“Still pinching myself to make sure I’m not dreaming” says Braeden Mannering in a tweet on Sunday. He’s referring to his invitation to join the First Lady (FLOTUS) in the Box at the State of the Union on Tuesday Night! That’s pretty impressive stuff, but then again, this is one pretty impressive 12 year old.

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs Braeden Mannering, the 2013 Kids' State Dinner winner from Delaware, after he introduced her at the Kids' State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, July 18, 2014. Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs Braeden Mannering, the 2013 Kids’ State Dinner winner from Delaware, after he introduced her at the Kids’ State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, July 18, 2014.
Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon

By the age of 12 this NorthDelaWHEREhappening 2015 Mover & Shaker has been invited to the White House three times! AND, the media is going crazy over him right now; TIME Magazine just posted an article about him and his invitation to “the Box” and NBC 10 did a feature on him last night-WOW. This is so exciting for Braeden and for Delaware.

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