Chloe and I spent an hour or so at Talon's grave on his six month birthday before Brandon met us there. It has become a special place for our family. We call it "Talon's special place." We talk about how special Talon is while we are there, and Chloe sings primary songs. It is always sweet to spend a few moments there. I am grateful for both of our children, but our little Chloe has just become my best little friend. When my heartbreak sneaks out and tears stream down my face, she will softly ask, "Are you sad for baby Talon, Mom?" and she will whisper, "Don't cry, don't cry, it will be okay." I really do belive that it will all be okay. I know that my Heavenly Father has a divine plan for our little family and for Talon, and in the end we will find a very "happily every after."
A cute little story - Chloe talks about Talon all of the time, literally everyday. She calls him on her pretend cell phone, she sings little songs about him, and she often looks at the little pictures of him around our house. When Talon passed away, I gave Brandon a Willow Tree figuring of a father holding a baby, Liz gave me a Willow Tree of a mother holding a baby, and my neighbors in St. George, The Rogers, gave Chloe a little Willow Tree holding a baby. Chloe moved all the statues together on my bedside table a few weeks ago so she could see Mom, Dad and Chloe holding baby Talon. My mom has several Willow Tree angels, and during our recent trip to St. George, Chloe and Maddie moved all of her Willow Trees to a table that displays a picture of Talon. My mom tried to move the Willow Trees back to their original spots, and Maddie told her, "No, Grandma, me and Chloe moved the angels special for Talon!" Needless to say, the Willow Tree angels stayed by Talon's picture. Such sweet little girls!
