Wyatt David Lauper

"An angel, in the Book of Life, wrote down our baby's birth, 
and whispered as she closed the book, 'too beautiful for earth'"

It is with such deep sorrow that I write about the passing of my sweet angel nephew, Wyatt David Lauper.  So very sadly, he passed away last weekend...leaving our family broken-hearted. 

Michelle, Aaron and June have faced this great sadness with courage and grace-to watch those you love grieve in this way has been heart breaking.
That being said....being with my family, to find comfort in each other's care, I've learned a few things. I've learned that God is there.  He just is.  He loves us so much and cares for us when we don't have the strength to move forward.  I've learned that my family is the most wonderful family on earth.  We have been there for each other and grown closer through such a tragic ordeal.  We've discovered that we would drop everything for one another if need be.  We would help each other no matter what.  It's a discovery maybe we imagined existed, but never knew fully until it was necessary.  I've learned that friends and ward members can make a difference, even when something so terrible, so devastating as this happens. Michelle and Aaron's church congregation supported them last week in ways that I've never seen, or dreamed of!  It was so kind, so loving and so full of the spirit.  Their presence at the funeral- even in the rain in the middle of a thursday afternoon.  Their putting on a beautiful luncheon for family and friends after the funeral.  Their messages, notes, presents, flowers, balloons-- filling the Laupers' home after the funeral.  It was all so touching and so wonderful, amidst such sadness. 

Our family will miss Wyatt for the rest of our time here on earth.  We will think of Michelle and Aaron every day and pray that they recover and heal after such a lost.  We know they will, but it will take time.

Marston Girls

Steph and her girls got to come for a weekend visit. We had beautiful weather and the whole family got together so it was great fun. We even slipped a little St. Peter in.

All my Favorite Primary Songs

Our family got to have dinner with Janice Kapp Perry. Her husband and her were so sweet. She sang us her family song (darling!) and we all got to sing her songs with her. It was a wonderful night and she is an amazingly talented woman.

On the Road Again

Road trip! What do you do when spring break is rainy and cold-- roadtrip to Eastern Washington for the promise of better weather and fun. We were excited to go because Grammy and Papa were going to come with us. Jason was too busy with work so we brought in reinforcements. We had a great time!! Here is our route and what we saw: Ginkgo Petrified Wood forest for a hike, Papa and the kids ran up to the top of Wild Horse Monument, in Wenatchee was walked over the Columbia River Bridge, toured the Aplets and Cotlets factory, explored the Grand Coulee Dam, hiked at Steamboat Rock State Park, went to a night carnival with rides, checked out the museum in Yakima, and ended with walking the Greenway. All this plus lots of swimming, yummy food, and excellent company. What a great trip!!

 

Green Hornets

Baseball season is here again. Adam is back on the Green Hornets team and after winning the championship last year and then losing three of their great players to moves the team has it's work cut out for it. So far they are having a great season. This year the kids switch from machine pitch to kid pitching and this makes for lots of walks, getting hit with pitches, and generally super long games. Like 2 and a half hours. In spite of the length it is fun to watch Adam play. He is great in the outfield, good at second base, and still a great hitter. He loves his baseball!

This is what Katie thinks of the game length!