Ice cream with Will

Will and I had a Mommy/son date and I have to say that it was the sweetest / funniest and for sure the cutest little date that I have ever been on.

As we were deciding where to eat Will kept telling saying, " Mommy, I want to go where you want to go. "
He was looking at all the places that we were around, and I suggested a few. Three times he insisted on me telling him where I would want to go, and upon my decision I told him that I would get him ice cream and his response was, " Mommy, are you sure that's in your budget? " I said, " Will, my budget can stand to get my little boy ice cream." He said, " But, I don't want you to go over on your budget. You have spent a lot of other money this week. "
I was determined at that point that little boys shouldn't be worried about their Mom's budget and instead be thinking about what flavor of ice cream they could choose?

When eating his ice cream,Will said, " Thank you for the ice cream Mommy. Do you like the cherries on top? Why do they put those? " I said, They put them to make it look better." He said, " You mean this isn't meant to be eaten? It tastes good! "
You would have thought Will had never ate or noticed the cherries before, since he was so enthusiastic? It made me want to go buy him a box of chocolate covered cherries. So, I told him about the chocolate covered cherries. and asked him if he wanted a box? I shouldn't have been surprised with his concern for my budget, when he said, " Well, you can just get me those at Christmas Mommy. "

I asked what else he wanted to do and he said, " It probably isn't possible to bring Beckham with us? " ( his friend he is obsessed with ) Will was being so sweet that I texted the mother right away.

As we continued on our drive Will said, " Why do you think commercials like to trick people? " I said, " What makes you think they are tricking you? " He said, " I don't think they are tricking people, I KNOW they are tricking people! " I said, "How? " Will went on to say, " Well they say their products are half price but really they just doubled the price." I said, " Okay, I guess they are tricking us sometimes."

Will then told me that he thought I should be a singer. I said, " Will, I am a singer." He said, " But, you should sell your music to the radio." I explained it is hard to make money on music because the music industry has everyone just stealing music, or not paying for it. Will said, " Mommy, why would a robber want to steal a song? That's not what a robber would want to steal! "

After getting Will a gift of a Lego he wanted Will said, " I think I should work for this Mommy, so when we get home I will do things like vacuum and wipe tables."

I said, " Okay, but first lets go pick up Beckham and you can do that later."

When we pulled up to Beckham's house Will said, " I have a gift for you Beckham."
He pulled a dollar coin out of his bag, handed it to Beckham and Beckham said, " Thanks, wow this is a rare coin."

What a sweet Will.

Will's Baptism

 Will had been talking about getting baptized for lots of years. This past weekend the time finally came that he could have his special, long awaited day.

There was a great amount of love and support shown to Will as we shared the date Will would be baptized.

And though Will asked a number of times throughout this year, if I could baptize him, I know that Will felt just as secure with Grandpa Pack as the one to baptize him.

Uncle Allen came all the way from Tennessee to be a part of the special weekend.

And when the Holy Ghost went through so many wonderful Priesthood holder's, it was said that there was a power felt, that truly Will received the Holy Ghost as his constant companion.

I have known for years that Will has a love for the Restored Gospel and he often shares that testimony right in His home as he tells his Dad to read the scriptures and that the prophets are real.

One of the most touching things about the weekend of Will's baptism was when Will affirmed his beliefs through action on the first Sunday as an actual member of the church.

Given the choice to not stay for three hours of church as family was in town, Will when asked said he wanted to go to ALL of church, and later that evening upon being out to drive family to their destinations, Will proclaimed as pulling up to a drive threw, " I don't want to go here on Sunday."

Though he is only eight and there will be so much to learn about love and respect in others choices, I feel proud that Will is determined for himself to follow what he is learning about being a disciple of Christ.

Will,
You help me want to be the best Mother that I can be because you have such faith in Jesus Christ. Will, you often tell me that you can't wait to meet Jesus because you want to know who created the very first thing. You ponder the beginings of the Universe and understand principles of the gospel very well. You do not like to go to bed without our moments together, watching a scripture video or reciting a memorized scripture. Will, when you recite Romans 1:16 which states, " For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation; first to the Jew and then the Greek. " I .Know that you are surely not ashamed, and though life does get hard and our faith and devotion is tried, I just know that you will always try to follow your Savior Jesus Christ, and I believe that Heavenly Father knew that you could handle these turbulent times, and that you would be willing to sacrifice your time and talents for the building of His kingdom.

Love,
      Mommy