Family Moments

This last week has been the first of our summer vacation that we didn't have a camp or schedule to follow. I'll be posting pictures of all the kids' activities soon. We've had some really happy family moments and some pretty devastating ones.

Milestone

One of our nephews, Taylor, graduated from High School this summer. Though it was belated, I wanted to send him a card. Right after graduating he found out his entire family will have to move to Utah with only about a month's warning. Their life is cRaZy right now. We wanted him to know we love him and find a simple way to celebrate his moment.

Sorrow

Then we got an email that crushed all of our hearts. Our niece, Deirdre Wetzker Aguigui , passed away. Completely out of the blue. SHOCKING!!! She was young and pregnant with her first baby. She had joined the military and had learned Arabic in order to serve as a translator. Smart girl. Emotional girl. Sweet, giving girl. She died due to a blood clot in her lung. It was a complication of her pregnancy. So random, so tragic.

I made this card for her parents. I really like the sentiment: "May you find peace and love in the memories you cherish." It makes you just want to hold on to every moment you have with your family members. Take those pictures and create those memories that can stay with you for a lifetime.


We took the kids to the temple for Family Home Evening this week. We just walked around and allowed the kids to talk about their cousin, what they were feeling and any questions they had about death and what happens now. Deirdre, we love you and will hold tight to the memories we will always cherish.

Deirdre Wetzker Aguigui