Big-time Baby!

We caught a glimpse of Jill surfing on TMZ tonight. How cool is that? My friend Lee, in Ohio, sent me a message that she saw a story on the Surf Dog competition when she was watching...so I turned it on, and low and behold, there was Jill! Don't blink, or you'll miss it!

Surfin Jill!

Jill participated in a Dog Surfing competition this past Saturday. She didn't do particularly well in the actual competition, but she looked pawsome hanging out on the beach. She literally had hundreds of people taking pictures of her - it was pretty cool!

These fantastic shots came from "idyguy" -he graciously allowed me to share them here with you. You can check out other great photos of his at http://www.idyguy.com/.

Jill may not be the best surfer in the bunch, but she's got a million dollar smile! Thanks again Chris - "idyguy" for allowing me to share your pictures of our girl.

Prom 2011

Until a few weeks ago, it didn't look like AJ was going to go to senior prom. He didn't mind much, while I was heart broken. I wanted to see him dressed up in his tux, escorting a beautiful girl in a gorgeous dress off to a fancy ball.


His school did a dumb thing. They planned their prom for Memorial weekend. Hello! Who does that? Well, needless to say, AJ asked the person he wanted to ask, and her family was going out of town for the long weekend. Bummer. He asked another girl. She was going out of town for a college visit. He was done. Forget it.


Then about a week after he decided a prom was not in his future, he was asked to another school's prom (my alma mater) by a young lady friend in our neighborhood. He accepted, and last night was the big night.


I got to live my "Mom's prom dream," and see my boy off in his tux, escorting a beautiful girl in a gorgeous dress to a fancy ball. I was a very happy Mom indeed.


Thank you, lovely C.J. for inviting A.J. to the prom - you are a doll!

Dressed and ready.
"How do you work this corsage thing?" Too cute!
Looking sharp!

Some fine looking young men!

The group gathered in our backyard for some pictures around the pool.

A.J. and C.J. had early dinner reservations, so they were the first of the group to leave....

...but the kids kept coming! More girls showed up...

There were swarms of them! Ha ha! And the parents were like paparazzi!

Girls didn't dress like this for the prom when I went to school! They looked absolutely stunning!

With the last of the arrivals, it was time to send them on their way.

The paparazzi parents had to wrap up the picture taking and be on their way too...

A.J. and C.J. arrived home shortly before midnight after having a full evening of food, fun, and dancing.

And I didn't cry once.

On the News

Guess who was on the news this morning...

Unfortunately the link to embed the video doesn't work, but you can watch news segment here, if you are so inclined.

That kind of a day

Jackie Boy's face says it all....it was that kind of a day...









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Memorial Day Parade and Fun!

I'm finally able to post this - I couldn't get a photo to upload yesterday for anything....

I'm hoping you all enjoyed the long weekend and got to spend some quality time with friends and family.


We did what we've been doing for last five years on Memorial Day, and that is to participate in the Kensington Memorial Day Parade. We walked with about 40 other members from my Golden group, and as always, we had a great time.

The worst part about being in a parade is the waiting around. It can be exhausting!
"Ok, I'm ready!"
Hubby and our four pooches were very patient.

At last we got going!

It was pretty warm on Monday, so a nice little rest in the shade after our walk felt great!

Problems?

Anyone else out there having major problems getting posts posted? I can't seem to upload a picture to save my life...I've been trying for hours! What's the deal?

Grrrr....I'll try again tomorrow.