A photo from today - at work...

Yesterday was hard. My niece should have celebrated her 2nd birthday yesterday but heaven needed her more. We had her for 64 days. We miss her...and all that has happened in between makes it even more difficult.

I do continue to pray for the recipients of her organs - especially her heart. That baby girl will be 2 years on the 4th of July!

(We planted a Butterfly Bush - Butterflies are the symbol for organ donation.)

Happy Memorial Day!

Remembering my grandfather - a military man. I miss him and it's been since 1991!

Coming from this family, nothing surprises me. Diaper Hats created at nap time: ?!?!

Today was a very emotional day. We learned last night that a woman in our home town was killed in a car accident. That means that 3 little children are going to grow up without a mother (twin boys who are finishing kindergarten and a little girl who is almost 2). It has hit me. I've cried.

Then...The parade today got me thinking about all of the men and women who didn't/aren't coming home. Again, I was sad.

Then, this day also reminds me of the people we've lost including my niece and the daughter who was but never was mine.... Then I think, I should have extended my vacation one more day! Emotions.

Here are some happy pictures from Z's first parade/G's second:

(They had so much fun decorating their flag wand and "bikes"):