Happy 7th Birthday Imogen

Hi Immie

Happy 7^th (14^th) Birthday, Ben 10 super hero,

We hope they have lit the biggest stars to celebrate your birthday today.

We all made you Ben 10 Omnitrix cupcakes. Kody watched me carefully to

ensure I had just the right green icing made, what did you think?.

We saved you a seat at the movie ‘Hop’, isn’t that 'E.B.' bunny and 'phil' the chicken the cutest.

Miss you so much sweet girl, we will never forget the day you entered our life’s, you have bought as all so much joy,

Big smiles; only a few tears today, as we can hear your chants of ‘No tears, just be happy just like me’.

Love you all the way to the moon and back times a trillion,

Love you more with every breath we take,

Dad, Mum, Kody, Ashton and Sunshine.

P.S. Thank you to all our family, friends and Holmes’ Gang readers for all your support, your love and kindness has been amazing.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Angel Girl, Immie,

Enjoy all those sweet treats,
We can't believe it's now been over a year since we got
'Imogen/Soft' rabbit and 'Skittles' guinea pig for last Easter
and they are still getting bigger and cuter everyday.

We have been out to see you the morning,
hope you (and your kangaroo friends) enjoyed the sweets
and Easter decorations.

Love you Chicken Little,
Let's go make more Easter Cake Pops together,
Keep an eye on that Kody and make sure he does not get or eat more than you.

Love Mum, Dad, Kody, Ash and the 'very active' Sunshine xxxxx

Just for you

Hey Baby Girl,

6 sleeps now till your 7^th birthday or are you still going with the older birthday age of 14, just to beat and tease Kody?

I hope you have it all organised sweets, plenty of cakes, special yummy food, party performers…remember when we tried to get you Peter Pan for your 4^th birthday but had to settle with a fairy and pirate..kind of the same right? (No not really mummy). Perhaps you will have Ben10 and Gwen come again. I imagine in heaven you can have what ever you like all the time though especially for your birthday, maybe even fireworks, along as they make them not too loud for you.

Where all not really sure how to celebrate your day without you here. By now we would have been organised, the invites given out at school, the cake design decided and changed a million times, the present list carefully circled in the toy catalogue and the countdown would have been started and the repeat question of how many days? How many sleeps? asked several times daily. We all went to the shop last weekend and got your present, I hope you like it. Not sure of the cake, I am sure you will send me a sign to indicate what you would prefer.

Well baby, better go try to get a bit more of your book done,

Know as always; your always in our hearts, your little fingers wrapped around ours.

We love you to the moon and back times zillion,

Love

Mum, Dad, Kody, Ashton and Sunshine.

P.S. Did you come with us to see Marg-a-ret’s puppies, aren’t they the cutest. I think Ashton wanted to bring one home, just like you always did.

Everyday

Yesterday another month passed without Miss Immie, incredibly it started as not a sad day, but more as a day of reflection of how we coped and travelled over the last eleven months. I honestly can say I never could comprehend how on earth I could survive a second without our girl and here we are trillions of seconds down the road.

Ash and I delivered to her (or more to the kangaroos ; ), a slightly crumpled (due to Ashton throwing them around like a sword) bunch of flowers. They were bright orange; I know she would have loved how bright and happy they looked.

Ashton now days gives you very little time at Pinnaroo to sit and cry at her passing spot…ok no time; he is too busy chasing daddy kangaroos (eeekkk) and crows. Sometimes I go visit her on the days my mum has Ash just so I can sit there and enjoy the sun and quiet with my girl.

Having Immies angel anniversary on the first of every month, tends to collide with a lot of things.

Yesterday was no exception, when we were visiting Immie I received a text message from my friend Rochelle. We met when Imogen and her son Jarvis were in hospital. We did not spend a lot of hospital time with them, but were related in a horrible parallel world; due to the fact both Immie and Jarvis shared the same cancer.

After Jarvis’ third relapse he too gained his soft feathery angel wings yesterday, ironically eleven months to the day after Imogen did. I just know that Little Miss Bossy/Smiley Imogen met Jarvis with a huge hug and a pre selected position for him in her make believe school class room. Though apparently he too was quite head strong, so there may have been a battle of the heads to begin with, I am sure many negotiations were made between these two beautiful inspiration kids.

The world is a better place for having you here Jarvis,

No pain can ever touch you ever again,

You will never be forgotten,

You fought so hard to be here with your Mum, Dad and sister,

Fly free now gorgeous boy.

Sending our love and strength to The Brett Family.

With Love

The Holmes Gang

P.S Must mention we love all our 'the Holmes gang' stalkers,

we are honoured you take the time to read our blog : D