Manny

Seth and I met some of the family at the Brevard Manatee's game the other night. It was freezing cold but we had a good time. Even Seth, even though it looks like I am forcing him to take this picture. He finally got over his fear of Manny and wanted to follow him everywhere. Dan said he saw Manny making a praying motion for the kids to leave him alone. It comes with the costume buddy!
Seth always makes me laugh and this night was no exception. It was freezing and he started taking off his jacket. I asked him if he was sure he wanted to take it off because he would be cold and he said, "No I won't". Well 2 minutes later he comes doing his little dance and saying, "All right! Time for some more jacket partay!" He really did not want to admit that I was right and thought he would play it off. He cracks me up.

Easter

Seth says that Easter is one of his favorite holidays, along with Christmas, Halloween, and his birthday. It's fun to get a visit from the easter bunny and see how excited the kids are. Seth wanted to leave out a cup of juice for him. He drank it all and left some fur in the cup.

We've told him the story of the atonement and resurrection before and figure in the coming years he will understand more and more the true meaning of Easter.

His shirt is disgustingly dirty but that's what he was using as his napkin at the time.

Orlando Science Center

Brent's dad and his little brother and sister came to visit us from Georgia this past weekend. We had a good time and made a stop at the Orlando Science Center.

Elder Thompson

My nephew, Matthew, left on his mission for our church and he's serving in Chicago for two years. I lived with my sister Marilyn and her family during my first year of college and loved being able to spend time with Matthew and Kelsie. He's a cool kid and I know he will be great as a missionary. He was excited to go despite the serious looks in the pictures. :)

No. I'm not pregnant. I'm hoping it's just the angle.

Paul, Marilyn, Matthew, and Kelsie

Matthew and Marilyn

Matthew and Kelsie

Boo Hoo

I was going through all my posts that I had started but hadn't finished and found this picture. It was so cool to meet Mitt Romney. We went to a meeting that he had with some really smart people from the space program and other companies involved in that sort of stuff. He was so intelligent and just knew the right questions to ask and how to answer the questions that he was asked. I came out of that meeting feeling so smart even though I had no idea what they were talking about. Anyway, he was glad to visit and take a picture with us before they whisked him away.

It was a sad day in our house when he dropped out of the race. Seth really wanted him to be our "prisoner" as he called it and we did too. Our president, I mean. :) I'm going to suggest that next time they have debates they put all the candidates in sound proof booths while they take turns answering the same questions. That way they can't steal anyone else's answer like they did with Romney. Anyway, I'm getting all worked up about it again. :)

Messy faces

Seth cracks me up with his gangsta style. He's always liked wearing his hat to the side. He even changes Ian's hat to the side. These next pictures are from when he was about a year and a half old.

January

My Dad's birthday is New Years Day so we all came together to celebrate. Allison, my niece, was the only one missing from this family picture and we are going to photoshop her in. I'll update it when it's done. The original eight kids are seated on each side of my parents with their spouses standing behind them. Planned pictures are hard to come by with this large group so this snapshot will have to do. :)

These are all the grandkids, except Allison, with Grandma and Granddaddy.