Josh is 14!

Everyone should get to celebrate their birthday in their own way.  Josh loves Costa Vida nachos so it was no surprise when he asked if we could go to Costa Vida for lunch.
 

So that is what we did.  I checked Josh out of school during lunch and we hung out together eating Costa Vida.

The expressions on these faces are priceless.  Josh is clearly annoyed by his brothers, Jaxon was being a goof and Kayden wanting to get in on the fun.

Josh has been wanting a nice drone for a long time.  That is one reason why he wanted to earn his Eagle Scout rank before his birthday.  He received the drone for earning his Eagle award as well as for his birthday.  (Josh had to pitch in to pay for some of it too.)  He was one happy kid when he finally unwrapped it.

Nothing says "Happy Birthday" more than an ice cream cake from Cold Stone with Spanish writing on it.  Feliz Cumpleaños Josh!

14 Things We Love About Josh:

1. He loves his friends.  And he is a good friend in return.
2. He makes his bed--with pillows--every day (almost).
3. He works hard in school and school is important to him.  He often asks me to help him study for tests and quizzes.
4. He is very aware of peoples feelings.  He always tries to make everyone happy.
5. He likes to stay very organized.  
6. He is a good brother.  He has a lot of patience for his little brother and he and Jaxon have gotten a lot closer over the last few months.
7. He is great helper.  He always does what he is asked and does a great job.  He is also great about asking what he can do to help out.
8. Josh is very respectful.  
9. He still loves basketball.  He decided against the competitive league this year and is a manager for the school team.  He wakes up early every day to be to school by 5:45 to help with practice.  He is going to play rec ball with his buddies this year.
10. I love listening to him play the piano.  I am not sure he loves playing the piano as much as he used to though.  Hopefully he will keep with it!
11. He has picked up on tennis this year and has really enjoyed it.  That is one thing about Josh is that he is always willing to try new things and he usually enjoys it!
12. He is still so much like his dad.
13. I love listening to him laugh, especially when he is with his brothers and they are all laughing together.
14. He makes sure that he always gives us a hug goodnight.  (This boys has turned into quite the night owl!)