Wegener Family Reunion Continues

Richard Johnston finally caught a stand-by flight out of Minneapolis. Quincey Rose Wegener was not so fortunate. Quincey was on stand-by using a friend's buddy-pass, out of Houston, but after two days she had to give up...her luggage made it to Salt Lake City. That was a big disappointment for Tara and Paige. But, with Quincey's blessing, the planned baptisms went off as scheduled, at the Logan Utah East Stake Center.

August 1, 2008
Three Wegener grandchildren were baptized...and one baby was blessed. It was a great day.

Logan Thomas Johnston, of Lino Lakes, Minnesota, son of Richard and Shelly, was baptized by his father.
Tara Rose Wegener, of Houston, Texas, daughter of Steve and Quincey, was baptized by her grandfather Tony
Grayson Nathan Wegener, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, son of Nathan and Becky, was baptized by his father.
Skye Isabella Wegener, daughter of Dan and Kayce, was blessed by her grandfather Tony.

The baptismal service was attended by lots of extended family members. Bishop Tom Lee presided. The whole crew then gathered at the Logan East Stake Bowery for a wonderful meal...and lots of youthful activities, which were exhausting just to watch. One little guy got tackled hard by 5 year old Asher. By the time he found his mother, blood was dripping from his nose and lip...and he was crying, of course. Asher exhibited his dual personality...on the one hand he patted the little guy tenderly on the shoulder and said: I'm so sorry...it was an accident". That was follwed by "You just need to shake it off".

August 2, 2008
The family gathered at the Wegener home for family photos in the back yard...on the rocks...with the snakes. Kathie tried hard to keep snakes out of the conversation as the photographer organized the mob. The truth is we have pulled eleven snakes out of the rock garden this summer. They are harmless water snakes, but the mere possibility of their presence was potentially distracting to certain people...especially during a photo shoot. All survived the ordeal like good sports. (We practice "catch and release" with snakes as well as rockchucks...unless they die accidentally...of course.)