Fantasy Football

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Football season has arrived which means all the men in our family start using "uh huh" and "mmmm hmmm" as their main vocabulary.  This is especially true on draft day when all of them gather at the Sims house for good food and lots and lots of football talk!  The girls make sure they are "seen and not heard" on this day and usually congregate far away from the madness that ensues inside.  Picture this: 15 or so guys huddled over pages and pages of spreadsheets listing every football player worth anything in the NFL, scrambling to make just the right pick, only to receive 'smack' talk from all the other guys about how that wasn't the pick they would have made.  Bret doesn't mess around and has a larger than life poster to list all the draft picks with color coordinated stickers.....Im telling you if you haven't experienced this you won't believe your eyes!!  Once the draft if over (after about two hours of the above craziness) they all stand around the poster and analyze their teams for what seems like years.  Ive wised up over the years and drive separately so that I can go home when I please:)

This year was a little different in that Whitney was there and her new friend Rora Muscat made the trip from Michigan with her parents.  The two have not met before but will become great pals as we meet every Thanksgiving for our annual beach vacation in Siesta Key!!  Although the girls barely noticed each other's presence today, we know they will soon be BFF's eating sand and enjoying the ocean!

A few pictures from the day:


Bret explaining the rules before the draft starts


Ry and Vin getting their paperwork in order


Last minute scrambles


Vince thought I was interrupting his "study" time


The larger than life poster that houses all the draft picks


Daddy time;)


Whitney loved Melissa's bedazzled phone


Whitney and Rora meeting for the first time


Giving kisses


Tummy time!!


Getting ready for some pool time!



Rora loves the water and she is brave because it was chilly today!


Rora was nice enough to share her toys.  Whitney loved Rora's toys and Rora loved Whitney's toys so it was a nice trade off:)

Although this time of year means chaos and endless hours of football watching, it is fun to see everyone and be around the festive environment.  Thanks Mom and Bret for hosting yet another Draft Day!!!

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