community.  Like Evan, Julian had Tetralogy of Fallot.  He died following a surgery at the age of 4 1/2.  Please remember his family in your prayers.

God bless!