7

There are 7 Harry Potter books.

There are 7 days of the week.

There's the 7th inning stretch.

7 days of creation.

There are 7 colors of the rainbow.

7 is the number of dwarfs in "Snow White"

7 Wonders of the World

The 7 deadly sins.

"September" means the 7th month in latin.

Number seven is the number of perfection, security, safety and rest.

Your cousin wears #7 at the school you both attended the last two years.

You've been missing from your mom, dad, sisters, grandparents, friends, cousins, aunts, uncles, dogs, cats, the Deming and EWU communities and many many more peoples' lives for 7 months.  

At WSU, for 7 months now... on a wall in the house on Opal Street, next to a boys pillow, hangs your memorial program. And when he moves home for the summer it will come with him.  When he moves back to FIJI house next fall, it will go back.  I know this because Hunter's program has hung in this house and FIJI house since June 2009.  When the room is rearranged, the photo moves.

Today - on this 7 month anniversary - know you are still the picture of perfection.

Today - on this 7 month anniversary - know you are secure in all of our hearts.

Today - on this 7 month anniversary - know we all preach and fight for safety from others like the monster that killed you.

Today - on this 7 month anniversary - we know you are not at rest, while you still occupy our minds and hearts, and likely guide those who need guiding and an angel to watch over them.  

And so like Ry, who "took" you to the top of Camelback mountain in March, your Uncle and I decided Ryan started something.  So we "took" you to Cabo with us.  (Please disregard the had your uncle bought and wore way too often!)  And soon, "you'll" be off to Hawaii & Disneyland.  While it would be far more fun to see pictures of YOU at all of these places, we are relegated to bringing you with us in our hearts - and on our backs.