2014, Week seven

The snow might have melted but the spirit of the 12th man lives on.

Sometimes missionaries need to let their zone leaders know how they are feeling. Elder Orr was a good sport about it.

 We saw Imagine Dragons with Missy, Maria Mendenhall, Sandi Stephenson, and Wakely. It was his first concert ever! It almost didn't happen though because Sandi lost her tickets. But Missy found them!

Easily one of the best concerts we've ever been to. I wasn't intending on recording the whole show but they were just that good. The show opened with The Naked and Famous & X Ambassadors who were also pretty good.

Speaking of music, check out Keegan's vocal talent!

Keegan was definitely excited about turning three but his cousins were just a little more excited than he was. 

Tara took the day off from work to spend it with Keegan. After lunch, she helped out in Dallin's first grade class.

Orlando was very happy with the music choices for the figure skaters. The Beatles and Muse!

Missy and the kids joined us for the experience of watching USA best Russia in Men's hockey. Super overtime nail biter!

Dallin had the wild notion to conduct a science experiment with balloons. 

He used Keegan as the test subject and Keegan was more than happy to accommodate.  

These two are so crazy and so much fun to watch. We love that they get along so well together.

2014, Week Six

  Taking down the Seahawks decorations might be more fun than the actual Super Bowl game.

Keegan joined in the fun which inevitably led to...

 These crazy boys making a game out of it

This lasted for quite some time and they got so sweaty that the streamers stuck to them.

There are worse places than the face to get hit by a dodgeball.

Orlando had debated on going to the Seahawks parade in Seattle but Keegan would have hated it. Dallin really wanted to go but we feel that school attendance is important. The news estimated the crowd to be over 700,000 fans! Poor Uncle Shawn had a hard time working in Seattle due to the noise of the fans, especially at 12:12.

Meredith Hill had their own Seahawks parade which Dallin loved.

Keegan continues to experiment with food.

The 2014 winter Olympics started! Dallin was upset that we didn't let him stay up to watch the entire opening ceremonies.

We build Legos like the ceiling can't hold us.

Speaking of Legos, how impressive is this?

I appreciate Toys R Us as it's a fun place for the boys to go and we don't even have to buy anything. Plus there is a pet store right next to it so it's totally worth the trip.

Keegan is so clever in his hiding spots. There's no way he can be found.

We had Elders Warren and Trainstation over for dinner and a lesson but didn't realize that it had snowed. Orlando drove them home and along the way, the three of them helped a number of people get unstuck.

We woke up to so much snow!

Tara helped the boys make Lightning McQueen. We adore Keegan's expression in this one. Dallin's snowball in the background is impressive.

Ta-Da! Complete with "stickers".

We couldn't drive it but it worked pretty well for a slide.

We met up with the Kellys, Smiths, and Lewis's at Meredith Hill for some sweet sledding in the snow!

Dallin loved every minute of it.

Eventually Keegan was brave enough to try and then we couldn't stop him.

Snowball fight!

Even the adults got into it and boy did they get into it, haha!

The fantastic four.

Group photo!

We spent the rest of the day at the Kelly's and the Wilsons joined us for dinner and costume shenanigans. 

Jessalyn just made herself comfortable and cleaned up the cookie dough.

2014, Week Five

 Vincent came over after school to play with us!

 Then we celebrated his birthday.

 Now that's an excited expression! 

 Happy birthday, Vincent!

 Rainy day? No problem when you have train tracks.

Dodgeball continues to be a well attended and fun church activity on Tuesday nights.

Keegan, where did you get those Skittles?

At the Seahawks rally!  

It was a very loud and energetic crowd who showed up to support our Seattle Seahawks. 

Mike Lewis's band played to the crowd's content.

 Meanwhile at Wizards of the Coast, the 12th man Dragon devoured a Denver Bronco.

Swim time with the Smiths on Saturday.

 Our missionaries showed their support by sporting their Seahawks ties.

 Let's have fun while setting up decorations for the Super Bowl party. 

 The official halftime show was good but the kid's halftime performance was outstanding.

 Montoya family photo.

 We were blessed to have the Ekholms, Garrs, and Kellys join us for an amazingly one-sided Seahawks victory!

This great picture of Dallin perfectly conveys the entire night.