Wesley

Wesley came to spend 6 weeks with us this summer.  It was fun to have him here, and the girls just adore their brother.  And he is so good to play with them.  We celebrated his 11th birthday--wow--and he got some cool things.  We did a lot of water playing.  Mostly outside in the backyard, but we went to the Splash Pad too.  We played with cousins, saw grandmas and grandpa, and just had a good time being together.

While Wesley was here with us, he had the chance to meet with the missionaries, and take the lessons in preparation for baptism.  We had some great missionaries, Elder Meisel and Elder Davey.  Elder M is from California, and Elder D from England.  He was fun to listen to, but they were both wonderful elders, and did a great job teaching Wesley.   Wesley's mom gave her permission, and we planned his baptism for the morning of the day he was to go home.  His mom was going to fly over, attend the baptism, and fly home that evening with him.  Unfortunately, she wasn't able to make it.  I thought he would have a more difficult time with that, but he was strong, and knew that he had to do what was right.  And he was so excited.  He was up and dressed by 7am!

It was a wonderful day!  We had Grandpa and Grandma Condie there, Grandma Weaver, and all of his Utah cousins from my side.

We also had some good friends, and many ward members that came to support him.  It was a Tuesday afternoon, but we still had over 60 people in attendance.  It was a beautiful baptism, and I know that Wesley is being blessed for making the right decision!

Wesley is growing up, and is such a loving and helpful young man.  We love him so much, and are so glad that he is part of our family!