Happy 16th birthday to our beautiful, kind, gentle and good Erika! I remember on her first birthday imagining what it would be like on her 16th birthday and now here we are. It has been nothing but blessings and fun and satisfaction and pride to get Erika to this point in her life. She is so much more woman than girl now....although there are still some growing pains at times. She gets frustrated when our family plans don't line up with her plans....if we plan to stay home and work around the house for the weekend and she would rather be out and about she gets pretty difficult. She is learning when it's a good time to open her mouth and add to a conversation and when it would be better to just remain quiet...especially if the conversation is more directed at her brother or sister and not really involving her at all. These personality traits are a good growing area for her and she is truly seeing how to control her actions and her tongue and for that we are very proud of her. Erika is pleasant to be around in everything she participates in...church, school, sports, social. She is trustworthy, reliable, fun, mature, encouraging, smart, patient, active, and creative. Her classmates comment on how she takes a positive approach to things that happen at school and I know that makes her proud to hear. At church, every adult knows they can count on her to help teach or babysit the little kids. She adores all the kids coming up behind her at church and is such a great example to them! I host a Bible study at our home and moms will bring their kids. Each time, Erika comes up with a fun craft and game for the kids to play...she loves doing it! Erika is attentive to others feelings and observant of things going on around her which makes her an excellent friend. This past year has been a little stressful learning how to drive but she is doing quite well! She is cautious (maybe a bit too much) and only wants to drive the streets in our town that she is familiar with but I know she will enjoy the freedom that comes with having a drivers license! She loves doing hair, shopping at thrift stores for clothes, designing homes with an interior design program on her chromebook, babysitting, swimming, being outside, reading historical fiction, talking with the history teachers at school, Camp Yamhill, anything cotton candy flavored, her youth group, soccer, Panda Express, her friends, country music, and God. She doesn't like being reminded to do things that she already had in mind to do, driving, thunder storms, ruined surprises, the English curriculum at school, chicken cordon bleu, staying home, phony friends, turtles or chickens, and picking strawberries. Each year brings change and the older she gets, it seems the more change we go through...with jobs and cars and friends and school. But we are so lucky to be in the front row of her life encouraging her and telling her how proud we are of her and seeing how much she loves God and serves Him and watching her take care of her siblings and friends. Erika is a blessing to our family. We love you so much Baby Boo!!
1. What is your favorite color? Teal
2. What is your favorite sport? Soccer
3. What is your favorite fruit? Raspberries
4. What is your favorite movie? The Greatest Showman
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Kraft Mac and cheese
6. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Birthday cake
7. What is your favorite subject in school? History
8. What is your favorite snack? Goldfish
9. What is your favorite animal? Dog
10. What is your favorite song? “Buy Dirt” by Jordan Davis
11. What is your favorite book? The Orphan Collector
12. Who is your best friend? Emma and Sonia
13. What is your favorite cereal? Fruity Pebbles
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride the go cart
15. What is your favorite drink? Cotton candy frost
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What is your favorite restaurant? Texas Roadhouse
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Swedish pancakes
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Shrimp
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Interior Designer
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