Looking forward to Saturday

We're so excited because Cole is getting baptized this weekend. It's been so much fun getting him prepared because he has such a sweet spirit and I love to see it shine through. For anyone in the area that would like to come, it's at our stake center at 2 on Saturday.

Cole also had the opportunity to prepare our family home evening lesson tonight and I was so thrilled with the result. In anticipation of his baptism, he prepared his lesson on that topic. He and Jason sat down and came up with some questions, Cole answered them and shared with us his answers:

1. Why am I getting baptized? Why should anyone?
I'm getting baptized so that I can get the priesthood later. So they can make a promise to God.
2. How do I feel about getting baptized? What am I looking forward to?
I'm excited to see my relatives and getting baptized.
3. What promises am I making when I get baptized?
I'm responsible for my own actions. I'm going to follow the commandments. I give 10% of whatever I earn (aka tithing). Never stop praying. I choose the right.
4. What kind of questions do I have?
What is the thing that I get baptized in called? How cold is the water?


Other than correcting spelling, those are Cole's exact words and thoughts about baptism. When he finished, he bore his testimony to us about baptism. He almost had me in tears with how sweet and pure his testimony is. He talked about how he wanted to become as pure as he was in heaven again and how he was looking forward to following the commandments by getting baptized. He also amazes me with how sweet he is with reading his scriptures. I have never seen a child who would just crack them open without parents asking him to. He honestly treats the Book of Mormon as if it's a novel that he's reading to find out how the story goes. I'm so proud of my son and yet so humble that I have the opportunity to raise him in my house. I know that I just do my best to make sure he gets a good foundation, but the rest is all him.

Growing up so quick

Today is a very special day for our family. Nine years ago, Cole decided to join our family a couple weeks before we were expecting him. His delivery was the hardest for me (if you can call it hard, it lasted maybe five or six hours and I think I pushed for thirty minutes), and they even had to use the vacuum to get him out. From the moment he got here, he's been the sweetest little mama's boy and remains so to this day. Cole is my little soul mate--stuck between two girls that are close in age, I know how he feels and what he's going through as the middle child. Lately he's been making some really excellent choices that have thrilled me to the bone. Nothing mind blowing, of course, but it's the little things. This has been a crazy week and so I asked him to get his homework done yesterday so it would be done before Lindsay's play. About fifteen minutes later, he comes to me with it completed--I was shocked. I asked him why he did his hw when I asked him to. His response? Because I thought it would be the right thing to do. Like I said, nothing mind blowing, but the difference in my son between this year and last year are astronomical. I love this little boy more than I could ever say and want to wish him a very happy ninth birthday. I love you buddy!