Team Tytan 5K

In the 6 short months Tytan was here, he changed countless lives. People all over the world were inspired and touched by his life, his story, & his spirit. After his passed away, I didn't want that to change. I wanted Tytan Walker to continue to touch lives. I wanted legacy to live on. It was up to us to make that happen. The past year we have tried to surround ourselves in service in memory and honor of Tytan. Not only has it done that, but it has helped us. It has helped us with our grief and it has gave us the satisfaction that something good has came from something extremely terrible. For his 1st birthday, we chose to put together survival kits for Primary Children's Hospital. The love & support we received from the community, strangers, and loved ones were phenomial. Tytan's peditrician office donated $500 to put towards the kits. We were able to put together almost 150 kits for parents in the ICU. I was amazed and completely humbled by all the giving people.

I once again wanted to do something again for Tytan's Angel Day to remember him but pay-it-forward in some way. The following year when we were in the hospital with Tytan, the community put together a 5K to raise money for us to help with medical expenses. I wanted to do another 5K this year and donate the funds to Primary Children's Hospital or a family with a child who was battling an illness. For an entire year it was on my mind, but I was scared. I was scared it'd be a failure and no one would come, so I kept putting it off. About 2 weeks before Tytan's Angel Day I decided to go for it. I didn't know what kind of outcome we would have, but I decided I would try. If we had anyone come I would donate what we got to Primary's. I simply made a flyer and posted it on Facebook- that was it. By the end of the night, I had 30 people signed up. By the day of the race, we had almost 200 people who had registered or bought a shirt. I cannot begin to tell you what things like this do to my heart. There is nothing more rewarding or heart warming than seeing others come together to serve others.

Tytan's 1st Angel day was a hard one, a real hard but I can't express the way it made a grieving mother feel to know their sweet little boy was loved and cared about by so many. It turned out to be an absolutely wonderful evening, and even though our sweet baby was not there physically, his strong spirit was very apparent. Thank you to all those to helped, participated, and was a part of a very bittersweet day in our lives. We love you all and are so grateful for your continual love & support!

"The Rainbow After the Storm"

In November 2014, we welcomed our sweet little rainbow baby girl and we honestly couldn't be more in love with her! She has truly been our little piece of Heaven in our home and reminds us a lot of our little angel boy Tytan. It was amazing the spirit she brought when she entered the world- you could tell big brother had definitely prepared her and was in her presence.

Our sweet little girl has in no way replaced our little man Tytan, but she has helped all 3 of our hearts in ways we never imagined. We still have a large piece of our hearts missing and a hole that will NEVER be filled until we are reunited again, but this little lady has reminded us that we can still experience joy and happiness. She has shown us that even though our hearts are broken we are still capable of loving more than we ever thought was possible. Big sister is in Heaven with a new little sibling to love on, but she still never forgets her Tytie. He is still included in every prayer, every family conversation, and he plays with the girls often according to her. Daddy is loving all the baby snuggles he gets from our little sweetie. As for me, this little one truly my rainbow. She has something about her that just melts my heart. We are so over the moon for these babies and incredibly grateful the Lord has blessed us with our little sunshine Az, our angel boy Tytan, and our sweet rainbow baby Demreigh! :)