Last night was a proud mama moment
when Clint and I attended Carew's Cross Country awards banquet.
I was so proud of him for all of the hard work he has put into this awesome thing that he has come to love, and to find that he is really good at it too!!
He earned his Varsity Letter!
Awesome job Carew!!!
:)
It also struck me HARD last night that this great kid is a SENIOR and is going to be moving on, spreading HIS wings to fly ever so quickly... and it won't be much longer
that I get to keep him right under MY wing...and I don't know if I'm ready for that!
Where has the time gone ???
They also had a baby guessing game for all of the Seniors...and yes, it was another proud mama moment when Carew's "Chubbiest Baby" award was front and center, the FAVORITE of the bunch! ;)
#13...Isn't he just the CUTEST??? :)
Carew is growing up to be such an amazing leader, and full of his dad's personality and humor...
I really am proud of who he is becoming and all of the good that he accomplishes in a day.
He comes home exhausted most of the time because he has spent his waking hours (sometimes as early as 5 a.m.) running, working, studying, serving, and running some more...:) But don't get me wrong...
there's ALWAYS enough time to play with his siblings or play a game!!! ;)
I really am proud of who he is becoming and all of the good that he accomplishes in a day.
He comes home exhausted most of the time because he has spent his waking hours (sometimes as early as 5 a.m.) running, working, studying, serving, and running some more...:) But don't get me wrong...
there's ALWAYS enough time to play with his siblings or play a game!!! ;)
These 2 boys brighten my day and ALWAYS make me smile!!! :)
Here is Carew front and center with the fluorescent headband on...
with the Riverton High School Cross Country team seniors.
Way to go Carew!!!
And while we are on the topic of this cute boy of mine, I just want to take a minute to brag and make sure that he knows just how AMAZING I think he is...
(Carew and Brynnli going to Girl's Pref, October 2016)
(Carew and Kesslyn on the Merry~Go~Round at Lagoon, October 2016)
(Kesslyn and Carew picking pumpkins at Wheeler Historic Farm, September 2016)
(Carew and Kambriella in the corn maze! Wheeler Historic Farm, September 2016)
(Pool Party with the RHS Cross Country team! Our house, August 2016)
You are an AMAZING big brother...
(Dallin, Kesslyn, and Carew)
And an AMAZING role model for your little brothers...
(Dallin and Carew on the 1st day of school August 2016)
(Clint and Carew walking down the path at the Hill Cumorah, Palmyra, NY, August 2016)
(Carew, Clint, Susette, and Kierra at the Hill Cumorah visitors center, Palmyra, NY August 2016)
(Carew and Kierra in the Grandin Press builing where the 1st Book of Mormon
was published. Palmyra, NY, August 2016)
You were named after an AMAZING baseball Hall of Famer...
(Clint, and Carew in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY, August 2016)
Rod Carew! Even your name is AMAZING!!! :)
(Carew and Clint in front of Hall of Fame plaque of Rod Carew.
Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY, August 2016)
(Carew and Clint)
You are an AMAZING son with soooo much potential...
(Clint and Carew in the front of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY, August 2016)
...to go far in life and do some AMAZING things...
(Clint, Carew, and Kierra at the Priesthood Restoration site near Harmony, Pennsylvania, August 2016)
...Like to testify of the truthfulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
(Carew or "CaRueben" holding a box that would have been similar to the box that the gold plates would have been kept in when Joseph Smith was working on their translation. Priesthood Restoration site, Joseph and Emma's home, Harmony, Pennsylvania, August 2016)
You are AMAZING at your willingness to try new things, and to DO hard things!
(Carew, Kierra, Clint, and Susette at the Priesthood Restoration site.)
(Clint, Kierra and Carew at the Cave of the Mist, Niagara Falls, August 2016)
...and at seeing the rainbow, instead of just rain...
