Florida Trip- Happy New Year!

We went to Florida to visit Marc's family for New Year's. We had a wonderful time, although it is tough to be there without Noah. Right when we walked in Tucker said, "where's Noah? Is he hiding? I'm going to find him" and started running through the house looking for him. "I bet he's in the playroom- NOAH! Where are you?" Then he said to Amber, "Can I sleep with Noah tonight?" He just doesn't understand what has happened.

Amber, Dennis and Landin are doing amazing. Everyone asks how they are and you know they are heartbroken, but God has given them amazing grace to be able to show hospitality and generosity to everyone they meet. We laughed, we played, we reminisced. It was precious. On Saturday we took the children to the park in Celebration- they had this huge Eiffel tower-like climbing thing and the kids loved it. Even Tuck Tuck went to the top!





Sunday night we went to the Medieval Times dinner! We've always wanted to take the children to see this- with Marky and Tucker's love of knights, and Julia's love of horses- it's a perfect fit! Beautiful Amber and Tucker look at the knight's armor-

 

 We were rooting for the Blue Knight-
 

 When we got into the hall, Marc bought the two big boys flags to wave-

And

Aunt Amber bought the girls these beautiful Princess crowns-
 

Let the games begin! We were cheering loudly- it was a lot of fun!
 

Monday, Zaza and Grandpa took us all to GATORLAND!   :)
 

Yes, the girls had matching outfits-

Gatorland is just what you think it is- LOTS of Gators-

They asked the kids if they wanted their pics with a GATOR AND PYTHON and they said enthusiastically, "YES!"
 

Julia was petting the alligator like it was a puppy-
 

She was in HOG HEAVEN- she LOVES creepy crawlies!
 

Who is this child? How is she my daughter? I can barely look at these pics! But I love that she is fearless! :)

 

We had a lot of time hanging around the house- Charlie liked to read books in Landin's room-

Tucker entertained us all- he kept pretending to be baby Jesus and letting people hold him and he found a stethoscope that he used to listen to the hearts of Landin's stuffed animals, and even Granpda-



 It was a wonderful visit, and the children love to stay in hotels, but we are all worn out!