My camera was mislaid during the important events of the evening. As such, Jessie and Brien shared their photos with me. Tomorrow, I'll post reflections and the few photos I got. It was a wonderful day! Enjoy! :o)
These are the photos Troy took with B's camera:
These are the ones Jessie let me have:
38 comments:
Beautiful...just beautiful. Rachael, all our love (James, Nik and I) goes out to you tonight.
the photos are wonderful. thank you for sharing part of your day!
I had to come in today with big hugs for you all.
Beautiful pictures! Lovely day for a lovely girl.
With love Jacquie
Beautiful. Just beautiful. So fitting for your beautiful daughter.
((huge hugs))
thank you for sharing all the photos with all of us
wishing you a peaceful night's rest and love
rebekah :)
Beautiful pictures, thank you for sharing Hannah's memory. Keep inspiring!
Looks like you all had a beautiful day surrounded by friends and family. It just doesn't get better than that. Congrats to you for making a sad day into a happy rememberance for your daughter Hannah.
Hugs to you all.
completly and amazingly BEAUTIFUL. blessings upon blessing are wished upon you!
Love, amy
a loyal reader
Beautiful, Beautiful Day, everything looks perfect. I prayed for you all day and wish I could give you both a Huge Hug. Bless your hearts for honoring Hannah in the most perfect way. The wings on the girls are so awesome. I love you guys and pray for a sweet nights rest.
Love, Laurie in Ca.
What an incredible way to honor Hannah. -and a beautiful way to help Lily remember her big Sister.
Yay! I love the pictures. You know, your sister seems to have some natural talent for taking photos of people. At least that is my humble opinion.
It was such a wonderful day. Had it not been for one cranky pants little guy we would've loved to stay and while away the evening. Hopefully next time things will be more calm and we can. ;-)
I am still amazed...AMAZED at the wildlife Hannah sends your way. I'm glad the day went well for you and you were able to celebrate.
That was a beautiful way for your family to remember your little monkey. A great way for your and your husband to continuing healing as well.
How wonderful!! I love the photos - what a beautiful day indeed! What a journey this year has been. I love the butterfly touches - so precious. I saw them everywhere the day too...
Beautiful! I just loved the last picture of you looking at that butterfly. This was a perfect way to celebrate Hannah's first year in heaven. I loved all the little girls outfits.
Rach and Brien,
You made it through this huge milestone, and you made the day beautiful. It was wonderful to see pictures of all those smiling faces. Hannah must have been an ecstatic monkey. (I saw lots of butterflies fluttering about on the running trails in Charlotte yesterday.)
Love and hugs!
What a beautiful tribute. You are in insiration.
This is beautiful! I am sending you big hugs, because as much as this is beautiful, and as much as you know Hannah is happy in heaven, this is still very very hard.
Kisses too!
I agree with "single mommy". You turned what could have been a depressing day into such a beautiful, unforgetable celebration of Hannah! You are such a beautiful and caring person. You are an inspiration! I'm so glad I came upon your blog.
Rach & Brien- I was thinking about you all yesterday.
I love the pics and I think you found such a great way to honor and remember Hannah.
Hugs, lots of them
ev
Beautiful!!!
Beautiful pictures. I love the little fairies by the fenceline...
I left a comment yesterday, but I just remembered this, and I had to share.
I lost my Uncle (and Godfather) a little over a month ago. The day after his death there was a frog/toad next to the back door and it tried really hard to get in the door. We blocked it every time, and it finally hopped down to the other back door.
All I could think of were all of Hannah's frogs. [Hers are much cuter though] And I was secretly thinking, maybe that's him. He wants us to know that he is still here. If not his presence, his spirit.
He died over a month ago, and I was just able to write about it on my blog.
How gorgeous to see all the little girls with their wings on... and then another little winged critter drops in to say hi and join the party. I hope you're thinking what I'm thinking. :)
Looks like a beautiful day. I adore the last photo. Stay shiny!
x
What a beautiful day! I bet your girl was THRILLED watching the festivities from above :)
Thank you for sharing your day with us. The pictures are just beautiful.
Love & Hugs
Stephanie - Texas
Angel dust, fairy wings and butterfly kisses! Hannah is so happy!
what a beautiful tribute, Rachael - you and your family were definitely in my thoughts all day - even as we celebrated Ryan's birthday. I love the butterflies and the balloons
{{hugs}}
inspiring and beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
((hugs))
It's already been said, but I'll say it again. It looks like you guys had a lovely gathering on a lovely day, and the pictures are, well, lovely. I'm glad you got to do the butterfly release. I wish Lawrence and I could have been there with you all, but you all are, as always, in my thoughts and prayers.
Hi - I'm a lurker (extremely infrequent commenter) and was away for the weekend in cottage country, here in Ontario, Canada. Just wanted you to know that you. B and L were in my thoughts yesterday..and had to check your blog as soon as i came home.
Beautiful photos!!
What a beautiful day. What a great way to honor Hannah!
WOW. Lil looks SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much like Hannah in that picture of her standing alone in the fairy dress. WOW!
I am so proud of you for making it a wonderful day.
BIG hugs to you from KC!!!!!! We thought about you all day yesterday!
What a beautiful day!!! I am so glad you celebrated. It looks like everyone had a great time. I love the photo of you with the butterfly on your finger.
Great pictures -- and your thoughts about the day. People blessing people; Children laughing, playing and enjoying life with very few cares;
Hope you do get some rest and refreshment this week, and continue to be upheld in the Lord's strength.
Beatiful Pictures!
Love & Hugs,
Jennifer
Beautiful photos, Rachel. Thank you for sharing them. This may sound strange, but reading about other people's grief rarely makes me cry; I always read other people's comments on other blogs, saying how a post/pictures/etc. made them cry, and they *never* make me cry. Usually I'm just nodding my head, going "Yup, felt that too" and "Yup, been there"; maybe I'm just so used to my own story of sadness, from my husband's death 3 years ago when our baby was 10 months old, that the awfulness of other people's experiences don't register quite as strongly. But this post tonight, with all the photos describing your "heaven day" (pheNOMENAL description for it, by the way), made me cry. So an extra big thank you for sharing it.
I know I'm a complete stranger, but I've been reading your blog for about 4 months now and I thought of you, Hannah, Brien, and Lily many times on Saturday and over the weekend. I released some butterflies and angel wings in my heart for you all, amidst prayers that you won't crash after the anniversary and through the upcoming years. I meant to get online and post something on Saturday or over the weekend, but life with a 3-year-old was too hectic. But I was thinking of you, nonetheless
And I'm thinking of you still and sending hugs and well wishes.
~Candice
What a wonderful way to remember Hannah. The butterfly/balloon release was such a lovely idea.
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