Mac serves the sacrament for the 1st time & Kyah's 9th birthday (& Kel Jnr's 40th birthday!)

Today was such a proud Mummy moment for me as I watched my handsome firstborn son serve the sacrament for the 1st time!!!! He was so nervous & excited all at the same time & had a boggle the whole time, but he did such a great job!

I wish I could've filmed it to be able to remember it forever & ever - but of course it's not appropriate to film a sacred ordinance like the sacrament, so I'll just have to try & remember it in my mind's eye for as long as I can. He was number 4 (out of 4) so he served the people on the right hand side of the congregation at our West Harbour Chapel & I beamed every second watching him perform his priesthood duties for the very first time. 

After that he had his first Sunday in Young Men's (where Stan was teaching) & he was also called as the President of the Deacon's quorum, so that was special. 

After church he got to go with Stan to serve the sacrament to a 92 year old lady from our ward who lives in a rest home just up the road, so he got to do it twice in one day!

Here are a few pics from church & then at our special birthday lunch/kids movie session for Kyah's 9th birthday afterwards, at the Hekes. 

Just on a side note, it's also our big bro Kel Jnr's 40th birthday today! I CAN'T WAIT to meet him & our other 2 brothers one day. What a joyful reunion that will be!!! 

Last day at Bayview

Leaving behind something or some place or someone you've loved is one of the hardest things there is to do in this life, & so leaving behind Bayview School & all of the awesome teachers & friends & memories etched in our hearts from 6 years at the special place was something so hard to do. Thank goodness I'm so far behind in my blog & am writing this post a whole year after it actually happened cause otherwise I'd probably be sobbing out loud right now!! 

Seriously though, the boys & I - all of us, really had such a great time at that school & always felt so loved & cherished & part of such am amazing community there, that it will always hold a special place in our hearts.

Here are some pics of the boys last day...

Mac & the rest of his graduating class reading through notes in their Kete..I had made him a special photo album of photos over the last 6 years, 

from year 1 - 6 

My handsome boy on his last day of Year 6

Mac with one of his year 6 teachers, Ms Cray

Mac with some of his crew...(L - R Mac, Tim, Carlos, Parker, Shea, Jamie, Travis, Aroha)

Lucky he wrote his name on his forehead, just in case we forget who he is!!

Spence with some of his besties (L-R Spence, Josh, Dylan, Cooper, Jake)