Kate

A couple of cute pictures of Kate. She is giving kisses, practicing her standing, and making sure she is the center of attention....and she is!




Kisses for Linda on her birthday...ohhhh!

Thanksgiving Pictures

Hi everyone,

It was so much fun to have Laurie, Devin, Julie, Jan and Gary, Sherm and Blake as well as my kids here at our home for Thanksgiving 2009. Here are some pictures that we took...a few more would have been nice... Also, here's a picture of Trev's Thanksgiving dinner...ours was much nicer.

Snow in Florida & Manatees

Well the cold is not anything new to everyone. But here in Florida it is. It is not exactly Utah snow but it is not our typical rain either. In some parts there were "snow" flurries. Thats florida talk for sleet and a little frost on the car. Still there were some who had fun with our "snow" by making tiny snowmen. I took this picture off a local news site.

With the cold, comes the manatees. They swim into the various springs to keep warm. The water coming out of the springs is always 72. Much warmer than the water in the rivers. So they swim up and "park". I posted some pictures for you to see. I uploaded a couple of videos.

We had a nice afternoon at Blue Springs State Park. If you have been to see us in Florida we have taken you there on the boat. Enjoy the pictures and a couple of videos.

PS... Alysha started driving this week with her learners permit... at least 50 gray hairs appeared on my head.... :-)

The Florida Gang quick update

GOODBYE 2009 !!!

Wow. What a year for challenges. Hopefully 2010 will be a better one. But, despite the challenges and downfalls, we are all still alive and have not starved.

We were blessed with a part time job for Deidre. She is working with a company that does construction and commercial bonds. We would rather just have MOM as her only title, but for now it has been a huge blessing for her to have a job. She contributes to the PTA newsletter each month and keeps the family calendar.

Jessica is a senior this year. She has been accepted to Emory College in Atlanta. Now she is figuring out how to pay for it. Maybe I will win the lottery before May. She has been a great student and has an outstanding GPA just like her dad in high school. So scholarships, hopefully, will be coming her way. She is a busy bee and always doing something for school or dance team.

Alysha is 15 now and just got her learner permit for driving today. Look out! Get of the sidewalks and streets! She is a freshman and is learning the ropes at her high school. She is on the main dance team already and enjoyed all the fun at the football games. We are trying to save enough money to send her to D.C. for a parade march with her team.. That would be fun!

Slade is always looking for a sport to play. Our front lawn is almost completely worn out from all of the football games he plays with me and Apolo. He is a natural and we look forward to watching him in a bowl game someday.

Apolo is our showboat. He does not like to be outdone in anything. So watch for future videos of our family entertainer. He plays piano, football, basketball, dances, and tell some wild stories (i wonder who he gets that from?)

Christmas as pretty cool this year. Santa dropped of a ping pong / pool table. Slade literally almost passed out from amazement. So we are all practicing to beat Grandpa Gary. We also enjoyed a trip to see ICE. It was 9 degrees in a tent in Florida. Now thats a great Air Conditioner!

Ok. next update will include a trip to the Dolphin, pinewood derby, and manatees!