First Day of School

Hayden starts 7th grade this year.

He wakes up at 6:20

Catches the bus at 6:58

Gets home at 2:40

Today he came home in a down pour of RAIN!

Braces

Hayden woke up early for his 8:30 am appointment to get BRACES!!

CCHS Basketball Team

Hayden Loved playing for this team and they were the CHAMPS!!

Baptisms for the Dead

Early Morning Conversations

I am sad and so very grateful today. 
Hayden has grown up with a GREAT group of young men. 

They are good, kind & have learned to include everyone. 

Some are closer then others but when one is struggling the others are always there to support. 

Last night we learned that one of his basketball teammates, 

who is also his buddy's cousin (#4 Jaxon Lewis), 

died in a snowmobile accident. 

We both struggled to sleep. 

Hayden got up at 4 am this morning to go to the temple with his YM group. 

The temple trip got cancelled.... 

instead, Hayden and I sat in the dark, quiet, EARLY hours of the morning and talked. 

We talked about our beliefs and what his friend might be doing at that moment and about his family.
I have prayed for Jaxon's family and especially his mom ALL DAY. 

I can't imagine their heartache. 

I have also thought about this great group of young boys and the love they have for each other.
Today I am grateful for my testimony... 

for my kids ... 

for Haydens buddies ... 

and believe it or not... 

for early morning cancelled temple trips.

Poetry Slam

Hayden wrote a poem about playing basketball for his ELA class and won.

Middle Ages Castle

Hayden had an assignment to build a Middle Ages Castle for school.

He LOVES to create.

He spent HOURS on the project.

The paper work that was turned in with the project wasn't good enough for the teacher.

So he got an F on this project.

Effort I guess doesn't matter.

He sure loved building the castle.