Remembering Myles on his birthday

Thank you so much for all of your kind words and birthday wishes for Mr. Myles. Several friends and family sent gifts, cards, emails, and called to tell us that they were remembering Myles with us today. We feel so fortunate to have so many wonderful people IRL and in the blogworld thinking of us and remembering Myles with us. Although I spent most of the day in tears, I have taken time to remember the miracle our son was and to think about how fortunate and blessed we were to have him. J and I did a variety of things together today to celebrate and remember Myles...

We started our day of celebration and remembrance by putting a bouquet of balloons at Myles's grave.

Our friends, M & J and the G & P familes, gave us gifts to put on Myles's grave. M & J gave us a little truck and the G & P families gave us a small teddy bear and birthday balloon.


J's Dad and his wife came to have lunch with us. They visited Myles's grave and left him a white rose.

J and I went to a local bakery to purchase a cupcake to share for Myles's birthday, but couldn't agree on a flavor so we each got one--I got chocolate indulgence and J got red velvet. We decorated our cupcakes with one candle, sang happy birthday to our angel and each of us made a wish as we blew out the candles.

We surrounded Myles's grave with the seven rainbow colored, star-shaped ice lanterns that I made last week.

The lanterns were absolutely beautiful glowing in the darkness and will likely glow through the night. I thought these lanterns would be perfect to commemorate the day our bright shining star entered our lives.


Our dear friends, G & P families, sent us an aromatherapy candle from Earth Mama Angel Baby, which we lit and are still burning for Myles. The candle is called "Light of My Heart" and reads--"I light this candle in celebration for all I know you would have been. I look into the light, feel the brightness of your spirit and the spark touches my heart. I am filled with the aroma, a tangible reminder of the depth of my love for you. As I extinguish the flame, the smoke rises giving flight to some small part of my pain. Your precious light will remain burning in my heart forevermore." I thought this was so touching and so true!