Jefferson turned 12 last Thursday....wow, I can't believe it!
Poor kid, we had to put off celebrating for a few days because of Region swimming.He was very understanding, though; I guess it shows that he is truly beginning to grow up.
However, the delayed celebration meant that Jefferson had an awesome Saturday. First, he was interviewed by the bishop at 8:15 a.m. and then ordained a Deacon by DEl so he could attend a youth temple trip later that morning. Grandpa Beatty was able to come and take part in the ordination. Here is Jefferson a few minutes before we left for the church:
He looks so happy, and I believe he really enjoyed being able to perform baptisms for the dead so soon after turning 12. Especially since Bronson and Krissia were also there.
After the kids returned home, we held our family party for Jefferson complete with a cake and presents. A few hours later, it was time for the friends' party. This will be the last year Jefferson gets to have a birthday party, so we decided to go all-out and hold it at a place called Jumpin' Jacks. They have all sorts of indoor inflatable bounce houses and slides; the perfect place to host 12 excited, energetic boys! It was a little pricey, but I can say it was definitely the easiest, less stressful party I have ever planned :)
As I mentioned above, Region Swimming Championships were held last Thursday and Friday in Cedar City. There were so many great accomplishments for the Desert Hills girls' team! Perhaps the most exciting one of all was that Desert Hills took Region, upsetting Cedar's 24 YEAR RUN. Krissia's 200 Meter Freestyle relay team took first and shaved another second off of their time, putting them into top contention in this event for state. And to top it all off, Krissia took 1.5 seconds off of her backstroke, swimming it in an incredible 1:02.97. This means she is now RANKED NUMBER ONE in this event statewide! To say that the meet was exciting is an understatement :) We had many family members show up to support Krissia on Friday - Uncle Rick and Aunt Kelli, Talease and Grandma Beatty, Uncle Eric and Aunt Nicole (and family), and Uncle Tyson and Aunt Shawnee. Thanks so much, guys!
Here is a picture of Krissia sporting her newest hardware of 4 gold medals:
State will be held at BYU next weekend, and we can't wait to see what our "mermaid" will do :)
4 comments:
Great picture of Jefferson. Thanks for inviting him to the party; Cooper was SUPER excited. That's really neat he was able to go on the temple trip.
Wow, I can't believe that Jefferson is 12! Jared and I were just talking about how we remember going to his baptism not too long ago..... Also, Krissia is amazing, I really wish we lived closer so we could be part of the crowd cheering her on. Tell her we're very proud!
Why to go Krissa and happy b-day Jefferson. You did have a great weekend!
I hope Jefferson had a great birthday!
It was so fun to watch Krissia do so well, can't wait to hear how she does at state!
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