It was good to be back there. I have NEVER understood why people visit cemetery's- especially those who believe that the body is simply the vessel of the person they love. I still do not really understand why- but I now understand the desire to do so. I have been wanting to head back to 'Angel World' for the last couple of weeks but I have not found the right time to do so. Moriah's enthusiasm to let Samuel's balloon go and our laughter over the fact that her card ended up being far too heavy to attach to the bottom of the string-- made our time at the cemetery somewhat chaotic and oddly enjoyable. Though my heart felt the grief of our loss -- I felt encouraged by our laughter. Ahh-- such mixed emotions.
I am not going to write much more- just a few captions as I share some snapshots of joy over the last month.
Moriah is doing so well with her letters. She was so proud to write her name and Samuel's name on the front of his card- as well as to send him lots of hugs and kisses.
She wanted to draw him lots of pictures as well as have me include a special message.
She loves drawing wolves right now- so that is the white image at the bottom of the page- if you were wondering! :-)
Here she is with her pink and red balloon-- she kindly picked the pink one for Samuel and the red one for herself!
Moriah and her cousin decorating cookies together on Valentine's day!
The final product!
Mmmm.... Moriah received her very own cake pop maker as a big sister gift! She tried it out while her cousins were here. She loves it!
A cozy show while enjoying the snow!
Moriah also likes to try her hand at photography. She took this picture of me when the three of us visited Science world on Samuel's due date! This was our first visit as a family- we had lots of fun. Moriah even saw her first movie in a theatre! She loved it!
Enjoying the lego exhibit!
Having hot chocolate at one of our friend's houses! What fun!
Celebrating the arrival of Violet! My dear friend Mandy and I had the same due dates back when Moriah and and Jane were due. The girls ended up being two weeks apart. This time round Mandy was due two weeks after me- we were both expecting boys. Surprise.... he actually was a she! Violet is a special gift to this Auntie who is in some serious need of baby snuggles.
Not sure we would label this a joy filled moment but I decided to include it. Chris was hit in the mouth with a puck last Saturday night and received 12 stitches. On a happier note- the TWU Men's Hockey team is playing the deciding game of the first round of playoffs tonight! We are hoping for a win!
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