Elspeth's 2nd Birthday

Friday October 5th, 2012 would have been Elspeth's 2nd birthday.  We decided to have a quiet, low key family celebration this year.  We had planned on taking a picnic out to the cemetery for the afternoon while reminiscing about her life and birth.  A cold front this weekend and Camilla coming down with a pretty serious cold derailed our plans but we still enjoyed spending some time changing out the flowers on her grave stone and taking a few moments to appreciate her.

This is how Camilla spent Elspeth's birthday party.  Poor baby, she has been really sick this weekend.

 

I had a lot of anticipation for a the past couple of months about Elspeth's birthday.  I'm not really sure why, but I suspect it has to do with Camilla.  With Camilla here, I have thought a lot about how much we missed out with Elspeth and how fun it would be to have both girls playing together.  It would have been very busy with a 2 year old and a ten month old but I know we would have made it work.  At the same time with Camilla now in our family, I have felt Elspeth's presence near much more often than ever before. 

 

  It's like the Lord knew exactly what Ryan and I needed because on Saturday's afternoon session of General Conference there was a talk just for us.  The speaker quoted a phrase I have even said several times in the past couple of days..."I have been robbed!"  He really put things in perspective for me.  I'm thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who knows me, knows my struggles and sends servants to share messages with me just when I need them.  I still miss Elspeth terribly, but I know that she will be mine again someday.  Someday soon. 

 

I miss you Elspeth.  You are special to our family.  You will always be mine.  I love you.  Happy Birthday.