Friday, July 3, 2009

Happy Pre-1st Birthday, Elijah!

David's cousin, Daniel and his wife, Caanon, along with their baby, Elijah, will be leaving soon to live in Asia for 3 years. We're excited for them, but we're going to miss them so much! We spent some time with them this week, and love being around little Elijah! Over Easter, David had turned some wood into little Easter Egg shapes. Daniel and Caanon said that Elijah has decided these are his new favorite toys! He loves to move them from the wooden bowl that David made to another basket.



Last night we got together for an early 1st Birthday for Elijah, since they will be overseas on his real birthday in August. It was fun!


David and I gave Elijah his first little basketball, in honor of his daddy's years on the court!



David also introduced Elijah to his first golfball...our coffee table almost didn't survive it! You know how 1-year olds love to bang on things!



The proud grandparents!


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Freedom Journey


In December of 2006, just 2 years after Byron died in Iraq, we decided to take a "Freedom Journey." We spent 3weeks on a road trip through the eastern US - from Austin east to Savannah, then all the way north to New England, and back a little inland to Texas. We traveled over 6000 miles in an effort to see our beautiful country and understand what Byron sacrificed his life for. We drove scenic routes, through small towns and big cities, stopping at places that held history in shaping our nation. We stopped at Veteran's Memorials, National Cemeteries, historical monuments and some of the most beautiful places in America. In each place, we left a "Freedom Rock," a smooth stone that had Byron's name and KIA date on one side, and said "Freedom Isn't Free" on the other. It was our way of taking Byron with us and leaving a bit of him in each special place. This experience was so healing for us, and truly one of the most memorable and special events of our entire lives. Here are our favorite pictures from the Freedom Journey.