Happy Birthday Clayton!

     This weekend was Clay's birthday and two years since he passed away. The Hanks family has started a tradition of going to the temple on Clay's birthday and then going to his grave. Unfortunately, this year his birthday was on the same day as the women's conference session. So the temple closed after the 10 am session. We tried to go but it was closed so we went out to lunch instead. Then Jason and I went to Clay's grave to put some flowers on it. This is a difficult day. It's been over 3 years since Jason has seen his brother because of his mission. He misses him greatly. Clay is such a great person and we really miss him in our day to day lives. The good part of all of this is that we know that we will be with him again. It seems like forever when he is not here but we know he is close to us. Another bitter sweet part of this weekend was the Hanks family had to put their dog, Lexy to sleep. She was very old and very sick. Lexy was Clay's buddy. She loved him and would sleep in is room. He taught her some pretty cool tricks and loved spending time with her. As sad as everyone was to see her go, we all felt that it was a good birthday present for Clay to see his puppy dog again. Now he has his little buddy back with him. I'm sure they are watching over us now. We love them and miss them so much!

I made this frame for Jason. I wanted to give him a gift on Clay's birthday but I wasn't sure what. I've come across this quote a lot lately and it just seemed to fit so well. There's a different picture we want in this frame but it's being developed so we'll put it in soon. 

"When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure."