Today was little Brams balloon release and funeral.
His parents are so strong and amazing.
I wish I could just take the pain away!
The most I can do is to continue to pray for peace in this time of mourning!
When all the balloons were let go of, they formed a heart for a brief moment, I do not think it was a coincidence either.
So glad someone caught this beautiful photo!
I also recorded the family letting go of their balloons first.
They were sent up at exactly 11:07.
When Bram was born there was actually a bit of a mix up.
Some people said he was born at 11:06 and some say 11:08.
Last Saturday when the tragic accident happened Bram was born into Heaven at 11:07!
Such a wonderful family. They are some of the most LOVING families I have ever met.
They want everyone to love fearlessly like little Bram did.
The beginning of the day was not so hot.
I slept until about noon because, well I was exhausted.
Jonathan woke up sick with a tummy bug of some sort, so that threw our original plans for the evening out the window.
My dear friend Toni invited me and the kids over for dinner since we weren't going to be doing anything.
Of course I took her up on the offer as I love her and don't see her nearly enough. She is also an amazing cook ;)
So we had roast, mashed potatoes, green beans, delicious made from scratch stuffing and for desert we had delicious sweet potato "pie".
Toni described it as sweet potato casserole since it didn't have a crust.
It was all gluten and dairy free and it was amazing!!!
While we were over there Ari attempted to kill himself.
He crawled up and down the stairs a lot as we were right there.
Well, he got upstairs and decided he wanted to crawl/slither backward to try ang go under the railing.
I got under him but had no idea how to catch him because he was coming down feet first!
I yelled "SOMEONE HELP"!
Luckily Judah wasn't in lalaland like he normally is and ran over and wrapped his arm around Ari's bottom and pulled him back up.
No more going upstairs anymore over at Toni's because of this. At least not without an adult right there to follow him around.
The problem is, is Ari is completely FEARLESS!
Nothing scares him. He will climb everything and do so many things that a baby his age should NOT be doing yet.
He takes after my husbands cousin Peter.
Peter was born premature. He was a micropreemie baby, born at home.
He should not have made it, but his momma wrapped him in foil to help him maintain body heat and they rushed to the hospital.
Despite all the things that happened he lived! He was a survivor.
Peter, like Ari, was fearless.
Peter later in life took up rock climbing.
One day he and two friends went up to do some rock climbing.
Peter was belaying his friend when rock began falling.
The friend who was not belaying or climbing ran for cover.
Peter too could have run to protect himself, but he knew that if he had done that, his friend climbing would have been killed.
Peter gave his life for his friend that day!
Peter made the ultimate sacrifice for his friend.
"Greater love has no one than this,
that he lay down his life for his friends."
- Jesus Christ
If you would like to read more of Peters story click here
Well I am quite sleepy and I have another Thanksgiving Celebration tomorrow so I should get some rest, but here are some photos from today!
My gorgeous and amazing friend who was a great host tonight. Miss Toni Kaye:)
Ari Patrick says "jfesgkjfvhhdstunfdyuvphpga" I am pretty sure that means "Happy Thanksgiving"
Happy Thanksgiving!!!! From Ora
Dreaming that he is saying "Happy Thanksgiving"
On Saturday we stopped by Sally's Beauty Supply store.
They have self ear piercing kits and I asked Ora if she wanted to get her ears pierced.
She was not into it at all, but Judah on the other hand wanted to.
I bought a kit, but was later talked out of it when Jonathan decided to scare the crap outta him.
Then I remembered I have metal allergies and have to wear gold, white gold or tungsten or else I get rashes that itch like no other, water blisters and pain.
The kit I purchased was gold plated, and that just wasn't going to cut it so I decided against using the kit.
On Sunday after picking the kiddos up from Nana's we stopped by the mall and into Claire's where we got Judahs ear pierced.
After getting the first one done he didn't want to get the other one done right away.
I was going to wait for him to collect himself, but again Jonathan stepped in and basically rushed us out.
Of course as soon as we were leaving Judah was asking about getting his other ear pierced.
I told him it was going to be quite a while before we would be able to do it because it cost us $50 for the earring, cleaner and piercing.
He told me he wished that he had gotten the other one done. :/
Also, here is something Judah shared with daddy then later wanted to share on the interwebs :)
On a side note, I attended a Benefit for Bram dinner.
I knew no one there, but that is ok.
I know TJ, Samantha and their other three boys need time to grieve.
I was there to support them and to let them know that I care.
I pray that God heals their souls and gives them peace in this difficult time.
It is with great sadness that I have this subject to even post about.
My friend Sammy lost her beautiful 2 year old son, Bram, in a tragic accident.
He was hit by a car in a parking lot in Littleton.
I can't even put into words the sorrow I feel for Sammy and her family. Bram was taken too soon!
Such a beautiful little boy.
He has three brothers as well and I can't even imagine how they are coping with the loss of their brother as well.
This poor family is one of the BEST, loving, caring and sweet families I have ever met.
Sammy is an amazing mommy to her four boys. She is a midwifery student and an advocate for Trust Birth.
Her family is having a very rough time being without their little man this holiday season so PLEASE keep them in your prayers!
I can't even imagine the pain they are going through as the sorrow I feel for this beautiful family has completely thrown my off kilter.
I do not have the words to say to help this family through this hard time. I just want them to know that they have me praying for them and a whole group of prayer warriors praying for them!
