Walk to Remember

Today we participated in our second annual "Walk to Remember" - a walk that is done every year in Milwaukee for infant loss. It is a one mile walk down by the lake. It starts with a little opening presentation - speaker saying a few words and thanking everyone for coming and supporting those who've been through a loss, prayer, a couple songs, kite signing, etc.

There is a kite everyone can sign - messages to their lost loved ones, etc - and after the walk starts - someone takes the kite to where the walk ends and gets it up in the air for all to see was we get to the finish. There are also quilt squares carried in memory of our babies. Last year, my mom and I made one in memory of Briana - that was made into part of the display that is carried every year (as well as used at St Joe's Hospital). Typically at the end of the walk - as you walk up, the quilt squares are all layed together and displayed as one large quilt. It's sad to see how many have been touched by such a sad experience.

This is the quilt square we put together last year.

This is the quilt layed out from last year - when it was sunny :)

Unfortunately, as the ceremony kicked off today - it began to rain. We walked our mile in the rain and the kite did fly - but we were not able to lay the quilt squares out - or visit very easily with others we've become friends with through support groups, etc.

We brought balloons today - to release at the end of the walk, but due to the rain could not let them go. Hopefully the rain will subside long enough for us to let them go before the helium will no longer help take them away. In the mean time, Grant will love to look at them hanging out in the kitchen. He doesn't know how blessed he is to have his very own guardian angel watching out for him :) He will know all about her some day.