Pete & Lilly

Ok so this is cheating a little. Didn't really do anything photo-worthy today. I got up, I went to work. I'm now home and sitting on the sofa.

This is a picture of Pete with his niece Lily. Lily was born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, which wasn't discovered until after she was born. We were told that she might not even survive the first 24 hours. And she had a tracheotomy fitted to help with her breathing. Hence the tube, which is attached to the breathing machine. Lily is now 18 months old, and she still amazes us every day :) she is just about learning to talk now. It's amazing how one little child who is unable to talk can make you see how wonderful life is and how you need to grab every opportunity with both hands. She has inspired me so much, someone so small has had such a big struggle in her life so far, but she still wakes up smiling everyday. Whenever things get tough for me I just think of Lily and it doesn't seem so bad anymore :)