Cole is Ordained a Teacher - January 10, 2021

Two years ago, Cole was ordained a Deacon in January of the year he would turn 12. On January 10, 2021, Cole was advanced to the office of a Teacher in the Aaronic Priesthood as he will turn 14 later this year.

Steve ordained him along with the members of our Bishopric - Bishop Jason Kilgore, Brother Jason Overbaugh (who is the advisor over the Teachers) and Brother Chris Etherington (who is the advisor over the Deacons and has been amazing to help Cole transition to our ward and meet the boys his age).

Before the ordination, Brother Overbaugh asked Cole what it meant that he would be a Teacher now. Cole said "Is it sort of like a promotion?" Cute! Well, sort of in that you will have more responsibility as a Teacher than you did as a Deacon. He will still pass the Sacrament if there aren't enough Deacons, but now he will help prepare the Sacrament to be blessed by the Priests and passed by the Deacons. In addition, he will be able to minister, officially, to families in our ward. He has been assigned to be Steve's companion and their assigned families are the Etherington's and the Faucette's. That's easy! We already love them and their kiddos. Ryan Etherington and Ethan Faucette are probably Cole's best friends in this neighborhood. We see them almost every day. Perfect!!!

In the ordination, Steve blessed Cole that he would know the difference between those friends trying to help him do the right and draw closer to the Savior and those who would draw him away from the Savior. I loved that. He also blessed him to be able to balance his studies and activities and duties as a Teacher along with all of his other requirements each week. Love that too!

We are proud of Cole for serving as Deacon's Quorum President in our old ward and for doing all that was asked of him during his two years as a Deacon. Now, he is "promoted" 😜 to a Teacher and I'm sure he will do all that is asked of him during these two year as well. We are excited to see him serve.

Congratulations Cole - you're a Teacher now! We are proud of you for your priesthood service and for your desire to advance in his priesthood ordinations. 

(Cole looks weird in this picture with the mask under his chin. Silly boy.)

Reagan is Driving??? and more Church Ball - January 8, 2021

Steve called me (from the house????) and asked me to come outside and to bring my camera. So, I did. I wasn't sure what I would find and I was right to be worried.

He and Reagan were driving around the neighborhood in his car. WHAT?!? She has no license, no permit and no business driving. Well, he let her, so, we may now have a problem on our hands.

Incidentally, I'm a bit of a hypocrite when I object to her driving at 15. My parents let me drive at 11. We had an old Jeep CJ5 that was just sitting all of the time. We would take it to go off-roading once in a while, but for the most part.. it sat. When we were having a picnic one day, I told me dad "Today is the day I should learn to drive." He agreed and taught me how to drive stick shift. Truth be told, I didn't actually think they would agree, but they did. That started a long story of me driving, me getting into an accident, me hauling my sibs around town and me being a better driver than most of my friends. But again.... my parents NEVER should have let me drive at 11 and I certainly won't do that with Reagan. But, Steve is starting us down a slippery slope here. Oh well - he gets to teach her to drive if he is going to do this. Good luck guys!

AAANNNNDDD... we have more church ball to be played. Ethan actually hurt his foot, so, he spent half of the time resting and half of the time playing referee for Ryan and Cole. These boys love to play!

Reagan's Team is in the Paper - 1/6/21

 

There was an article in the local paper about the CCHS Women's Volleyball Team. While the article mostly talked about the varsity team, it showed Reagan's picture and she was so excited to have the team featured in the paper.

New Scooters and 3 Basketball Courts - 1/5/21

Reagan and Cole received new, Segway scooters for Christmas, but unfortunately, they didn't arrive until the week after Christmas. Oh well - I guess they can't use them in the winter anyway. Steve and I put them together and charged them up while Reagan and Cole were at school.

Also, we played some more bball. Mary Etherington took the boys to our church to play, but someone had reserved the church. So, they headed to the Stake Center, which had a bigger court. 

Then, they were kicked out of there, so, she decided to drive the boys to Corner Canyon High School. Somehow, the doors were unlocked but no one was on the court, so, they played there for a while. Lucky boys!!!!!

These boys had a GREAT time!

More Fun on Christmas Break - 1/1/21 - 1/3/21

We had a few more days of Christmas Break before we had to go back to school. Cole tried to play basketball at the church as much as possible.

Also, he and Ethan continued to work on and add to their mock Star Wars build. This thing is crazy!

Well, we have loved our break and now its time to get back to the books!