A lot has happened since April when we went on the cruise and I last updated (most of it has to do with Alaina)! Here's a breakdown:
End of April
Alaina went to prom!
May
Alaina's last Spring Show as a Dobie Lariaette
Then, for our 2nd anniversary, Mark took me horseback riding. I had never done it before and always wanted to. It's not something I see myself ever doing again, but we did have a good time.
June
Alaina graduated High School
We were luck enough to spend lots of time with her over the summer before she left for college. We had lots of fun!
July
We went camping with Mark's family, just like we do every year. We had a great time!
We got Mark an iPhone
He loves it. I found him on the sofa like this about a week after we got it!
We went with Berna to Aransas Pass to visit Lori and Tim in their new house. Tim got a boat so we went out on it while we were there
They have lots of trees in their backyard, and Mark likes climbing trees
Ainsley slept over and we had a blast! Mark wanted to teach her how to do things like dishes.
But all she really wanted to do was paint our nails, including Mark's
It was so funny seeing him with her. He has this very firm parenting plan in which you "never give in to the kid. They need to know you're the boss." But when she wanted something and he said no, she would put her hands on her hips and look up at him with these sad eyes and he would give in immediately! He enjoyed her being here, but did not understand why she wanted to the things she was doing. She wanted to listen to music constantly and just dance. He just didn't get it! It was very cute.
August
My mom and Kirt both have birthdays at the beginning of August so we had the family over to our house to celebrate. My sister, my grandma, and Mark and I pitched in and got them a Dyson vacuum cleaner that they've been wanting
We moved Alaina into her dorm in San Marcos. It was fun, but sad leaving her there!
Mark got a new job at Baker Hughes! He is working in Trade Compliance, which is similar to what he was doing before, but now he has to drive about an hour to work and then another hour home. He has only been there for 2 weeks but is liking it so far.
Ainsley won a gold medal and we made her take a picture just like Gabby Douglas! It was adorable.
And then this picture was too cute not to post. She put on this princess dress and I told her to take a picture. She immediately struck this pose. She is such a diva!!
September
That leads us to now. We just got home from San Marcos where we went to Alaina's "Meet the Strutters" event. Basically they just introduced each girl (103 of them) and said where they were from. There was a silent auction and Mark got a cute little Bobcat bobblehead. They were also selling trading cards with each of the Strutters. It took us awhile but we finally found Alaina's. It was lots of fun!
This is her trading card
We are going back to San Marcos next weekend for their first home game against Texas Tech. It will be the first game that Alaina is dancing in and we're very excited!!
