13

Well it has finally happened! We now have an official teenager living in our home!! Chili is now 13! We are so very thankful to have him in our home. He is the best older brother that anyone could ever ask for. Chili has a very caring nature. In wrestling last week another parent pulled me aside to share with me how impressed he was with how patient and sweet Chili is as he helps and mentors the younger kids. Many of the younger wrestlers look up to him and want to be just like him. We have also noticed that he does everything he can to lead, guide, and direct his quorum at church. We are thankful to know that he is living up to his Priesthood duties. Chili is great leader wherever he goes. Even when he was younger he was always the one to gather all the kids a show them how to play this 'great new game' he had just invented. He is also very physically gifted. He taught himself how to ride a bicycle when he was only 2! Then moved on to a motorcycle at 3! He loves sports and competition of any kind and he is great at them. This was his first year in football and he was a starting quarterback for his team. His only downfall with sports is that he doesn't settle for 2nd best. I remember a few hard fought battles in wrestling where he had gone into a competition and came out sad because he only got 2nd place. I had to quickly remind him at one of the tournaments that yeah he got 2nd.... IN THE STATE!! I want to say again how thankful we are to have him in our home as a fabulous leader, brother, and son! Happy Birthday Baby!!