HAPPY BIRTHDAY REED

UNBELIEVABLE!

My oldest turned 25 on Friday, January 29th. Does that make me old or just wise. Reed is so busy with school, internship, hospital shifts, and studying that we weren't sure we would get to see him, sooooo Doug and I planned to take dinner to the firehouse on Thursday night. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. It was fun to get a tour of where he spends some of his time. He does a 24 hour shift every 6 days for the Madison County Fire Department. In return his tuition is waved through BYU-I. He gave us a tour of the station and then we stayed to eat with the crew. (I wish I would have taken a few pictures.) They were a great bunch and we even learned a few secrets about Reed. It had been a busy day for all of them and Reed had helped respond to a cardiac arrest case and they performed CPR until they got him to the hospital. The chiefs and captains were all praising him on a great job. It's always nice to see your kids happy and finding a career that brings them satisfaction.
This picture is from his class in the paramedic program at BYU-I.

We did get to see Reed for a little bit on Friday and he was able to take a day off and go snowmobiling with his dad and little brother on Saturday. He's a lot of fun to have around and we are pretty proud of him.