Tag: Memorial
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Christmas 2022 Photo Gallery
Our Christmas card was one of the more challenging things to put together. It felt like it had to be just perfect for our first year without Archer. We wanted to explain that his urn would be present in our lives, so please feel free to read why on our card. The first picture is…
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First Halloween
Theo and I don’t go “all out” and celebrate Halloween, but we still like to hand out candy to the kids. This Halloween, our first without Archer, we struggled with everything. We didn’t want to hand out candy or even see kids in their costumes. Thankfully, we had plans. We headed down to Illinois to…
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Memorial Service for Archer
Theo and I went to a memorial service that Archer’s hospice facility put on. It was at a funeral home, in this beautiful chapel. We were asked to bring a picture to place on a table to remember our loved one. It was weird that there were “older” people in every picture, and then there…
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Wave of Light
Thank you to everyone who lit a candle in memory of Archer on October 15, 2022. Theo and I went away to a retreat for those who have lost their children (0-2 years old). We sat around a bon fire, lit our candles, said our child’s name, and talked about them. The biggest fear a…
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Camp Oak Leaf: Activity Two
After we finished the first activity and had a little lunch, we returned to the Pavillion for the second activity. We were all able to pick out a rock and paint it in our loved one’s memories. Theo and I wanted to create a rock representing as much of Archer as possible without being too…
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Update: Zoo Bench
When Archer passed away, we asked, instead of flowers, for his Celebration of Life that people consider donating to either Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin or the Milwaukee County Zoo. We are so pleased to say that we met both donations! Thank you to all who donated. At the Milwaukee County Zoo, we got a bench…
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Off To Camp
About a month ago, Theo and I received a letter from the Children’s Hospital Bereavement Team. We had been invited to a family grief camp event. It was a day-and-a-half event where families could bring their children and all process the grief they are experiencing by losing a child or sibling. The camp only had…