Hayden a DEACON??

Last weekend Hayden turned 12. Could I seriously be that old? And IF I am, why don't I FEEL that old? Anyway, enough about ME!!

Hayden had a FUN-FILLED birthday. He first had a merit badge clinic to go to. He was excited to go to that and in fact had looked forward to going. It just means he is that much closer to his Life Rank. After the clinic he came home for an hour or two before heading off to baseball practice. He was not too excited about this part of his day. What he REALLY wanted to do was to stay home and hang out with his friends. As the mother, it was my duty to remind him of the commitment he made to play baseball and his coach was expecting him to be there. After baseball it was home for a shower and then we all loaded in the car to go out to dinner. Hayden's friend Jordan came with us. We were sad that Nick had baseball practice and couldn't go with us too. We ate at Nando's and as always it was DELICIOUS!! After dinner Hayden went to Jordan's for all night movie watching. He ended up just sleeping at the Woolley's because the movie ran so late. I think he had a great birthday and LOVED his new hiking boots that we gave him.

On Sunday, Hayden was given the Priesthood and ordained to the office of a Deacon. Sal ordained him and he gave the sweetest blessing to Hayden. Sal spends an incredible amount of time thinking about what to say in his blessings and they always amaze me. I wished I would have taken notes during the blessing. A few things I do remember are: he blessed Hayden that he would remember feeling the Spirit in the room that night and that he would live his life in such a way that he would always be able to feel that Spirit in his life. He blessed Hayden that he would use his Priesthood to be compassionate and to serve others. I hope Hayden will live up to the things his Dad blessed him with. Thanks to Colby, Cam, Mitzi, Kendall, Granny, Papa and the Woolley's for coming and participating in Hayden's ordination. It truly was a special day.