Nathanael told me that he could not get his room clean because he didn't have enough room for all of his clothes. I didn't really believe him and went to see for myself. Sure enough, his drawers would not close, his closet had no room, and there were various piles of clothes all over the floor. We decided to go through his clothes together and figure out which ones to keep or give away. Nat made all of the decisions and I agreed with every one of them-amazing. I think it is a small milestone that he was able to make good decisions on what to keep and what to give away without me telling him what to give and what looks good and fits still.
Lindsay went to girls camp with the young women in our ward and had a great time. She told me that when they went on the hike, everyone was teasing her because she brought her little rain poncho and it was sunny. On the way back to camp, it started to rain and Lindsay was the only one that kept dry because she thought to bring her poncho. Lindsay reached a big milestone in my opinion. She completed her Young Womanhood Recognition requirements and received a beautiful medallion. She has worked very hard and I am so pleased with the young woman that she is turning out to be.
Ethan got to go on his first 5 mile hike as a scout. He had a good time except he said that he was tired of being wet. It rained and rained. Ethan's milestone was passing off his level 4 in swimming lessons. He had to be very proficient in not just the front crawl but the sidestroke, breast stroke, and butterfly. If he wants to take swimming lessons next year, he will be in level 5 which you must complete to be a lifeguard.
Clarissa also took swimming lessons and she continues to improve every year. For her, swimming lessons takes a lot of courage. Clarissa's milestone is learning to ride a bike without training wheels. We usually teach our kids to ride their bikes when they are about 6 years old. However, Clarissa has not really had a bicycle that she could learn on because they are too big. The one that Lindsay learned on does not work anymore. We tried to have Clarissa learn on a bike that was a little bigger but it was too heavy. After some frustration, our wonderful neighbors let us borrow a very small bike that they were not using. It took maybe 10 minutes for her to learn to ride-turning included. Thanks to our kind neighbors, Clarissa learned to ride a bicycle.
Zachary's little milestone was going down a little water slide at Seven Peaks water park. He was very afraid to go but after I went with him, he enjoyed it and wanted to do it again and again and again...
My "moment of joy" is simple. Our family sings in the ward choir and so we are to church early the last few weeks and Nathanael had been there each time and was able to bless the sacrament because we were early. He had been able to participate in blessing the sacrament the last couple of weeks and last week sat up there to bless the sacrament but decided to give his spot to a friend so that his friend could have more opportunities to participate in that ordinance. He did it all on his own and I was so pleased.
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