Jordan is 12!!

Gosh, it just seems like yesterday when he was just born! They grow up fast! Turning 12 is a big step...graduating from primary (Jordan couldn't get out of there quick enough), he earned his "Faith In God" award for setting goals and achieving them throughout his primary years. Biggest of all though, he received the Priesthood. It is great to have two priesthood holders in our family. He was ordained a Deacon on March 8. It was so nice to have such great support from both sides of the family present when he received the Priesthood...and of course after the ordination we all came back to the house and had dinner.
We are really proud of Jordan and the goals he sets on his own, and keeps them. He is a good kid. I hope the very best for him and the goals he has set for his future.
This last month has been a bit difficult for him because his best buddy Truman is moving. Jordan and Truman have been friends since they were 6. We hate to see their family leave the neighborhood :(


The cutest picture ever...Buggy (Kristen) and Grandpa Baumgart! This was at the dinner after Jordan's ordination...don't they look spiritually uplifted?


Jordan had a birthday party with his friends or I guess now, it's just "hangin' out". I told Jordan we would do a party, and to just to make me a list of the friends he was inviting (I was expecting up to 6 kids) well, he brought me back the list of 15 kids! Easy enough...Boys like balls right? So they played Dodge Ball at the church, ordered tons of pizza and cake and called it good. I have to ask though...when is it "not cool" to have balloons at a birthday party? I can't figure that one out... I love balloons! I later learned though that boys at this age just use them for the helium consumption, so it's probably good we didn't have balloons. I still sent out cute birthday party invites though he he . It was a lot of fun though... Joel bought a bunch of dodge balls, so they were flying everywhere, it was great.