Preston's Weekend

For Preston's 12th birthday, Jeff and I gave him a weekend away,

with just him and his daddy, at least for the first night,

and then the rest of us joined them the second night.

They started it with a special lunch.

They then headed to the hotel in the mountains.

During this weekend, lots of issues were talked about,

from his peers, to what each choice he makes can do,

to dating, and purity.

There were different projects they did with each lesson.

There was lots of snacks, swimming, hot tub-ing and fun for them,

especially their rock climbing and swimming at the local rec center.

On the second evening, the rest of us came up...

For a celebration dinner, Preston wanted to eat at Beau Jo's in Idaho Springs.

We then went back to the hotel room and gave him some gifts to mark his decision to stay pure...

~A "Man of God" ring, that he will have to grow into.

~A sword, that is actually a letter opener, but it represent being a modern day knight.

~Dog tags, with personal messages on each.

and he signed a commitment and we prayed over him.

We also got in a lot of swimming (3 times in less then 24 hours.)