The Nolden Family

I like to chaperone for the kids’ field trips…this time I got to go with Donovan to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.  It threatened to rain the whole time and finally did right as we were finishing up our lunches and getting ready to go…

Liz and Megan had a lot of fun with their High School Spirit Week this year… I got a picture every morning…except that I missed Pajama day…

A neighbor told us about a cool lake in Covington…great place for family walks…

So, since our temple is closed, we had to drive 3.5 hours over to Columbia, South Carolina, for our most recent Youth Temple Trip.  It was a great trip though because FOUR of our kids were able to go and PJ was able to go to the temple for the very first time and do [...]

PJ was ordained as a Deacon in the Priesthood 2 days after he turned 12.   We had to get it done ASAP so that he could go on the planned Youth Temple Trip to South Carolina (see post) that happened 3 days after his birthday. Now that he is a Deacon, PJ will be able [...]

Wow…PJ is 12!!  He is in the Young Men’s Organization at church now and passing the Sacrament….and he’s already taller than his mom!!!  Next thing you know he’ll be putting in his mission papers! VIDEO LINK!!  Click below to watch PJ blowing out the candles… PJ’s 12th Birthday Party – BLOWING OUT THE CANDLES