J.A.N.E.S.S.A M.A.E. WE CAN'T BELIEVE SHE IS A TEENAGER!!!

WHEN I FINISHED MY INTERVIEW WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN, I TOLD HER I FELT LIKE I HAD JUST TALKED TO A RETURNED MISSIONARY...YOU'LL SEE WHY!

LOOK AT THAT SMILE...AND SHE WAS SUCH A GOOD BABY!  WE LIKE TO CALL HER LOU LOU AND SHE IS GOOD TO LET US!

I JUST WANT TO SQUEEZE HER AND MAKE TIME GO BACK!

CTR...SEEMS LIKE THE PERFECT THEME FOR HER.  SHE IS SO GREAT AT CHOOSING RIGHT!

AND WE LOVED ...AND STILL LOVE EVERY TRIP THEY MAKE TO BEAVER...WHICH ISN'T ENOUGH FOR EITHER ONE OF US!

JANESSA HAS BECOME SUCH A GREAT SOCCER PLAYER AND HAS REALLY LEARNED TO LOVE SOCCER. WE LOVE TO WATCH HER AND CHEER FOR HER!

JANESSA AND I DO HAVE ONE PROBLEM...I LOVE TO TAKE PICTURES AND SHE HATES TO HAVE HER PICTURE TAKEN.  SHE MUST HAVE GOTTEN THAT FROM GRANDMA ALLIE...(AND NOW I AM SAD I HAVE SO FEW PICTURES OF MY MOM)

JANESSA LOVES ALL THINGS WITH MAKE UP, HAIR, JEWELRY, ETC. AND SHE ALWAYS LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL!

JANESSA HAS REALLY DEVELOPED A TALENT FOR WRITING AND HAS WON MANY WRITING CONTESTS.  SHE ALSO TAKES PRIDE IN BEING SUCH A GOOD STUDENT AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER!

FROM A TODDLER THAT WAS AFRAID OF WATER.....TO AND UNBELIEVABLY GOOD SWIMMER.....THIS GIRL AMAZES US!!!

SHE LOVES BEING WITH HER FAMILY AND COUSINS....AND SHE LOVES DISNEYLAND!!

THIS IS SO TYPICAL....WE WALKED 7/10 OF A MILE TO EAT.....AND LYDIA WANTED JANESSA TO CARRY HER.  OF COURSE SHE WOULD NEVER SAY NO TO LYDIA AND I TRIED TO CARRY HER AND COULDN'T DO IT.  SHE IS SO SWEET TO LYDIA AND LITTLE ONES THAT IT MAKES ME BEAM JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!!!

1. FAVORITE COLOR: BABY BLUE
2. FAVORITE GAME: MONOPOLY
3. FRUIT OR VEGETABLE: MANGO
4. TV SHOW OR MOVIE: STAR WARS
5..TO EAT FOR LUNCH: PASTA/HIS SONG)
6. BOOKS: ADVENTURES WANTED...2ND..FABLE HAVEN
7. BEST FRIEND: MICHELLE
8. CEREAL: LIFE
9. TO DO OUTSIDE: PLAY SOCCER (WE LOVE THAT SHE LOVES IT)
10.DRINK: BUTTER BEER (THAT WAS A SURPRISE)
11.HOLIDAYS: CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
12.WHAT SHE TAKES TO BED WITH HER: (OH HOW I LOVE THIS.....HER FLOWER BLANKET...IT REALLY HAS HAD IT BECAUSE I MADE IT FOR HER WHEN SHE WAS A BABY ....I HAD SOME MORE FLEECE THAT IS THE SAME AND SINCE HER'S WAS GETTING HOLES....I TIED A NEW ONE.  SHE DIDN'T WANT IT...SHE WANTED THE ORIGINAL...LIKE SHE IS THE ORIGINAL)
13. FOR BREAKFAST: FRENCH TOAST
14. IF SHE COULD CHOOSE HER BIRTHDAY DINNER: CHICKEN ALFREDO AT THE OLIVE GARDEN....SAD THEY DON'T HAVE ONE IN EPHRAIM!
16. WHAT SHE WANTS TO BE SHE GROWS UP: A MOM!! (OH WHAT JOY....SHE WILL BE AN AWESOME MOM!!
17. IF SHE WERE INVISIBLE...SHE WOULD DO SERVICE.  (TO ME THAT ANSWER WAS ONE OF MANY TO COME THAT MADE ME THINK SHE SOUNDED LIKE A RETURNED MISSIONARY)
18.  SOMETHING SHE IS PROUD OF: READING THE BOOK OF MORMON TO SOME OF HER OLDER NEIGHBORS (PROUD GRANDMA MOMENT RIGHT HERE)
19.  IF SHE WERE THE PRESIDENT: SHE WOULD HELP THE POOR AND NEEDY.
20.  SOMETHING SHE IS AFRAID OF: FREE FALL ROLLER COASTERS (SHE LOVES EVERYTHING ELSE).
21. SOMETHING SHE DOES REALLY WELL: WRITING
22. A TRUE FRIEND: IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP.
23. CLIMBING A TREE IS.....FUN (YES..SHE WOULD SAY THAT)
24. WHAT IS HER FAVORITE TIME OF DAY: AT NIGHT WHEN SHE IS READING THE BOOK OF MORMON.
25. WHAT WAS THE BEST DAY OF HER LIFE: THE DAY SHE FINISHED THE BOOK OF MORMON FOR THE FIRST TIME.
26. HOBBY: READING
27. SHE WISHES THERE WAS A LAW THAT SAID:  NO BULLYING
28. WHAT MAKES HER HAPPY: COMING TO MY HOUSE (YEP...TEARS OF JOY RIGHT HERE)
29. SHE WOULD NOT CHANGE HER NAME...SHE LIKES IT!
30. WHAT SHE LIKES TO DO WITH HER MOM AND DAD....JUST BE WITH THEM AND HER FAMILY.
31. IF SHE COULD CHOSE TO FLY ANYPLACE IT WOULD BE .......OUR HOUSE!  I THINK I NEED TO GET HER HERE MORE OFTEN!!!
33.WHERE SHE WOULD GO ON A VACATION....YOU'VE GOT IT...BEAVER!  BY THIS POINT IN THE INTERVIEW I WAS VERY TEARY!!
34. WHAT MAKES HER SAD: BEING AWAY FROM HER FAMILY

BY THIS TIME IN THE INTERVIEW I WAS FEELING LIKE WE TRULY HAVE A BIT OF HEAVEN WITH US.  I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER WISH FOR HER TO HAVE MORE OF A LOVE OF THE BOOK OF MORMON AND HER FAMILY THAN SHE ALREADY HAS.  THIS WAS SO IMPRESSIVE TO ME.  I TOLD HER THAT ENTERING TEEN AGE YEARS IS SUCH A HARD TIME, BUT SHE IS SO GROUNDED IN WHAT IS IMPORTANT THAT I FELT LIKE SHE WAS HOME FROM A MISSION.  WHAT MORE COULD I WANT.  THEN HER LOVE OF BEING WITH US......WELL.  THIS INTERVIEW MADE MY DAY FOR DAYS AND DAYS!  WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH LOU LOU AND WE HOPE THAT YOU RECEIVE THE HAPPINESS THAT YOU DESERVE!  WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER!!