OUR DEACON

TODAY RYNE BECAME A DEACON. IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY. ALL OF HIS UNCLES WERE THERE AND ALL OF HIS AUNTS. OUR GOOD FRIENDS THE REAMS WERE THERE AS WELL. GRANDPA BARTHOLOMEW DID THE ORDAINING. IT WASN'T BECAUSE RYAN COULDN'T, IT WAS BECAUSE GRANDPA HAD NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO DO IT BEFORE. HE WAS SO HAPPY TO ORDAIN RYNE AND IT WAS A VERY SPIRITUAL ORDINATION. AFTER CHURCH WE WENT BACK TO OUR HOUSE FOR A FAMILY LUNCH, IT WAS A BLAST, RYNE DID VERY GOOD. HE IS A GREAT BOY WHO MAKES GOOD DECISIONS AND STRIVES TO BE THE BEST BOY POSSIBLE. CANT WAIT TIL NEXT WEEK TO SEE HIM PASS THE SACRAMENT.

Someone said..............

Recently someone said that we talk to much on this blog about how great our kids are and how proud we are of them. This person actually said it was giving them a headache to hear this over and over again on our blog. My response to them.........stop reading our blog. This is a place to post neat things about our kids and brag a little bit, isn't it? This person is so accustomed to posting negative things about his or her life, I don't think they can see the good things in other people and be happy for them. Sometimes people get so caught up in their own issues, wether they are emotional, behavioral or both, that they tend to project those behaviors or thoughts onto other people. They become less aware of their own shortcomings and more aware of others goings on. They are people who really need to look deep down inside their heart and figure out what their own issues are. If we could all find a way to forgive, forget, and oh yeah, say "I'm sorry." the world would be a better place. We are thankful for our friends and family, and the chances we have to come on the internet and see how ALL of yoou are doing.

Ryne the boy is 12

SO BARE WITH US ON THIS POST, FOR SOME REASON WE COULD NOT MOVE THE PICTURES AROUND. ANYWAY. FEBRUARY 1 WAS RYNES 12THE BIRTHDAY. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HE IS NOW A "YOUNG" MAN. HE WANTED A WEEKEND OF BASEBALL FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, SO WE WERE HAPPY TO OBLIGE. FRIDAY HE HAD ABOUT 8 OF HIS BEST FRIENDS OVER TO THE HOUSE TO PLAY FOOTBALL AND THEN GO TO THE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADAS BASEBALL. THEY ALL HAVE BOY CRUSHES ON A PLAYER FOR THE COYOTES, BRYCE HARPER, WHO IS PROJECTED TO BE THE FIRST PICK IN THE NEXT BASEBALL DRAFT. HE IS LDS AND RYNE AND A FRIEND, JADEN GOT TO HANG OUT WITH HIM A BASEBALL CAMP. HE IS REALLY COOL. SO WE WENT TO THE GAME AND THERE WERE 2500 PEOPLE THERE AND ABOUT 200 SCOUTS. IT WAS AN AMAZING ATMOSPHERE. SATURDAY RYNE GOT TO PLAY BASEBALL HIMSELF THE PICTURES ARE FROM ANOTHER RECENT TOURNEY, BIUT HE LOVES TO PLAY AND WILL PLAY ANY TIME ANY PLACE. HE HAD FUN. SATURDAY NIGHT WE WENT WITH FAMILY TO THE RAIN FORREST CAFE AT MGM. HE HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY DINNER AND THEN HE AND HIS AUNT JENNY WENT ACROSS THE STRIP AND ROAD THE NEW YORK NEW YORK ROLLER COASTER. HE SAYS IT WAS AWESOME. SUNDAY WE WOKE UP AND HAD PANCAKES FOR HIS BIRTHDAY DINNER. RYNE GOT A BASEBALL BAT, 2 PAIRS OF TURF SHOES AND A CUP AND SLIDING PANTS. HE IS SO EASY TO BUY FOR. RYNE IS A GREAT KID AND BRINGS ALLOT OF NEEDED JOY TO OUR LIVES. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS AS BRAGGING, BUT FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS HE HAS BEEN PLAYING BALL WITH KIDS 1-2 YEARS OLDER AND HAS BEEN MORE THAN HOLDING HIS OWN. HE IS THE BEST SHORTSTOP IN AGE GROUP IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. WE ARE SO PROUD. NEXT SUNDAY HE IS ADVANCING TO THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD AS HE IS ORDAINED A DEACON. HE HAS ASKED GRANDPA TO CONFIRM AS GRANDPA HAS NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO ORDAIN A SON. DAD WILL STAND IN AS WILL RYNES UNCLES AND OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS.

OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WE WILL BE VERY BUSY. RYNE IS ORDAINED NEXT WEEK. WE START LITTLE LEAGUE NEXT TUESDAY AND THEN WE GO TO LAKE HAVASU FOR A TOURNEY THE NEXT WEEK. OPENING DAY FOR LITTLE LEAGUE AND DAD AND TODD REAM HAVE SECURED THE COLLEGE STADIUM TO HAVE OPENING DAY AT. DAD GETS TO BE THE PA ANNOUNCER, A DREAM OF HIS. SHOULD BE FUN AND SHOULD BE BUSY. RYAN RICHARD ERIC AND THEIR COUSIN CODY ARE PLAYING SOFTBALL ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT BIG LEAGUE DREAM, THEY PLAYED AT FENWAY PARK LAST NIGHT AND THEY HAD FUN. HANGING OUT WITH FAMILY IS SO MUCH FUN.

BELOW IS RYNE AND HIS "BOYS" HAVING CAKE BEFORE HEADING OUT TO THE GAME.

BELOW IS OUR "BOY" HE IS INTIMIDATING, ISN'T HE?

BELOW IS RYNE'S BIGGEST FAN, CONNER THE BOY AT SHORTSTOP ON CROSSLY FIELD
WE WERE GETTING BEAT BY A REALLY GOOD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAM AND RYNE GOT PUT INTO PITCH. HE SHUT THE TEAM DOWN FOR 5 INNINGS

AFTER DINNER AT RAINFORREST CAFE, AND WHILE RYNE AND JENNY WERE ON THE COASTER, ERIC, RYNE AND CONNER WERE BUSY WINNING PRIZES.

CONNER ENJOYED HIS DINNER

RYNES BIRTHDAY VOLCANO, BEFORE

AND AFTER....

THE COUSINS, 8 DIFFERENT PIX AND THIS IS THE BEST, COULDN'T GET THEM ALL(CONNER AND HUNTER) TO LOOK UP AT THE SAME TIME.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOY

HIS NEW BAT. WENT TO THE PARK AND HE HIT HIS FIRST BALL OVER THE FENCE. 235 FEET
BROTHERS AFTER THE LONG WEEKEND.