IT'S BIRTHDAY TIME!!!

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF THE COUSINS COULD ALL BE TOGETHER FOR BIRTHDAYS!  THIS PICTURE BRINGS BACK SUCH FUN MEMORIES.

JAKE LOVES FAMILY VACATIONS.  WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH HIM IN TN.

HE LOVES CAMPING WITH HIS FAMILY....BUT I'M NOT SURE THE CLEANUP AFTERWARD MAKES IT WORTH IT.

ALTHOUGH EXAGGERATED.....I THINK I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT JAKE HAS BEEN OUR GRANDCHILD THAT SMILES THE MOST AND THAT SMILE STILL MELTS MY HEART.

I FELT SO BADLY THAT THEY DIDN'T GET ANY COUSIN TIME THIS SUMMER....

THIS WAS TAKEN AT ZIONS AND IT'S GOOD THEY DON'T MIND THE HEAT!

OF COURSE HE WON MIBI OVER IMMEDIATELY!

HE WAS A GREAT BASEBALL PLAYER AND STILL IS A GREAT FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL PLAYER.  HE ALSO LOVES PLAYING IN THE BAND AND ON THE PIANO.

HE IS SO EXCITED THAT THEY ARE FINALLY BUILDING A HOME OF THEIR OWN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE STARTED HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.....BUT I AM THANKFUL THE SCHOOL ISN'T AS LARGE AS THE ONES HE HAS BEEN ATTENDING.

WE WENT DOWN FOR THEIR FIRST PRACTICE SCRIMMAGE...HE IS QUARTERBACKING HERE BUT NOW HE IS MOSTLY PLAYING DEFENSE.  HE HAD 10 TACKLES IN ONE GAME AND SHOULD BE THE STARTING QB TONIGHT. WE ARE IN HEBER AT JUDGES CONFERENCE. WE HOPE JER WILL KEEP US UPDATED.

HE ALSO LOVES BASKETBALL...BUT NOT AS MUCH AS FOOTBALL.
HE IS AN ALL ROUND GOOD YOUNG MAN AND HE TAKES HIS CALLING AS TEACHER'S PRES. VERY SERIOUSLY.  HE IS ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING FOR THAT.

INTERVIEW:
COLOR: BLUE
GAME: FOOTBALL
FRUIT: PURPLE GRAPES
SHOW OR MOVIE: LAST MAN STANDING
LUNCH: KNEADERS TURKEY, BACON,AND AVOCADO SANDWICH
ANIMAL: DOG
SONG: HE LIKES COUNTRY FROM THE NINETIES (HE GOT THAT FROM HIS DAD)
BOOK: SCRIPTURES
BEST FRIEND: MICHAEL WORTHLIN
CEREAL: COCO DYNAMITES
TO DO OUTSIDE: SPORTS
DRINK: ROOT BEER
HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS
BIRTHDAY DINNER: RIBS OR STEAK
BREAKFAST: STUFFED FRENCH TOAST
TO GO OUT TO EAT: FREDDYS OR A STEAKHOUSE FOR BABY BACK RIBS
WHEN HE GROWS UP HE WANTS TO BE A RADIOLOGIST
IF HE COULD BE INVISIBLE HE WOULD GO WATCH MOVIES OR EVENTS
HE IS PROUD OF GETTING HIS EAGLE SCOUT AWARD
IF HE WERE PRESIDENT HE WOULD DO GOVERNMENT WELFARE MORE LIKE THE CHURCH WELFARE PROGRAM (HE WAS PUTTING A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO HIS ANSWERS....THAT WAS A GREAT ONE)
HE IS AFRAID OF: FAILING
HE BELIEVES A TRUE FRIEND HAS YOUR BACK
HIS FAVORITE TIME OF DAY IS WHEN SCHOOL IS OVER
HE BELIEVES THEY SHOULD BRING CLASSES ON FAMILIES AND CARING FOR CHILDREN BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS.
HE IS HAPPIEST WHEN HE IS OUT OF SCHOOL
HOBBY IS RELAXING AND HAVING FUN
HE IS SAD WHEN PEOPLE ACT STUPID
HE IS HAPPY WHEN THEY ACT SMART
IF HE COULD FLY ANYWHERE HE WOULD JUST BE TO THE PLACES HE NEEDS TO BE AND THEN BACK HOME (GREAT ANSWER)
FAVORITE VACATION: COMING TO BEAVER
TO DO WITH HIS MOM AND DAD: HAVE FUN

I FELT LIKE JAKE'S INTERVIEW REALLY TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT HIM AND HOW DEEPLY HE THINKS THINGS THROUGH.  AS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS WE DON'T THINK ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT THE KIDS ARE THINKING (THAT'S HOW I FELT AFTER THIS INTERVIEW).  HIS ANSWERS ABOUT THE CHURCH WELFARE SYSTEM....THAT BLEW ME AWAY.  I HAVE BEEN ASKING THAT QUESTION AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW I WOULD ANSWER IT.  ANOTHER ANSWER THAT STRUCK HOME....I THINK WE ARE ALL AFRAID OF FAILING.  I WOULD HAVE SIMPLY ANSWERED SNAKES, BUT HE REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT SOMETHING WE ARE ALL AFRAID OF....AMAZING.  ALSO, HE TOOK THE TIME TO TALK TO ME AND REALLY THINK ABOUT THINGS.  BEHIND THAT SMILE IS A MIND THAT IS VERY ANALYTICAL AND WORKING ALL THE TIME.  WE ARE SO PROUD OF JAKE AND THE GREAT YOUNG MAN HE HAS BECOME.  HE HAS HIS PRIORITIES IN ORDER AND ALTHOUGH HE IS LIKE ALL OF US AND IS AFRAID OF FAILING....IT NEVER KEEPS HIM FROM SHOOTING FOR THE STARS.  WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER AND HOPE THE BIG 15 TREATS YOU IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.  HAPPY...HAPPY...BIRTHDAY!!!