It's GREAT to be 8!

Roderic turned 8 last Tuesday, it rained and rained.  He got to open all his presents and then Ryan and I took him out to dinner alone to his favorite sit-down restaurant, Fiesta Guadalajara.  He liked the one-on-two dinner and was a little surprised by the talk we gave him during and after dinner.  Yet, we think he took it all in stride.

Friday was a spectacular day.  We (I use the term loosely) went on a hike to Table Rock with Daniel & Michelle and family.  Ryan, Daniel, Carson, Sabrina, Roderic, Hyrum, Ethan, Hailee and Jaron hiked up to Table Rock while Michelle, Kallise, Leo and I went strolling along the Boise Greenbelt.  About 5 pm more family came rolling into town for Roderic's baptism. 

He was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his father.  Both sets of grandparents were in attendance along with Daniel & Michelle and kids, Shanda and kids, Carson, and many friends.  My awesome visiting teacher made cookies for refreshments because she asked me in April what she could do to help me out (after spending several days at my house in February painting) and that is what I came up with.

Saturday was cold and rainy.  And yet it was Cub Scout Day camp, so we bundled up Ryan and Roderic and sent them on their way to the "Quest for Excalibur".  He got to go through Squire Training (the station Ryan was running - an obstacle course), leather punching, catapult building, a game of kick ball, and knots.  All the boys in his pack were so cold that they left right after lunch, before they did archery or shooting BB guns.  Roderic said his experience at day camp was awesome!