Dylan is in the Newspaper

Dylan's picture was in the Commercial Appeal today in an article covering the BuddyWalk supporting Down Syndrome that we participated in a few weeks ago. Click here to see the article and his pic

RENT!

Tonight my mom and I had a special girl's night out at the Orpheum (my most favorite building in the world)! We saw RENT! It was a great performance and she and I had a great time.

Here is a picture of my mom and I with a local dj named Kennedy (host of the best morning show! Q1075) that we ran into tonight.


You can take a virtual tour of the Orpheum here However, the pictures can't convey the magical appeal I have always felt.

Thanksgiving 2007

We had a nice Thanksgiving although it was kind of hard because I really missed our baby girl.

Wednesday night we went over to Grandpa and Granny's for our first Thanksgiving dinner. They had some other friends over as well and Dylan entertained everyone by putting on a show using a box that he turned into a "SpongeBob costume."

Thursday we laid around the house most of the day. We made a nice breakfast and the 3 of us watched the Macy's parade on tv. For dinner, we all went to Nana and G-daddy's house for a HUGE and delicious meal.

S'mores!

We haven't been able to take Dylan camping this fall because I have been so busy with school and he has had so much to do with his activities. He was really complaining about it this weekend so Chris surprised him by setting up a "camp fire" in the backyard! We have a brass fire pit that Chris won a couple years ago so he made the fire in that. He had me get graham crackers, chocolate bars, and marsh mellows for them and the three of us "hung out" by the fire for a while. We roasted hot dogs and made s'mores! It was quite the site!

Camp GoodGrief Reunion

Dylan had a Camp GoodGrief (the 2nd grief camp he attended this past summer) Reunion bowling party this afternoon. They wanted to get the campers back together and prepare them for the upcoming holidays but in a fun way. They would not let parents stay (they believe the children feel more free to express their grief when they are not with their parents) but Dylan said he had a good time and that he liked talking about Cedie.

Dylan asked me if we were going to put up Cedie's stocking this year. Chris and I had already discussed this once before. I asked him why he would like to have it out and he said
"that way Santa can leave her some pretty ribbons and some flowers so we can use them at her site" (he calls her gravesite and the cemetary in general "her site")

He never ceases to amaze me with his awesome sense of understanding and compassion.

Dylan's New "do"

Dylan got a new hair cut today. He wanted a mohawk but we compromised with what the hairdresser called a "faux-hawk." Its really cute and spikey! He loved it so much that he insisted I take a picture as soon as we got back in the car!

We've been elfed!

We've been elfed and you can be too!

Click on this Mock Family Elves

Chris, Dylan, me, and even Cedie have transformed into dancin' elves. Its too funny!

After you watch the dance, it gives an option to make your own!

A Sunday Afternoon Ride

Today Dylan, Chris and I went on a four wheeler ride. Dylan and Chris just love riding their four wheelers and I love watching their excitement! Unforunately, Dylan's tire went flat so we had to cut it shorter than we would have liked but we still had a good time.

A Day for Cedie

Go to Cedie's link to see how we spent today. Check out her beautiful garden and CHARGE tree. There are also pics of her November flowers.

Basketball

Well, Dylan is now on a basketball team. The team at our church was full but we found another church (he will be going to this church for cub scout meetings as well). Dylan went to his 1st practice last night and he loved it! Their 1st game will be in a couple weeks! Pictures coming soon (ofcourse)!

Baseball in the spring, soccer in the fall, and basketball in the winter! Good thing he has tons of energy :-)

Age of the Phone Calls

Ok, its started. Yet another sign my son is growing up... Last week he brought home a girl's phone number and since last Friday he has had many phone calls from two of his friends at school. Dylan has even gotten to the point where he wants to answer the phone! (on the bright side- look out solicitors, Dylan will talk your ear off!)

Dylan's Last Soccer Game for 2007

Well, the time has come for the 2007 soccer season to end. Dylan had a lot of fun this season. He continued to impress us with his speed and control of the ball. That boy can run! After today's game the team went to CiCi's Pizza and had a blast. Dylan got another trophey (#5 if anyone's counting)! He was so proud and we are proud of him too! Now we get a break until baseball starts in March! (He wanted to play basketball this winter but we missed the sign ups for our church league- who knows, maybe I'll find somewhere else...)