Sparky's newest person

In the words of new dad, Jacob Fenton:

"We're elated to report that Ellie Harvill gave birth to Liliana Ruth Fenton this morning, Oct. 1, at 10:44 a.m. Lily and Ellie are both exhausted, but otherwise doing well.

Lily was about 21 inches long when she arrived, weighing 9 pounds 15 ounces. She appears to have outgrown newborn-sized diapers before being born."

I'm packing to head out to Philadelphia for most of the month. I can't tell you how happy I am, or how proud I am of these three remarkable people, the family Fenvill!





I swear they had the same blankets when my kids were boen...

Baby is almost here!

I'm getting ready to go to Philadelphia for the arrival. Young and Jacob are getting ready to be self sufficient. Ellie is getting ready to pop....

Happy birthday Ruth!

Abiyoyo

Ellie - 33 weeks gone

Time and Relativity

Today is the fourth anniversary of our friend Ben's death at the age of seven. Definitely makes me feel the strange relativity of time, the loss still feels so immediate, and yet the journey from that time to this has taken so long. His family is in my heart today especially.

Long Pause there

Sorry about that.

It was partly facebook - its so much easier to blurt something there, than actually composing things like sentences. And so much happened, it was daunting to catch up.

And then there was the fear of blowing the gaff on Eleanor... She's pregnant and didn't want the news all over the internet too soon!

Yes. We are going to be grand parents! Baby girl is due October 8. She and Jacob visited last month:







And Alex and Jessica bought a house in San Francisco! Also a huge, life changing event!


It's gorgeous!