It has been 5 years since Gavin was born, and as I look back over this time it seems like only yesterday. I have so many memories from that day, good and bad, and no matter how many years go by, the deep pain and sorrow that I feel at his loss never seems to go away. He truly was a special little boy in our lives. I could write a book about the impact his short time with us made upon us, our families, our friends and how he continues to shine a light for us. I just wanted to quickly share a few snapshots from today, his birthday. We went to the cemetery to take some flowers, balloons and a few small tokens with the boys. It had been raining most of the afternoon (which of course NEVER happens in AZ) and we weren't sure we would be able to go without the it raining on us. But as soon as Eddie got home from work, we had clear skies. We had chosen to do our annual balloon release (one balloon for every year old Gavin would have been), so just as we were about to release the balloons, we noticed this giant rainbow in the sky. You could see the entire span of the rainbow, which most of the time you only get to see a portion. What a beautiful and amazing site right at that moment in time. The rainbow shone brightly the entire time we visited, and just as we were packing the boys back into the van, I turned around and it was gone. In all the years and at different times of the day and seasons, I have never seen a rainbow when I have visited Gavin's gravesite. But today, on his 5th birthday when we were there to celebrate and remember him, he gave us a gift instead. Truly amazing how God works in our lives and knows just what we need, when we need it. The pictures do not display how beautiful the sky and colors really were, but hopefully some of you may have seen it tonight, the beautiful light of the rainbow. Happy Birthday to our sweet baby boy Gavin! We miss you more than you will ever know!
Logan wanted to "do my hair" one night so I let him brush and twist and tangle my hair to his heart's content. And this is the result...not too bad for a 7 year old, let alone a 7 year old BOY! He did say that he was practicing for his baby sister's hair and could he do her hair someday, we will have to see what she thinks about that! All in all, very sweet of him!
One of Logan's favorite things in life in Legos. Not only can he completely put together an entire Lego set by himself, but he likes to create all different sorts of robots and monsters with the Legos. I find pictures of many of his creations on my camera so now I have MANY examples downloaded onto the computer! Logan wanted to learn how to digitally scrappbook this week, so I showed him how and this is his page. Not only do you get to see his masterpieces, but how well he did with making a page. Very talented for a novice, of course I am partial... just a little!!!
Back in May we joined our friends Susie and Max for an adventure day at the Az Museum of Natural History. It was fun to take just our little boys and have some fun with them. Max and Ethan are close in age and they had alot of "roaring" fun together, the perfect activity for 3 year olds! The museum has alot of neat things to see, but they especially enjoyed seeing the dinosaurs. We look forward to our next rendevous with our pals!
It has been 5 years since Gavin was born, and as I look back over this time it seems like only yesterday. I have so many memories from that day, good and bad, and no matter how many years go by, the deep pain and sorrow that I feel at his loss never seems to go away. He truly was a special little boy in our lives. I could write a book about the impact his short time with us made upon us, our families, our friends and how he continues to shine a light for us. I just wanted to quickly share a few snapshots from today, his birthday. We went to the cemetery to take some flowers, balloons and a few small tokens with the boys. It had been raining most of the afternoon (which of course NEVER happens in AZ) and we weren't sure we would be able to go without the it raining on us. But as soon as Eddie got home from work, we had clear skies. We had chosen to do our annual balloon release (one balloon for every year old Gavin would have been), so just as we were about to release the balloons, we noticed this giant rainbow in the sky. You could see the entire span of the rainbow, which most of the time you only get to see a portion. What a beautiful and amazing site right at that moment in time. The rainbow shone brightly the entire time we visited, and just as we were packing the boys back into the van, I turned around and it was gone. In all the years and at different times of the day and seasons, I have never seen a rainbow when I have visited Gavin's gravesite. But today, on his 5th birthday when we were there to celebrate and remember him, he gave us a gift instead. Truly amazing how God works in our lives and knows just what we need, when we need it. The pictures do not display how beautiful the sky and colors really were, but hopefully some of you may have seen it tonight, the beautiful light of the rainbow. Happy Birthday to our sweet baby boy Gavin! We miss you more than you will ever know!
. We then surprised them with pedicures, waxing and wine and finished our evening with Pizookie! If you don't know what this is, it is a MUST treat to have at Oregano's. The best part of the whole evening was getting time to catch up with my favorite girls, thanks so much for the fun! Happy Birthday!
