Monday, June 4, 2012

his day in pictures

thank you all so much for all of your thoughts and prayers, and most importantly for remembering our son with us! i could not have gotten through that day without you all. even though the weeks leading up to his birthday were so emotional, his day was peaceful {the anticipation of the day is always far worse for me than the actual day}. and i'm always determined to make his birthday a day of celebrating his life and the impact he has had on me, our family, and the world.

we spent the day in the park - "his park" - the park that he and i were at the day before he passed away. i have not been to that park since we were there last. i wasn't sure i was going to be able to do it. the plan was to go there and to find the brick that we had engraved for him through our local museum of art. in the end, we weren't able to find the brick because turns out someone dropped the ball on that and it *still* has not been placed after a year {boo!!}. but we are working with them to have that corrected asap. and we did not let it ruin his day. we actually got free admission into the museum that day while we waited for someone to research what had happened {thanks to D for deciding to make them aware of it that day like the protective daddy that he is}. and we got a little sign from him while in the museum!

when we came home, we had dinner {KFC for me}! i made his cake with fondant {though i bought the pre-rolled fondant at the craft store}.  and we spent the end of the day like we had spent the rest of the day - together as a family!



his memorial ad in the paper on his birthday
me and little sis in the park

Julius making his presence known to us at the museum

dinner! what i had after giving birth to my boy

the cake i made for him

inside the cake

his special candle lit for him
a million "thank you's" to everyone who sent pics with Julius' name!!!! i will be starting a photo album dedicated to all of the keepsake pictures i have been sent. if you would like to help me fill his album, i would be forever grateful. just send the pics to me and i will add them in!

thank you mary!

thank you mary!

thank you melissa and Charlotte!

thank you chantel!

thank you lauren!

thank you rona!

thank you brooke!

thank you rebecca!

thank you beth!

12 comments:

Melissa said...

I'm sorry that the brick isn't there but glad it didn't ruin his day. The cake looks amazing!

B. Wilson @ Windy {City} Wilsons said...

Happy Birthday, sweet boy. I feel like you should always have free admission to that park. At the very least, on his birthday. Love all of your traditions for Juju. And your cake looks fantastic!

sarah said...

Lots of love to you, mama. Remembering your sweet boy. xo

Caroline said...

looks like it was beautiful - just as it should for your perfect boy

BrownieGirl said...

How do I send you a pic? Julius came with us to the beach, in my heart, and I wrote his name in the sand for you. - Jen Berry

Rhiannon said...

Happy belated birthday to sweet Julius. <3 I am glad that you had a peaceful day on his special day.

Lj82 said...

Perfect day for a perfect son. :) That cake looks delicious, I'm impressed!!

Ashley said...

Lot of you a lot last Wednesday. Everything is so beautiful.

crystal said...

You did a great job on the cake. Baby sister looks a lot like her Big brother. Thanks for sharing pictures of your precious Juju's birthday!!!

DandelionBreeze said...

Lovely that you had time together in the park... and love the cake you made... and all the wonderful names :) Love to you and your dear boy xoxo

Alesha said...

What a beautiful day for JuJu's birthday! I had been praying for you as Julius' birthday approached and am so happy everything, aside from the brick, turned out well. The cake is so great :-)!

Big hugs and lots of love to you all!

Natasha said...

Beautiful day for a beautiful boy ♥

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