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?)
Monday, August 18, 2008
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!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Dylan gets Another Trophey
Dylan's baseball team was finally able to get together this past Saturday so that they could get their trophies! We all met at Put-Put Golf and Games for a pizza party! They kids ate pizza and ice cream and ten played in the arcade. It was 100 degrees outside so no one was up to a game of miniature golf but they did go for the bumper boat ride! The kids had a great season and it was fun getting to see everyone again. Now baseball is over until next spring.... time for soccer! (Sign ups are in a couple weeks!)
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Hot Springs Trip 7/2008
We went to Hot Springs last Wednesday for a Family Reunion/Grandma Linnie's birthday party/Fourth of July/meet baby Johnny/canoe trip extravaganza!
On Wednesday we got to meet our cousin Eric's (from Vegas/formally from Hot Springs) new baby- Johnny Dale! He was only a couple months old but he was so precious! We also got to meet his sweet mom, Debbie (we really liked her!!). We spent the afternoon exploring downtown Hot Springs with them, Ben, Becky, and Jim. It was fun to catch up with everyone. O, and Dylan lost a tooth (thanks to cousin Ben!). This was tooth #5!
Thursday was spent out on Lake Ouachita. Uncle Jim used his boat to ferry us all out to our own private island. We sat up lunch (thanks to Aunt Becky!) and spent the day swimming, playing in the sun, tubing/skiing behind the boat, and having a ton of fun! Chris' family from Fl were also there! Its been a long time since we got to hang with both the AR and the FL cousins! So much fun! Thursday night all of us cousins went out for a night on the town. What a blast!
Friday was Grandma Linnie's and Great Aunt Winnie's (they're twins) birthday celebration. Chris and Jim worked all day to cook some amazing ribs! All the family came over to Jim and Becky's. There must have been 60 people in all! That night we all watched the kids (by kids I mean Chris and his cousins LOL) shoot off fireworks! It was a fun day for sure.
Saturday was the big canoe trip! We had been looking forward to this all spring! There was 22 of us (11 canoes!). We went down the Caddo River. The river was slow so there was a lot of work involved but we all had tons of fun.
Sunday it was time to load up and say or goodbyes. Eric, Debbie, Benm and Johnny were heading back to Las Vegas. Dan, Linda, Forrest, April, Teresa, Kevin, and Emily were headed back to Florida. It was so nice to have this time amongst family we don't get to see as much as we wished. But before we left...Dylan lost tooth #6 (with Ben's help once again!!). Two teeth in one week-the Tooth Fairy will be broke real soon at this rate!
On Wednesday we got to meet our cousin Eric's (from Vegas/formally from Hot Springs) new baby- Johnny Dale! He was only a couple months old but he was so precious! We also got to meet his sweet mom, Debbie (we really liked her!!). We spent the afternoon exploring downtown Hot Springs with them, Ben, Becky, and Jim. It was fun to catch up with everyone. O, and Dylan lost a tooth (thanks to cousin Ben!). This was tooth #5!
Thursday was spent out on Lake Ouachita. Uncle Jim used his boat to ferry us all out to our own private island. We sat up lunch (thanks to Aunt Becky!) and spent the day swimming, playing in the sun, tubing/skiing behind the boat, and having a ton of fun! Chris' family from Fl were also there! Its been a long time since we got to hang with both the AR and the FL cousins! So much fun! Thursday night all of us cousins went out for a night on the town. What a blast!
Friday was Grandma Linnie's and Great Aunt Winnie's (they're twins) birthday celebration. Chris and Jim worked all day to cook some amazing ribs! All the family came over to Jim and Becky's. There must have been 60 people in all! That night we all watched the kids (by kids I mean Chris and his cousins LOL) shoot off fireworks! It was a fun day for sure.
Saturday was the big canoe trip! We had been looking forward to this all spring! There was 22 of us (11 canoes!). We went down the Caddo River. The river was slow so there was a lot of work involved but we all had tons of fun.
Sunday it was time to load up and say or goodbyes. Eric, Debbie, Benm and Johnny were heading back to Las Vegas. Dan, Linda, Forrest, April, Teresa, Kevin, and Emily were headed back to Florida. It was so nice to have this time amongst family we don't get to see as much as we wished. But before we left...Dylan lost tooth #6 (with Ben's help once again!!). Two teeth in one week-the Tooth Fairy will be broke real soon at this rate!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Campout/Birthday Party in Savannah
We came home from Florida Friday afternoon, unpacked those clothes and packed our camping gear. We switched cars, loaded up the four wheelers and were ready to set out for Savannah (TN) first thing Saturday morning. Our closest friends Tre, Rachel, Grant, and Tatum are moving out there and were having Grant's birthday party/four wheel ride/camp out.
We spent the day with our friends, all having a blast. Dylan loved getting to ride his four wheeler again and the other kids had their own too! The land was beautiful! That night we cooked out, did s'mores, and sat around a campfire. The boys spent the night in tents and us girls, including Tatum, slept in the house.
We spent the day with our friends, all having a blast. Dylan loved getting to ride his four wheeler again and the other kids had their own too! The land was beautiful! That night we cooked out, did s'mores, and sat around a campfire. The boys spent the night in tents and us girls, including Tatum, slept in the house.
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