While we were in Destin, we celebrated Rachel's 5th birthday on Oct. 9th. It will always be a hard day for us. It's always a reminder of everything that we've missed with her and how much of a hole she left behind in our family. I can't imagine what it would be like to have a 5 year old. Sometimes I feel like we treat Em like she's so much older than she is because we've been at this parenting thing for 5 years and our oldest child is 2. I wish more than anything that we could have seen them all together at least once. We'll never be able to replace her or share her with her sisters. We'll always wonder what she would've been like and how different our lives would be if she was still here. We try to make her birthday a fun event for the girls. It helps them know Rachel and it helps us get through the day. We kept the kids very busy and we all had as much fun as we could for her. I hope that Rachel can see us celebrating her and that she gets some entertainment from her sisters and cousins.
I dressed the girls in matching little sister outfits
We spent the morning at a little amusement park called the Track.
The kids had a blast but Michael and Travis had just as much fun!
We walked on the beach in the evening. We had planned to let
some lanterns go but it was too windy. We flew a kite instead. Trav really enjoyed that!
Bryson ran so fast he didn't even leave a complete footprint!
We had to have a cake! We sang "Happy Birthday"
and the kids blew out the candles.
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