Graduation Finally

It finally came. The great and final graduation...at least for now. Seth graduated from the University of Florida College of Law with his LLM in Tax law in May 2008. It was a wonderful day full of happiness and relief...no more finals. After graduation though it was back to work...packing up to move to Atlanta, Georgia.

The Magical World of Disney

We decided when we got to Florida that we should enjoy all it had to offer...including Disney World. We got season passes and hit the parks as much as we could...that is between studying and beaches of course. Jack loved the Magic Kingdom; Small World, Pirates of the Carribean, and Buzz Lightyear. Seth and I had a few other favorites; Tower of Terror, Rock 'n 'Rollercoaster, and Everest. The best part is that with children you can get Rider Switch passes and basically go to the front of the line, and it's also better to go in the off season of January and February. We had a great time especially when Seth's parents and Mark and Tess came out for spring break in April 2008 and we spent two full days at Disney World.

Our favorite spot

Crescent Beach Florida was hands down our favorite weekend adventure. We always liked going when it was a little stormy too, there were better waves for boogie boarding on. Jack as soon as we got to Florida fell in love with the beach, sand, water, and as much freedom as he could imagine. We usually hit the beach and then headed to St. Augustine Florida afterward for a great panini and gelato. Here's the boys playing and loving life.

GATOR NATION

While in Gainesville Florida we had to take in a Florida Gator football game, even though Urban Meyers is the head coach. Oh well he's no longer our BYU rival head coach. We had a great day watching the game with Eean, Astyn, and Emery our fellow Gator Grad students. Probably the most interesting thing at the game was when everyone put their arms around their neighbor at the end of the third quarter and sand some song. That's SEC football fans for ya. It was a great day and the Gators won.

We are go for launch

In February 2008 Seth and I took in one of the most amazing events. We drove down to Titusville, FL which is about 2 miles away from Cape Canaveral and watched the launching of a shuttle. It was awesome. There were tons of people lining the streets, like a block party almost, radios turned on to hear the count down. A beautiful day for launch, we even saw dolphins swimming under the bridge we were on. Then take off. It launched into the air and everyone cheered. A little part of history. Although next time we want to be closer so we can feel the power and rumbling of takeoff.

Holiday adventures

One of the most fun days we had was going skiing at Durango Mountain Resort with my dad in Colorado. Grandma and Great-Grandma were loving life babysitting Jack and mommy and daddy were looking forward to a day out. Before we got there Seth was talking a big game...BUT...after we got on the slopes he was walking the walk. After almost a decade of not skiing he did awesome. Granted I held my own too...yeah I ripped it up (according to me...and a sweet hubby).

Christmas 2007

What a Merry Christmas it was. Seth and I loved going to Utah and Colorado for the holidays and taking in the snow and mountains, those and family are what we miss while in Florida. We had some great times. While in Colorado we went on the "Polar Express" on the Durango Silverton Narrowgage Train. Jack thought Santa and the treats on the train were great. My grandmother actually came up to spend Christmas with us in Colorado which was a great treat for us and her. Here we are waiting for the train.

Halloween 2007

I know we haven't posted much but here is a few glances at our growing family over the past year. Don't worry once the new baby comes we'll have plenty of more pictures. For Halloween Seth was obviously one of his football heros...Brett Favre and Jack was an adorable little lion. We even taught him how to roar for the day. Had a great little Halloween party with some friends at our place. Our favorite part was the homemade rootbeer.