Beck's Backyard Adventure Bag

One of our favorite memories with Beckham was a Backyard Adventure Bag his Gigi made for him. Because of Beck’s level of medical support, we weren’t able to leave his hospital room with him as we would have loved to do.

To remedy this, his Gigi surprised him with the outdoors in his room. She filled a drawstring tote with labelled baggies full of things from her backyard: flowers, tree leaves, cedar twigs, lavender, fish food, bird food, dirt, pebbles, and even fur from one of Beckham’s puppies. One by one we took each out, his Gigi telling Beckham about each one and letting him smell and touch every item.

It is a memory we cherish.

Even without leaving the hospital room, our little boy got to experience nature and have an adventure all thanks to a little tote, some creativity, and imagination.