Thursday, August 7, 2008

My wonderful son Devlyn!!









There has been alot going on for Devlyn the past few weeks! His birthday was July 30th and he turned 12!! I can't believe my baby boy is twelve now! Time really does fly by, treasure those moments you have with the kids because they are gone before you know it! :( He had a great birthday and loves his gifts. He is really into the illusionist/magician Chris Angel so he took all the money he received from out of town family and bought a ton of "magic" supplies. He is actually doing really well with it!
Devlyn was ordained a Deacon this past Sunday at Church, and that was a really cool experience for both Devlyn and myself. (Jeremy was out of town of course!) My little baby boy can now pass the sacrament......crazy!! This past Weds the youth in our Church ward took a day trip to the Columbia South Carolina Temple to do baptisms. Which has to be a day trip since its the closest Temple to Charlotte and its still over 2 hours away! I vote for a Temple being built here in Charlotte, but yet I see that they are building yet ANOTHER temple in Utah! I guess our time will come. Anyway...since Dev turned twelve and was ordained this past Sunday he was able to go with the youth group!!! He had the best time ever!! He was glowing when he returned home and was telling me all about the trip. He said "It was so beautiful and peaceful and I just had the best time! I loved it there. I did 15 people and I feel like a missionary now. Its cool!" I am extremely proud of Devlyn and really glad he was touch by the spirit and able to feel a little slice of what the Temple is all about!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am very proud of Devlyn. He has grown a lot over the several years that Jeremy has come into his life.
I wish all the best to this family.
Love
Your sister in law
W

Erica said...

What a great experience for you and Devlyn! I can't believe he's 12, too--and what a handsome boy he is! I always worry about my kids and hope that they have strong faith and testimonies to carry them through life. The teenage years are so important. I guess as parents all we can do is be good examples and give them as many good experiences as we can. I'm proud of you, too, Sam! You seem like you have such a wonderful life. Love ya!

martha corinna said...

This was a sweet post and I cannot believe you have a 12 year old. Crazy.

Karies place said...

I remember when my ds, who is now 15, first became 12. Time flies. Now he's talking about driving! YIKES!!

Congrats on his 12 birthday!

Karie (LDFR)
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