Monte Vista-Under bright sunny skies last Saturday a crowd gathered at the Movie Manor to remember missing Monte vista resident Danice Day.

In a moving address to those who attended, father Rod Day tearfully acknowledged that it had been "two full calendar years that Danice has been missing and two years that we have no answers for her babies."

A photo of Day and her two children stood on a table surrounded by cookies and hot chocolate. Friends gathered in her memory.

Pastor Steve Shown shared a prayer for Day and her family and said, "Danice is reaching out today and wherever she is her blood cried out for justice. Just as Cain slew Abel, and his blood cried out, Danice is calling out to us."

Shown said, "I also believe God is asking us to forgive. Forgiveness isn't easy, but it's necessary in the healing process. I believe there is a season for everything, and I believe it's a season for both justice and forgiveness."

A song by Shown's wife Jolynn, which she sang and signed in American Sign Language, touched the crowd, as tears fell silently.

Day and his wife Judy told everyone how much they appreciated the support, but said, "This doesn't get easier." He said that he and his family have been assured that new leads are showing up daily, and the new evidence is hopeful.

Days said, "Today we voice a plea for help. There may be those who know something or have information. We are begging you to come forward so we can have peace and answers for her children whey they ask what happened their mommy."

Day went on to ask," reach inside yourself and ask yourself what would you do if it were your child. We need answers. We need closure. I want to bury my daughter with the respect she deserves."

A large trailer held 730 helium filled yellow and black balloons, one for each day she has been missing. Day explained the colors. "Black represents the worst of our suspicions, that we mourn our loss, and yellow is for hope-hope that someone will come forward today. Judy and I feel that yellow is the most powerful color to describe Danice. She was a soldier who fought a hard fight, and we believe she fought to the end."

Before the balloons were launched, Day asked Sheriff Brian Norton and Chief Investigator Shawn Woods to come forward.

"I believe that money talks, and today, we are adding $5,000 more to the foundation on behalf of Danice," Day said.

As the music played softly in the background, 730 balloons were released to the sunny skies, a message to Danice that she hasn't been forgotten.