Josiah's a TEENAGER!

 Today we add a teenager to our family mix!  

Happy 13th Birthday Josiah!!  

We love you very much and are blessed to call you our son.  We are so thankful to be a part of your life and to watch you grow and mature.  

Here is his yearly interview....


What is your favorite activity?
Playing football

What is your favorite color? 

red

What is your favorite toy? 
my ipod5

Who are your best friends? 
Jonny Umble and Ethan Greulach
 

What do you want to be when you grow up? 
A football player or a pilot
 

What does Dad do all day?
Flies in the jungle and takes people to the hospital.


What does Mom do all day?
Cook and pretty much anything that needs to be done around the house.

What do you do all day?
Play wii and play football and go to school.

What are your favorite books?
The hunger games series 

What are your favorite movies?
Napoleon Dynamite and the Hunger Games


What are your favorite foods?
Tacos and Enchiladas

What makes you happy?
When I get rewarded for something and when my dad plays football with me.

What makes you sad?
When I get punished or when my sister gets upset with me.

What makes you mad?
When people argue with me.

What do you like to do with Dad?.
Throw the football with him.

What do you like to do with Mom?
I like to help with her around the house.

Highlights of 2013
Greatest Lesson Learned
To learn to love others when they can be a pain.
 
Hardest Thing this Year
When my dog Lulu died.

Favorite Memory
When we got our new dog Charlie.

Looking forward to 2014
Want to Learn
How I can give more.
 
Want to get better at
Loving and being kind to people.
 
Goals for 2014  
Read all of Psalms and do really well in school.

How many kids get to fly to the jungle on their birthday?  Chad was on-call today and was able to take Josiah and his friend Jonny along.

Jonny and Josiah have been friends since pre-school.  To have a missionary friend live by you that long is rather rare!