HOW CAN SHE POSSIBLY BE ELEVEN???

JANESSA LOVES TO TRAVEL AND HER FIRST AIRPLANE RIDE WAS TO ROCHESTER TO SEE WILL BE BLESSED.  SHE WAS SUCH A GOOD BABY AS WE WENT FROM PLACE TO PLACE.  WOW....THIS SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY!

JANESSA WASN'T VERY OLD, BUT THERE SHE IS SITTING ON THE FLOOR.  SHE WAS IN WITH THE BIG KIDS AS GRANDPY LET THEM COVER HIM IN SHAVING CREAM.  I THINK SHE WOULD STILL LIKE TO DO THIS!

IT WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE TOMMY BROUGHT HIS SPUNK TO THE BUNCH AND THESE GIRLS HAD THEIR OWN LITTLE DOLL TO DRESS UP.  THEY ALL PLAYED SO CUTE TOGETHER.  I LOVE THAT JANESSA HAS HER FAVORITE BLANKET IN THIS PICTURE.  I HAVE SEEN KID'S THAT LOVED THEIR BLANKET.....BUT NEVER ONE THAT HAS LOVED THE SAME ONE FOR AS LONG AS SHE HAS....WHAT A GIRL!

JANESSA LOVED THE COX RODEO FAMILY REUNION BECAUSE SHE LOVES ANIMALS.  SHAD IS ALREADY WORRIED THAT SHE WILL HAVE A DOG WHEN SHE IS MARRIED AND WANT TO BRING IT INTO OUR HOUSE.  RIGHT NOW SHE IS ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO KITTENS AND WHEN IT IS WARM ENOUGH....SHE SPENDS AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH HER CATS.  SHE EVEN HAD A CHRISTMAS STOCKING FOR HER CAT (TOM) THIS YEAR.

JANESSA LOVES HOLIDAYS AND SHE ESPECIALLY LOVES TO CELEBRATE WITH HER COUSINS.  WHEN WE TOOK JER AND ANDREA'S BOYS OVER FOR NEW YEARS EVE....IT WAS 6 DEGREES OUTSIDE BUT SHE WAS OUT THERE WAITING.....OH HOW SHE LOVES TO HAVE FUN TOGETHER!

THIS IS A PICTURE OF JANESSA'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.  SHE LOVED IT FROM THE BEGINNING.  SHE ESPECIALLY LOVES TO PLAY A RECESS, BUT ONCE IN A WHILE SHE SURPRISES US AND WANTS TO STAY INSIDE TO WORK ON AN ART PROJECT.  SHE KEEPS US GUESSING AND WE LOVE HER!

 JANESSA LOVES TO GO HIKING WITH GRANDPA.....SHE ESPECIALLY LOVES TO GO WHEN IT IS JUST THE TWO OF THEM.  THEY HAVE A SPECIAL BOND, AND HE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO GET HER TO TRY THINGS THAT SHE MAY HESITATE TO TRY.  WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT SHE HAS STARTED PLAYING SOCCER AGAIN!

PERHAPS ONE OF THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENTS EVER....4 YEARS AGO WHEN JANESSA GOT THE INDOOR TRAMPOLINE FOR HER BIRTHDAY.  JANESSA HAS LOVED IT AND SHARED IT WILLINGLY WITH SIBLINGS, NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS, AND COUSINS!

AND IF SHE CAN'T HAVE A REAL DOG OR CAT INDOORS....SHE WILL SETTLE FOR THIS....FOR NOW!

........AND WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT SHOPKO IS COMING TO BEAVER....WE HAVE MISSED ALCO!

 ALWAYS...MARY.....JUST GOTTA BE CLOSE TO THE ANIMALS.......

I THINK JANESSA'S MOST FAVORITE THING TO DO IS GOING TO DISNEYLAND...ESPECIALLY WITH HER COUSINS.  JANESSA IS FEARLESS.  THERE ISN'T A RIDE IN THE PARK THAT SHE IS AFRAID TO RIDE (SHE MUST GET THAT FROM NATE....IT DIDN'T COME FROM OUR SIDE OF THE FAMILY).  SHE REALLY LOVES TO HAVE THE ADRENALINE RUSH THAT SHE GETS FROM BEING THROWN AROUND...TURNED UPSIDE DOWN...AND GOING AT VERY FAST SPEEDS (BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON HER WHEN SHE GET'S HER DRIVER'S LICENSE...J/K...SHE IS OBEDIENT). 
SHE HAS TAKEN THAT FEARLESSNESS INTO SCHOOL AS SHE WORKS SO HARD TO ACCOMPLISH HER GOALS AND DO SO WELL.  SHE HAS TAKEN IT INTO SWIMMING WHERE SHE IS NOW ON THE SWIM TEAM BUT SHE USED TO BE AFRAID OF THE WATER.  THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER GO OFF THE DIVING BOARD I WAS THRILLED.  I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WOULD EVER SEE THAT BUT SHE LOOKS HER CHALLENGES FACE FORWARD AND GOES FOR IT.
I LOVED WATCHING HER PLAY DEFENSE IN SOCCER THIS YEAR.  SHE IS NOT
INTIMIDATED WHEN AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER COMES TOWARD HER BUT RATHER CHARGES THE BALL AND GIVES IT A NICE HARD KICK TO THE SIDE TO STOP THEM FROM SCORING.  I SAW HER DO THIS OVER AND OVER THIS PAST SOCCER SEASON.  
JANESSA IS VERY OBEDIENT.  I THINK SHE LOVES MUSIC.....AND SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL SINGING VOICE, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT REALLY LIKES TO PRACTICE THE PIANO, AND SHE IS VERY GOOD ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT SHE GETS THAT DONE EACH DAY.
SHE ALSO LOVES TO READ, AND IF ALL IS QUIET YOU WILL FIND HER CURLED UP WITH A GOOD BOOK (AS WELL HAS READING HER SCRIPTURES).  
THESE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVE ALSO WATCHED JANESSA IN TRACK MEETS WHERE SHE HAS DONE SO WELL.  WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE EFFORT SHE GIVES TO EVERYTHING SHE TRIES.  WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH OUR SWEET LOU LOU.  THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS GREETING US WITH A HUG AND FOR MAKING US FEEL SO WELCOME.  WE LOVE THAT YOU LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT WE CAN BE A PART OF SO MUCH THAT YOU ARE INVOLVED IN......WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL!  YOU ARE LOVED!!!