Losing Ellie

Friday, March 25th was one of our most challenging parenting days so far. Raelee and I stayed up late watching "You've Got Mail" in the basement. Ellie was down there with us and we thought we should let her out one last time before going to bed. Many minutes passed and she didn't come back in. We called her several times, but no Ellie. I asked Raelee to raise the garage door thinking she may run in once she heard the sound. When Raelee turned on the outside lights, I ran to the road as I saw her laying there. I had Raelee run and get her daddy. The screaming cries are ones I will never forget. We miss her terribly and still not sure exactly what happened. We assume she was hit since she was so hard to see at night. The kids are healing and have done very well considering (especially Raelee given she saw it all). We had to tell Mason and Jordyn when they woke up the following morning. We have many sweet memories with this basically perfect first pet for our family. She will always be in our hearts.