kamber: We're Back!

Monday, September 29, 2008

We're Back!

I think going out of town is one of the harder things I have had to do since Kamber passed away. I pretty much freaked out just before we where leaving. I just couldn't handle the thought that Kamber was not going with us. We absolutely love going on vacations with her. It brought back so many memories of the last vacation we had as a whole family. I remember looking in the back seat with Kambers eyes fixed on the movie Go Diego Go. She watched the movie the whole time up to the cabin and the whole way back singing the songs. Ethan and I would just laugh and think she was the cutest thing we ever did see. It really bothered me to know we wouldn't get to see that this time and that we wouldn't get to hear her sweet voice from the back. This feeling was so gut wrenching. Needless to say we had a great time and we did think of Kamber often. Our girls were happy to just play and enjoy each other. It was fun to spend time with family and friends not having to worry about what was going on in our life. I'm glad to be home, but it is another reminder of what is lost. I'm sure life will continue to be this way for a long time to come.

1 comment:

Mindi said...: I'm glad that you are home and that you you decided to go even though you knew that it was going to be so hard. That is another "first" that you have made it through. Hopefully each time you go it will get easier, even if it is just a little bit easier. We love you guys. I can't wait to hear about your trip.; September 29, 2008 at 8:46 PM

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It was July 25th 2008 and it was a great day. All the kids were getting along with eachother. Ethan and I were going on vacation with a few friends and we were to leave at 5:00p.m. that evening. At about 11:00 a.m. I started packing for the trip. I caught Kamber out back playing with the hose with her cousin a couple of times. The last time Ethan and I went out back to get after the girls for playing in the hose. Ethan sprayed the girls and we chased them all back inside. Ethan went into his office and I went back into our room to pack. It was a short time after this that Kamber some how made it into the pool area. We can't figure out how it happened, we have a gate around our pool shut and locked. Nobody had been in the pool area in days. We lost site of Kamber for a few minutes but this was enough time for her to fall in the spa part of our pool and drowned. I had gone into Ethans office and said something to him and turned around to find my niece crying. I knew. I ran straight to the pool and didn't see her and then caught a glimps of her leg in the spa. It took forever to get the pool fence open , but I ran as fast as I could and pulled her out. Ethan ran in and started CPR, I called 911. The Fire Depatment came fast. They worked on her and then headed to the hospital. We already knew she was gone. I could feel her comforting arms around me. We raced to the hospital where we watched them work on her for about 10 more minutes. She was gone. They let me hold her for about 2 hrs till the medical examiner came to get her. I felt a small amount of peace and I thank my Heavenly Father for that. It was her time to return home. We are grateful for the 2 1/2 years Heavenly Father let us enjoy the beautiful person she is. We will be with her again as a family and I can't wait to raise her again. Her sisters miss her dearly, but they know she not far away and she is safe. We love our valiant angel!