Noah is Ordained A Deacon

My parents and Scott's mom came to visit for Noah's ordination. It is a blessing to have Noah in our home. He is a great example to his family. He does what is right and is humble. When Scott was blessing him I could feel the Spirit so strong in the room and felt a confirmation that Noah was a special spirit before he came to earth and Heavenly Father has a specific plan for him. What a blessing to know the Plan of Happiness: that we lived with Heavenly Father and Jesus before we came to earth to get a body; then to be tried and tested on earth, die while our spirit continues on until the glorious resurrection; that we can live together forever with our families. It is times like this that I am overwhelmed with love for my family and the Savior who made this all possible. I thought of Heavenly Father shouting with joy when Noah received the priesthood and Satan cringing in anger. I will continue praying that he will have his picture in a missionary suit in 7 years.

Bentley and Emily Visit

Emily and Bentley came to visit us last month. They were out west for a couple weeks. The kids all tried to be Bentley's favorite cousin and loved having him around. We went to the marina and fed the fish. We only found two ducks. Bentley is all grown up and doing great. It is not fair having cousins who live on the other side of the country!

Noah's 12th Birthday

Noah getting one of five rocks he got from Ezra.


I still can't believe Noah is 12! He had a fun birthday party with friends and fun. They played football, basketball and had a Nerf gun party that lasted from 9 pm - midnight. I love when my kids want to give each other presents and run around trying to put something together. Esther was so proud of herself for wrapping one of Noah's birthday helium balloons and giving it to him when he was opening his presents.