Happy 18th Olivia!

 Happy Birthday!!

 

This is your last birthday survey!  I'm not crying....you're crying!  You know when people say to you when your kids are toddlers - the days are long, but the years are short - I didn't believe them.  But it's true.  How in the world did we all get so old!  and our kids so old too!  

What can we say about this girl that we haven't said a thousand times?  She makes us laugh everyday, cry occasionally too, but that's just the way life is.  She continues to be a champion for the underdog, something she's done since she was in elementary school, and rejoices in others triumphs and successes as if they were her own.  She is dedicated and strives to be the hardest worker at whatever she is doing.  Olivia's laugh is contagious and even if you're groaning at her puns you're laughing on the inside.  She is thrifty to a fault (just like her mom) and gets as excited to save a $ as she is to get something new.  She and her brother are each other's best friend and they have been since they were little. 

Our prayer for Olivia, as she steps into adulthood, is that she will be deaf to the lies this world shouts at her everyday yet always hear the still, small voice of her Father who calls her by name. We pray that she will grow into the certainty and confidence of the talents and giftings He has given her and be bold in every step He leads her in.  We love you little Squirrel!

What is your favorite activity?
 Lifting

What is your favorite color?

Orange

What is your favorite "toy?"
Books

What do you want to be when you grow up? 
Teacher

What does Dad do all day? 
Fly

What does Mom do all day? 
Work

What do you do all day? 
Overthink

What are your favorite books? 
The Darkest Minds

What are your favorite movies? 
The Dark Knight

What are your favorite foods? 
Taco Soup

What makes you happy? 
Seeing people be nice to each other

What makes you sad?
Everything

What makes you mad?
When people are mean

What do you like to do with Dad? 
Talk

What do you like to do with Mom? 
Hang out and shop

Highlights of 2021

Hardest Thing this Year
Econ

Favorite Memory 
Beating Melba

Looking forward to 2021
Graduating and starting college

Want to get better at 
Being positive

Goals for 2022
Graduate with a 4.0