Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy: Visiting Kamber on Memorial Day

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Visiting Kamber on Memorial Day

Today we celebrated Memorial Day. Each year, we go to the cemetary to put flowers on our families graves and clean them up as we remember what they were like and tell sweet stories about them. This year was real sad because it was the first time we went to put flowers on Kamber's headstone.

Aunt Julie brought a whole bunch of purple balloons because purple was Kamber's favorite color. It was a real tear jerker to see all of the purple balloons as we walked from gravesite to gravesite!!

Micah loved his balloon and let us tie it to his wrist so that it wouldn't float away.

Matthew refused to let us tie it to anything and screamed all through the cemetary. But I did get a cute picture before the temper tantrum started.

Many of us wore flip flops because Kamber loved flip flops. I even had to sew purple buttons on Dalin's flip flops because he wanted them to have her favorite color on them somewhere. He even colored a special picture for Kamber to leave on her headstone! This was his own idea and he was so happy to have something to leave for her.

He didn't go to Kamber's funeral, so this was kind of my chance to say good-bye. He stood and looked at the pictures on her head stome for a long time and cried.

He loved the words on the headstone, "Our Valiant Little Angel...We will be Together Forever"! This is a day that I don't think he will ever forget, none of us will!!

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Dalin

Dalin is the biggest brother. He is in 3rd grade, gets good grades, and loves to read. Since he turned 8 in July, he was baptized and started Cub Scouts, too. He loves to draw and really wants to learn to play the guitar. He stays busy with his friends and loves to ride his bike. He has even started riding it to school most days. He loves being a big brother and showing off the twins but will also be the first to tell you that his little bothers drive him absolutely crazy. The stories he tells at school are hilarious and, of course, very exaggerated by the time they get back to us.

Matthew

Matthew is the older of the twins, well, older by one minute. He is always interacting with one of us. He asks me every morning if his friends are coming over and will wait by the window if they are. He loves to dance for you, but doesn’t always want you to join him and will tell you, “No. Sit down.” He absolutely loves animals and has enjoyed our new bunny. He is very curious about his world and gets into trouble a lot as he tries to be independent. He burned his hand on the stove, got his head trapped under a bed at Grandmas, and ate an entire cake for lunch one day. Yes, the ENTIRE cake, and didn’t even make a mess!

Micah

Micah is the youngest and has a heart of gold! He is very quiet and keeps to himself. He is very happy when he is at home with his things, surrounded by the people he loves. He reads to himself all day long and counts everything he sees. He can even count in Spanish, thanks to Dora and Diego. He loves to line things up and put them into categories. His little mind is always working as he figures out his world and the looks he gets on his face prove it. He saw the ocean in June for the first time and couldn’t get enough. The water was freezing and he was shivering, but he kept running and running with the waves.