Tonight we celebrated Grandpa (Chris' dad)'s birthday. We surprised him by flying in "Aunt Becky" from Chicago. He was so shocked when he came to our house for his steak dinner and saw her here. We all had a great dinner and a great time visiting.
After everyone left we had to get ready for our big Labor Day Weekend trip to Spring River. We leave tomorrow!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Dylan's Fall Scedule
Dylan began his soccer season practice a couple weeks ago and his first game will be Sept. 6th. He is playing for our church again and is really excited about this season. (I took pictures at practice the other night but they all came at blurry...)
Dylan started RA's (Royal Ambassadors) at church last Wednesday. This is his 2nd year in this program and he loves it. Last year his neighborhood buddy (also named Dylan) was not old enough to go with him (you have to be 1st grade or older) but this year he is so I get to take both "the Dylans" and they love it. Last week they made tool boxes and this week they got to talk with a woman who has done missionary work in Africa.
Dylan wanted to start guitar lessons this fall but we decided to wait until January. With all the stuff he has going on now and with starting the new school, we thought it might be better to wait. He still plays his guitar on his own at home, as well as his drums, and keyboard (and anything else he can make music with).
We haven't heard anything on the cub scouts yet so we don't know if that will be added to his schedule this fall...
Dylan started RA's (Royal Ambassadors) at church last Wednesday. This is his 2nd year in this program and he loves it. Last year his neighborhood buddy (also named Dylan) was not old enough to go with him (you have to be 1st grade or older) but this year he is so I get to take both "the Dylans" and they love it. Last week they made tool boxes and this week they got to talk with a woman who has done missionary work in Africa.
Dylan wanted to start guitar lessons this fall but we decided to wait until January. With all the stuff he has going on now and with starting the new school, we thought it might be better to wait. He still plays his guitar on his own at home, as well as his drums, and keyboard (and anything else he can make music with).
We haven't heard anything on the cub scouts yet so we don't know if that will be added to his schedule this fall...
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Happy Birthday Nana!
Happy Birthday Nana!! We all love you and we hope you enjoy the glassware set we got you!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Dylan's 1st Week
Dylan really loves his new school and we couldn't be more excited for him. He made new friends and he loves his new teacher. He had music class Monday, gym on Tuesday, Chapel on Wednesday, and art on Thursday. Friday afternoon when I picked him up he asked could he go back to school on Saturday! He wanted to meet his new friend there so that they could plan the end of the year party! Dylan said "since my talent lies in making art stuff, my job is going to be making a sculpture of Pastor Mo (the headmaster)" He also tells me that he has already made a "blueprint" (drawing on a blue piece of paper-LOL) of the sculpture. He is too funny!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Dylan's First Day!
Dylan had his first day of school today at his new school! He is officially a 2nd grader! I was so proud of him this morning when he marched right up to the front door and greeted the headmaster with a "Good Morning Pastor Mo." That boy really does not have a shy bone in his body! And I was worried about him not knowing anyone!!
When I picked him up after school, I asked how his day was. He said AWESOME!!! He loved it. He made new "best friends" but he couldn't remember their names. He got to go to music and said his music teacher was really nice. He loved his teacher too. His favorite part of the day: recess! (shocker there, huh?)
When I picked him up after school, I asked how his day was. He said AWESOME!!! He loved it. He made new "best friends" but he couldn't remember their names. He got to go to music and said his music teacher was really nice. He loved his teacher too. His favorite part of the day: recess! (shocker there, huh?)
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Our 9th Wedding Anniversary
Today Chris and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary! Time sure flies by, some days we still feel like we are newly weds. I feel so lucky to have found my soul mate and could not imagine my life without him.
Chris had flowers delivered to my office today and they were so beautiful! Tonight (after Dylan's 1st soccer practice of the season) Chris and I went to P.F. Changs (one of my most fav restaurants!). We had a great dinner but we were sure stuffed when we got through! We then went to see the new Will Smith movie Hancock. We were a little early for the movie so we played in the arcade. We had the place to ourselves so we had tons of fun being silly and playing the games. The movie was awesome. It was such a fun night!
