Jordan turns 12.....

Birthdays in our house somehow seem to be lasting longer than 24 hours lately.....it started on Friday with donuts as treats for the class and all his teachers and continued til Sunday night with the family over for even more fun and games....:)
Jordan actually turned the big 12 on Saturday and we all  had to wake up very early so he could open cards and presents.......



(yep happy with his gifts...daddy knows best:))

.....O the joy a piece of paper brings....(it's his confirmation for Lacrosse camp that he's been begging and begging to go on)

By about 8.00am he was heading out with a whole slew of boys (including grown up boys) and their toys (quads, guns, knives...you name it) into the desert for some quality wilderness time....

.......yeah, doesn't look like they had too much fun:)

Now that he's joined the official age of manhood he got to go to his first Priesthood session of Conference.....and he was pretty excited about that despite being on his birthday (long may that attitude last!)

And of course we all got to enjoy the traditional ice cream cake as soon as they got back....

Lest we forget.....we still keep up with some good old British traditions and give our kids the bumps on their birthdays....one for each year and an extra one for good luck:)

Jordan is such a cute loving boy and never ever forgets to give me a hug and a kiss before he goes out or goes to bed..... I did tell him that if he doesn't stay such a good boy I will be taking back his birthday and I'll make him stay 11 forever...(I wish it worked that way!) But for now, I'm loving my 12 year old xx