Walk To Remember

Today was the first time our family attended the St. Francis Walk To Remember walk for Pregnancy and Infant Loss.  We got lost on the way, but ended up finding it just before everything started.  We gathered at the hospital with all the other families who were there to honor their lost babies.  Seeing the amount of people there was a pleasent surprise.  We took a short walk to a nearby park for a special ceremony.  Along the walk we saw our sign for Baby Jason, I was so excited to see this!  When we settled in at the park we listened to a poem "A Walk To Remember" which brought tears to Matt and my eyes.  A short while into the program they played "Precious Child" which is a song we chose to play at Jason's memorial service.  The lyrics to this song are just so touching and so personal to us we were both in tears again.  We sat and listened as they read the names of all the babies, very touching and loved hearing them read Jason Nicholas Montgomery to honor our little angel!  They then released 3 doves to symbolize the past, present, and future of our lives in honoring our little ones.  Beautiful to watch, and Claire enjoyed seeing them fly up to heaven.  They then played a song and we released some special balloons.  We released balloons for Jason, as well as our 2 angel babies from before Claire.  We also had a special balloon to honor Baby Mason since our dear friends were unable to attend.  Claire had been talking all day about how excited Baby Jason was going to be in heaven because she was going to give him some balloons.  Her pure understanding of everything always amazes me.  She is such a miracle child, and not a day goes by that I do not stop to thank God for blessing us with our precious little girl!  After the ceremony we were able to pick out 3 potted mums as gifts for our babies.  We then had lunch at the park before heading back home.  It was a rollercoaster of emotions, but such a wonderful experience!  Baby Jason and our angel babies are in our hearts and on our minds all the time.  We are so lucky to have such supportive family and close friends who care so much about us.  It means so much to us that you continue to keep us in your prayers and Jason in your hearts!

Camping and Hiking

Before Matt started back at work we took Claire to Turkey Run State Park to hike and camp.  The weather looked questionable, but we decided to give it a try.  It was raining when we left but by the time we got there it was nice and sunny!  We found a campsite, and loaded up to go for our first hike.  Despite going with a toddler and cassie our dog we chose one of the most rugged trails b/c I knew it had some water that they love!  It was so much fun!  We then went and cooked hotdogs on the grill, then went for a bike ride at the campground.  We took Claire to the park to play then got rained on while riding back to our camp.  We were laughing the whole way we were getting poured on :)  After the rain Claire cooked marshmellows on the fire for the first time.  After smores we watched a little Dora and then had our "sleepover" as Claire kept saying.  After a successful nights sleep we packed up and went to the trails one more time.  Another fun hike, but the last 1/2 mile Claire was wiped out and needed Daddy to carry her.  Great trip full of great memories!!!