Baby Tress and Garden Stones

This year we tried to establish a small tradition that we know we can follow through with and do ever year. We decided to have a small evergreen tree in our home for Drew. I know this doesn't seem like much but the baby tree we bought was real and planted. We bought a real tree because there is an old folk tale from a group of early settlers to America. They were amazed at the Evergreen tree because during the harshest of winters, it remained green and beautiful! They called them immortal trees. Due to their nature they would gather branches of these trees and put them in their home during the winter to remember the loved ones they lost and to decorate during the most difficult months. Our baby evergreen tree is a tribute to our baby Drew and his immortal soul! His body may not have stayed with us very long but his spirit will be apart of our family forever!

We plan to eventually plant this tree when the ground defrosts and we hope by then we can put it in the yard of our own home!

For Christmas one of my very best friends gave my daughter and I a fantastic present. She is an OT at a preschool and by nature she finds awesome project kits! She gave us a kit to create a garden stone. It had beautiful stained glass and stamps to write a message in the stone. I gave Alexis the option to create this stone however she wanted. She was very excited when she woke up over break and I asked her if she would like to try to make the stone. She replied "yes!! And I would really like to make it a Drew stone that we can put in a garden someday with our baby Drew tree!"

She loves and misses her little brother so much. At these moments it reminds me that she is mourning too. It makes sense but I forget. She is a smart little girl! I am so grateful for her.