Chris had flowers delivered to my office today and they were so beautiful! Tonight (after Dylan's 1st soccer practice of the season) Chris and I went to P.F. Changs (one of my most fav restaurants!). We had a great dinner but we were sure stuffed when we got through! We then went to see the new Will Smith movie Hancock. We were a little early for the movie so we played in the arcade. We had the place to ourselves so we had tons of fun being silly and playing the games. The movie was awesome. It was such a fun night!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Introducing the "Crabbier" side of the Mock Family!
We would like to introduce you to our newest family members: Danny, Sandy, and Manny! They are our hermit crabs (we never knew what great pets they could make for a 7 yr old boy!)
Danny is our oldest and biggest hermit crab. We got him while on vacation in Florida in June. He is the least shy and he loves to climb!
We bought Sandy from a local pet store the week after our July 4th trip. He came in a shell painted as a football but he changed "houses" with one of our Florida shells on his 1st night with us!
And finally we got Manny a couple weeks after Sandy. Manny is our smallest and most shy hermit crab. He came to us in a orange painted shell but like Sandy, he changed his shell the very 1st night. He picked another of our Florida shells-one with spikes! (a little guy needs protection, right?!) Manny loves to "hang out" on the mesh ceiling of their cage!
We have to give the hermit crabs a bath atleast once a week...
Here is their home. We arrange their climbing sticks each night but they always have them rearranged by morning!
Danny is our oldest and biggest hermit crab. We got him while on vacation in Florida in June. He is the least shy and he loves to climb!
We bought Sandy from a local pet store the week after our July 4th trip. He came in a shell painted as a football but he changed "houses" with one of our Florida shells on his 1st night with us!
And finally we got Manny a couple weeks after Sandy. Manny is our smallest and most shy hermit crab. He came to us in a orange painted shell but like Sandy, he changed his shell the very 1st night. He picked another of our Florida shells-one with spikes! (a little guy needs protection, right?!) Manny loves to "hang out" on the mesh ceiling of their cage!
We have to give the hermit crabs a bath atleast once a week...
Here is their home. We arrange their climbing sticks each night but they always have them rearranged by morning!
Our End of the Summer Trip
This past weekend Chris, Dylan, and I went on our end-of-the-summer-trip. Saturday morning we drove up to McMinnville, TN to the Cumberland Caverns! We arrived at 3:30 and check in wasn't until 5:30 so we walked some trails. It was beautiful. We also visited the gift shop where Dylan bought a whip (like Indiana Jones has). He played with out by some trees while we waited. When it was finally 5:30 we began the .5 mile hike to the cave entrance. Dylan was so excited! He's never been in a cave before and he'd been looking forward to this trip for weeks now. After we unloaded our packs, we went on a commercial tour. This tour was in the "lit" part of the cave. We got to see some really neat stuff and we experienced a cool light show. After that tour we got ready for the "wild" tour. For this tour we all had to get helmets and flashlights. We also had to squeeze through a little box to prove that we could fit through the smallest parts of the cave. The wild tour lasted a few hours and boy did it wear us out! We were done by 11:00. We then sat in the "ballroom" and drank hot chocolate (it was very cold in the cave) and had a little snack. I thought Dylan would be too wired to go to sleep but he was out in minutes. Chris and I had a harder time and learned a valuable lesson---always bring an air mattress to a cave sleepover! Anyway, we made it through the night and were treated to breakfast the next morning.
On Sunday, we decided to detour to Lynchburg, TN in order to tour the Jack Daniels Brewery. The tour was really neat and alot of fun! Dylan didn't care for the smell but he liked the tour anyway :-)
Enjoy the pics!
On Sunday, we decided to detour to Lynchburg, TN in order to tour the Jack Daniels Brewery. The tour was really neat and alot of fun! Dylan didn't care for the smell but he liked the tour anyway :-)
Enjoy the pics!
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