(Carew and Clint, the Sacred Grove, Palmyra NY, 2016)
(Carew and Clint, the Sacred Grove, Palmyra NY, 2016)
(Carew, Clint, and Kierra in the Sacre Grove)
(Carew and Susette in the Sacred Grove)
(Kierra, Clint, and Carew after performing baptisms in the Palmyra Temple, Palmyra, NY 2016)
(Carew embarking on a Book of Mormon Journey Youth Conference, July 2016)
(Dallin, Carew hugging Susette :), and Kierra after performing baptisms at the Newport Beach Temple, Newport Beach, California, June 2016)
(Kambriella, Tiffany, Kierra, Carew, Lexi, and Maicen
in Hogwarts at Harry Potter World California, June 2016)
You are an AMAZING assistant to the bishop...
(Carew, Dallin, Susette, and Kierra on the roof of the Conference Center, Salt Lake, UT, April, 2016)
(Kambriella, Carew, Kesslyn, and Dallin at Riverton High Track meet, April 2016)
and daughters of God that they are...
(Carew and Kara, RHS PROM 2016)
You are so well rounded and AMAZING at being tough and gentle.
(Carew racing cross country, May 2016, Kesslyn and Carew, September 2015)
(Carew and Kesslyn on the Polar Express, Heber, UT, December 2015)
(Doing homework while holding your baby sister?? WOW!!)
(Carew and Kesslyn at home, 2015)
(Carew won the "Most Improved" and "Lady Killer Award"
during his first season of Cross Country, November, 2015)
You are AMAZING at carving pumpkins! :)
(Maicen and Carew at home, October 2015)
(Carew at home, October 2015)
You are AMAZING at being committed to gospel growth and attending all of your mission prep classes!
(Carew with Riverton 15th ward youth, 2016)
You are an AMAZING runner and dream catcher!
(Carew and Alex post race smiles, 2015)
You are AMAZING at drawing friends close, and being at the center of ALL the fun!!!
(Carew and friends post race, 2015)
You are AMAZING at blessing the sacrament which is a special duty in itself...
(Carew James Trickett Homecoming 2016)
(Carew and friends post race, 2015)
You are AMAZING at making your little brothers feel "so cool!"
...and AMAZING at takin' it chill!
(Kesslyn and Carew in the beach house, Newport Beach, CA., June 2016)
You are an AMAZING cousin. :)
(Carew and Maicen, Beach house, Newport Beach, CA,. 2016)
You are AMAZING at building people up!!!
(Carew, Maicen, and Gavin, Newport Beach, CA., June 2016)
You are AMAZING at appreciating the "little things" in life.
(Carew, Dallin, and Gavin, Newport Beach, CA., 2016)
You are AMAZING at knowing what you want...
(Dallin, Maicen, Clint, and Carew, Newport Beach, CA., June 2016)
(Carew and Clint, Newport Beach, June 2016)
(Carew, Newport Beach)
You are AMAZING at staying away from dangers that might threaten your spiritual safety...
(Carew, Clint, Gavin, and Dallin, Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, CA., June 2016)
You are AMAZING at holding "to the rod!"
(Carew, Gavin, and Dallin, Balboa Pier)
You are AMAZING at standing tall, firm and immovable!!!
You are AMAZING at showing the world all the good that we can do!
(Carew at home, August, 2016)
You are an AMAZING soldier in the fight for right...
(Pierce and Carew at youth conference, June 2016)
(Pierce and Carew, Youth Conference, June 2016)
You have grown so much and make me so proud to be your mom.
I love watching how tender you are with your baby sister, and how you can instantly make your little brothers laugh! I love how you now love running just like me!!! (Although you used to hate it! ;)
I love how involved you are from serving in your priests quorum, to serving on the seminary counsel, to coaching the little kids at your job...but more than just coaching, you are leading... encouraging the last boy on the trail to keep on going because "he can do it!"
I love how excited you are to hang out with the missionaries, and how excited you are to turn in your papers as soon as possible to see just where it will be that the Lord will have you go and serve for 2 good years...
I love how you have learned to be obedient even when you really don't want to...I love how you are willing to babysit, and drive your brother to basketball practice, and take your little sister out with you and your friends...
You have shown me that you care more about being happy and doing what's right more than doing what "everyone else is doing,"...and THAT is REALLY cool.
I'm so excited for the things that lie ahead for you!
I know that you are going to go far in life and I KNOW that you are going to be happy while you're doing it because you keep the commandments and do what the Lord wants you to do.
I love you Carew!!!
YOU. ROCK!!!
:)
XoxOxoXo
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