Scott turned 12 on December 17th!
In our church, turning 12 is pretty big. It means you get to move from primary to the young men and young women organizations. And for boys, it means you get the Priesthood and as a deacon you also have the responsibility of passing the sacrament on Sundays. My parents came for Scott's big day. Grammy would have came to if her health allowed it. His birthday was on a Sunday too so he got to do it all on his big day!
Handsome young man right here!
We did a little condensed version of "12 days of priesthood" so for the week leading up to his ordination I put something on his bed or by his door each day. Some items were things like a new tie or recommend holder, and some things were notes and/or testimonies from Mom and Dad. One of the days was a dinner date with Dad and on the morning of his ordination he got a new suit coat. We called them "Priesthood treasures". It was fun and a good way to lead up to the big day I think! ;)
The whole fam- everyone is getting so big! Look how tall Scott is!
Scott kept saying I was sad my oldest turned 12. It is totally hard to believe, but I told him no way- I'm super excited for this new next phase in our family. It's going to be awesome! I know 12 is still a young boy at this point, but at the same time I think it helps Scott understand he needs to be a bit more responsible and grown up if that makes sense. Like when we drove home from Colorado usually Kevin as the man of our family would say a prayer that we drive home safely or whatnot. So I reminded Scott since Dad wasn't there- he's next in line as the man of the family. And he proudly said our family prayer for us and we were on our way. It was very sweet. Scott is a sweet and tender boy.
Just the boys and Grandpa
Grandma and Grandpa
We got home from church and got right into it with presents and cake!
Opening presents
He got to work right away building a truck he got. He is still as Jay calls him "The Master Builder." His teacher this year threw away a stapler that was broken in a few places and didn't work. I guess Scott told her she didn't need to throw it away because he could fix it. She laughed and said "Well take a shot at it- the tools I have are over there." She was pretty surprised when he placed it on her desk at the end of the day. I loved hearing about that at parent teacher conference along with a few other comments from teachers that he just thinks differently then the other kids. Love it. Maybe he'll be an inventor one day!
This was his face when he started opening a present and it started ringing. Best reaction!
He had a great day and it was so fun to have Grandma and Grandpa here to celebrate his big day.
Scott is such a good kid. I know he is so different then most boys his age and has different gifts that I am so grateful for. Like I said before he is a tender and sweet boy. He cares deeply in every aspect of his life and wants to be a good boy and do things right. He signed up for basketball this winter which we were so thrilled about. He hasn't played any sports or had the desire to since we found out about his tumor. Such a tender mercy that the same soccer coach he had when he went through that at age 8 happens to now be his basketball coach! He is able to understand all of our emotions going through this basketball journey :) It's just amazing. Anyways his coach was just saying how Scott is a thinker. And if he could just stop thinking so much and worrying so much about messing up and holding the ball just exactly like so, he is actually pretty good. Lol. It's just funny because that's Scott. He wants to do it right. I do have to remind him constantly that he CAN and should make mistakes and that it's okay and we will love him all the same. Such a sweet kid this one!