About The Children
These surveys were filled out in January, 2010. We update this page at the beginning of every year.
This is the first time Providence and SharenRose were included : )
In addition to answering the questions, everyone picked out a picture from the previous year to represent themselves (I picked the ones for Providence and SharenRose).
This is Toby playing a harmonica. (Just kidding -- it's a piano).
Name: Toby (Tobias David)
Birthday: May 3
Age (at time of survey): 16
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Food: Chinese Food
Favorite 2 Games: Settlers of Catan* &
Risk 2210
Favorite Song: Who Am I*
Favorite Animal: Dragon
Thing I like the most about our home:
Family and friends*
Instrument of choice (music lessons): Guitar
Favorite school subject: Science*
Favorite hobby: Playing guitar
When I grow up I would like to be: A pharmacist, worship minister, or possibly a lawyer*
If I could pick a new name for myself it might be: "Something Cool"*
Misc. thoughts: "I play piano a lot, too."*
A passage that I like: Matthew 10:29-31**
This is a picture of Caleb in Marvel Cave at Silver Dollar City in Branson. He is apparently having too much fun.
Name: Caleb (Caleb Joshua)
Birthday: July 10
Age (at time of survey): 14
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Pizza*
Favorite 2 Games: Star Wars Miniatures* & Battlelore
Favorite Song: Me & Jesus*
Favorite Animal: Fox*
Thing I like the most about our home:
Our immense library of board games*
Instrument of choice (music lessons): Piano*
Favorite school subject: Science
Favorite hobby: Drawing*
When I grow up I would like to be: An anesthesiologist assistant*
If I could pick a new name for myself it might be: "Jasper"*
Misc. thoughts: "Fettuccini"*
A verse that I like: Romans 3:24**
This is Benji's school picture for 2009.
Name: Benji (Benjamin Joseph)
Birthday: March 20
Age (at time of survey): 12
Favorite Color: Gray*
Favorite Food: Flesh (steak)
Favorite 2 Games: Heroscape* & Monopoly Mega Edition*
Favorite Song: Cry Out To Jesus*
Favorite Animal: Wolf
Thing I like the most about our home:
It's home*
Instrument of choice (music lessons): Violin
Favorite school subject: Science
Favorite hobby: Reading
When I grow up I would like to be: a pilot
If I could pick a new name for myself it might be: "Shadow"*
Misc. thoughts: -- *
A verse that I like: 1 John 2:1**
In this picture, Ezra has been captured and marked for certain annihilation by the bionicle that he built.
Name: Ezra (Ezra Elijah)
Birthday: September 3
Age (at time of survey): 11
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Food: Sausage*
Favorite 2 Games: Battlelore* & Dragonraid
Favorite Song: Everything You Ever Wanted*
Favorite Animal: Fox
Thing I like the most about our home:
The food*
Instrument of choice (music lessons): None -- I take karate lessons now
Favorite school subject: Science
Favorite hobby: Making Bionicles*
When I grow up I would like to: Work at the Lego company*
If I could pick a new name for myself it might be: Ezra (I like my name the way it is)
Misc. thoughts: "cake"
A verse that I like: 1 Samuel 17:1-51 (story of David & Goliath)**
Here is SharenRose at ballet lessons.
Name: SharenRose (SharenRose Andrea)
Birthday: January 27
Age (at time of survey): 3
Favorite Color: Blue**
Favorite Food: Spaghetti**
Favorite 2 Games: Elefun** & Mouse Trap**
Favorite Song: Jesus Loves Me**
Favorite Animal: Zebra**
Thing I like the most about our home:
Everyone**
Instrument I like: Golden harp**
Favorite school subject: Legos**
Favorite hobby: Play with toys**
When I grow up I would like to be: SharenRose**
If I could pick a new name for myself it might be: SharenRose Lentine**
Misc. thoughts: "Um...yeah"**
A verse that I like: Pink for girls Bible**
Here is Providence (along with SharenRose) on a ride at Silver Dollar City.
As you can tell by some of his responses (right), he was not quite understanding all the questions!
Name: Providence (Providence Arlin)
Birthday: July 11
Age (at time of survey): 3
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Food: Oatmeal*
Favorite 2 Games: Car game [Rush Hour]* & "A flying game"*
Favorite Song: The Bird Song*
Favorite Animal: "Sheeps and turtle"*
Thing I like the most about our home:
A hot air balloon*
Instrument I like: Trumpet*
Favorite school subject: "Teacher barp barp barp!!"*
Favorite hobby: Funny dingies*
When I grow up I would like to be: a hero*
If I could pick a new name for myself it might be: Providence*
Misc. thoughts: "yes"*
A verse that I like: Providence Bible**
*Answer differs from survey one year ago (2009
Survey)
**Question new to this year's survey
Past surveys available: