Happy Birthday Brig!

Holy Moly! My little fellow is 12! (August 16th) I shouldn't say little- Brig is almost as tall as me, we are separated by only 1/2 an inch. For his birthday we had a huge party. All of my family- minus the Thompson Troop- drove up, and The Redds- from Merica on down were all here to join in the party. We had a pool party at our neighborhood pool Brig asked for Chicken Souvlaki and Baklava- we had a little Greek theme going on all week. It was delicious.
Playing water polo
We even watched a little Olympics. You probably heard us shouting when Phelps and the rest of his relay team came from behind to win.
Uncle Kaleb taught all the kids how to make these cool bracelets. That was probably Brig's favorite gift. Thanks Kaleb! On Sunday- Brig had a ton of family to help him receive the Aaronic Priesthood. My heart was very full. Brig shared a very sweet testimony at the end. Wow- what a great kid. We are so blessed to have him as the eldest in our home. A big thanks to all of our family for driving up and staying with us. We love you!
An interview with Brig:
What is great about being twelve? I get to pass the sacrament now!( This ward has a tradition of the new priesthood holders passing the sacrament for the first time with their dad. Brig really enjoyed passing it with his Dad opposite him.)What is your favorite food? Chicken Lettuce Wraps
What is your favorite song? Called To Serve
What do you like to do? Play soccer, write my story, (he has part of his story up on his blog. ( http://www.theworldofbrigham.blogspot.com/), computer games
What is your favorite dessert? Any type of pie
What is your favorite scripture story? The 2000 Stripling Warriors- they were really brave and young fighters
What is your favorite present? MP3 player
What is your favorite color? red
What is your favorite thing to do with your family? Go swimming, watch movies
What is your favorite animal? The Golden Dart Frog
What is your favorite book? The Lord of the Rings and all of GA Henty.
Favorite Sport? soccer
What is the scariest thing you have ever done? Riding these really steep gondolas up in the Swiss Alps
What is the last chore you did? Making breakfast
How are you like your mom? I like to be listened to the first time
How are you like your dad? I have his name
What is the most important thing to you? Returning to heaven
12 Words to Describe Brig
1. Athletic
2. Intelligent
3. Spiritual
4. Humorous
5. Responsible
6. Brilliant
7. Handsome
8. Clever
9. Obedient
10. Witty
11. Thoughtful
12. Fantastic
We love you BRIG! Thanks for coming to our FAMILY!