The Doty Bunch: February 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Three Amigo's

Don't let the cuteness fool you!

This is trouble in cute packaging!

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

What a great group of ladies. I'm so sad to move to 8th ward and leave Lori and April behind. We have been working on scouts together for the last 3 years and I have loved it. These are some amazing ladies!

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Photo Booth

My sweet boys! Going to miss these awesome kids so much! I love this picture and will cherish it always!

Tyson wanted me to do the photo booth so badly so I jumped in a picture! So glad I did, because I love this! I need to make sure to put myself in photos with my kids more. I surely do love them.

I want to pinch him!

Random Awesomeness

Weblo

I am so glad that JD was able to earn his Weblo before we left the ward! He has worked hard to earn this award and now we are working on the Arrow of Light, which is almost done! See Mr. Hamblin there, gosh I love that guy. Roger is one of my all time favorite and between Alma Richey and Roger, they were able to help accomplish this worthwhile goal!

I am so proud of you JD and the awesome kid that you are!

A few more black and white

Friday, February 22, 2013

JD and Avery

This is Avery. He is JD's best buddy! It's been an amazing experience to watch these two grow up together.

Avery has a lot of problems. I couldn't pronounce it, even if I could remember it. Basically his chromosomes are out of wack. His actual diagnosis is only shared by about 30 other people in the world. His family was told that he would never walk or talk or lead any kind of a normal life. What the doctors didn't count on was a very determined mother and an amazing family.

These two boys are such good friends. JD goes out of his way to say hi to Avery every time he sees him, whether it be at school or church. He buys him special treats and remembers his birthday. He took Avery under his wing at scouts and helped him, so that he could come and participate. Avery loves him. Most of the boys their age treat Avery with respect, but JD does more than that. He loves Avery very much.

Our ward was recently split and it is heartbreaking to me to break up this dynamic duo. Amy and I are both heartbroken over this. But JD and Avery will always be the best of friends. Avery sometimes forgets who people are, if he hasn't seen them for awhile. But he never forgets JD. It's such an amazing thing to watch, this special relationship and I hop that it carries on for the rest of their lives.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Cubscouts

Justin, Avery, Jake, Chase, Tyson

Tanner, Riley, Sam, Zarek, JD

Benjamin, Mathew, Nathan, KJ

Shaden, Jonathan, Joshua, Breckin

Kayden, Carsyn, Carter, Drayden, Bentley

Almost 3 years ago I was put into Cubsouts. I cried for the entire first year of being in. I kept asking Josh, "How can I get released?" His answer was to not do my calling, which for anyone who knows me, knows that wasn't an option. So I cried, and I went to Cubscouts every week.

Fast forward to today. Tonight I had to tell my little scouts good-bye and it broke my heart. Somewhere along the way, I learned to love Cubscouts. I still don't know much about tying knots and starting fires, but boy, did we have fun! I really did enjoy every moment of it. From picking up trash, to learning how to recycle, making birdhouses and building Home Depot kits that never really stayed together.

I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father knows what we need in our lives, even if we don't know it, or want it. I'm glad I had a chance to teach 22 boys how to be better little boys. They will always hold a special place in my heart. I had a chance to be the wolf leader to all but one of these boys. That's a pretty cool!

I'm also so grateful to have had the chance to be in my with my own boys. To see JD through to his Weblo and soon his Arrow of Light. Tyson with all of his enthusiasm and his excitement. I'm so grateful. I can't even put into words how much these guys mean to me.