one day at a time: thank goodness

Sunday, June 22, 2008

thank goodness

today is the one-year anniversary of ben's heart surgery. thanks goodness for the staff at the monroe carrell children's hospital at vanderbilt, tennessee and especially for the cardiac care staff. they literally saved our sweet baby boy's life. and we are so very grateful!

{last summer}

{this summer}

many, many thanks to dr. bichell, our family's angel!

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