Kyran's Birthday Celebration -- Rainbow Bridge

Today Ryan and I attended Kyran's birthday celebration at his preschool classroom.  Sylvie was able to come too.  The ceremony is so sweet and special, with all the children sitting in a circle around a "rainbow bridge."  The birthday boy is dressed in a white silk cape with a golden star crown, and his teacher tells a story about the heavenly children doing their work up above, when one gets word he has work to do below...and he crosses the rainbow bridge to find the family he will be joining (his mama, papa, and big sister Sylvie).  At this time, the teacher leads the child to walk across the bridge to physically join his family, but our little Kyran was too shy during the ceremony and ran right to his daddy's lap.  The teacher then proceeds to tell the story of Kyran's life on earth, sharing special stories from when he was a baby and each year, lighting a candle for each birthday.  She then presented him with a present (a lovely blue silk cape), and invites him to snuff the candles (he needed his sister's help for this due to his persistent shyness), then all the children share the snack of finger fruits Kyran brought to celebrate his day.  Below are the special memories and some pictures of the ceremony. 

When Kyran was a baby, he enjoyed watching his sister jump on the bed. He took his first steps at the Halloween celebration. 

When Kyran was 1, he moved to a new house and got his own room and had a big yard to play in, with his own swing. 

When Kyran was 2, he made new friends at Little Acorns and Curiosity Corner and had so much fun pressing apple cider in the backyard with our own apples.

When Kyran was 3, he loved to play with puzzles and games. Kyran went camping with family several times, helped his dad paint a house, and swam almost every warm day in the summer. Kyran also went on a roller coaster with his dad and sister, and braved a haunted house! He also and so much fun visiting with his grandparents and family in Wisconsin over the summer, and just recently went to the coast and caught, cooked and ate crabs!