How Far We've Come

To think that only 46 years ago this would have been prohibited:

We've come a long way indeed.  We are so pleased that these cousins can use the same water source, as equals under the hot sun.

Fun At the Fair!

We love "Fair Time" in the Mock Household and we were very excited to take Eden to her first Elkhart County 4-H Fair last month.  It was very special to me since I also spent several years growing up in Elkhart County and attended many fairs.  I can vividly remember going with Mom and Dad to the Grandstand shows and seeing such popular acts as:

Box Car Willie:

The Judds:

John Schneider (AKA Bo Duke who even pecked Mom on the cheek when we got his autograph!):

and Tracy Byrd:

I even had the priviledge of introducing my lovely wife and great friends to the Fair entertainment several years ago when we saw a wonderful concert by none other than the Gambler himself!

Kenny Rogers (before the surgery):

Alas, we didn't take in any Grandstand shows this year but we had lots of fun nonetheless.  Not only was it Eden's first Fair but also a first Fair for our wonderful friends from the Centennial State (that's Colorado for those of you that slept during Social Studies) Amily & Earon (not their real names for privacy purposes) and their sons.

So without further ado, some pics from the wonderful and wholesome evening!

Getting up high so she can see all of the beautiful people and exciting goings on!

 

Getting up close and personal with a pony!

Enjoying the day with one of her bestest friends in the whole world:

The only downside of our wonderful day at the Fair was the fact that it took me 2 hours and 32 minutes to get there from Wakarusa.  Granted, 2 hours and 4 mins of that was waiting in traffic as it was the free day but the rest of the gang walked the last 1.7 miles and got in in no time!  I'd do it all over again because I know the memories of the Fair are priceless.  And if the memories weren't enough, there's always.........................

Gotta love the Deep Fried Twinkies!!!!!

Some of the Things I've Been Up To

Even though the past 6 weeks have been pretty busy, here are a few of my latest adventures...

I was able to attend my first Akron 4th of July Parade.  Here I am taking it all in with color commentary provided by Grandpa:

I've gotten to be a "biggie girl" and am now allowed to ride as one when we go shopping:

Some friends of Mommy and Daddy from church opened up their house to me over the past three weeks and I was able to stay there during the day.  I got to make some new friends and even took my first ride on a 4 wheeler (Daddy wasn't too happy about me going on a ride with a boy though...)

I went to my cousin's birthday party and helped them get some sweet treats from the Ice Cream Man:

The last thing I'll share with you I'm not too sure about, (as you can see by the look on my face!).  They put me in the swing at Grandma and Grandpa's and I haven't decided yet if I like it or not:

Thanks for being patient these past few weeks (months!) as the posting has been non existent.  We're grateful for you and the fact that you are interested in what's going on with us.  Have a good week everyone!

Just Chill....

Sorry for the delay in posting folks.  The Mama and Dada have been a little preoccupied with what they call "the real world" and whatnot.  It seems like a good excuse if you ask me.

Anyway....I'm still here.  Looking cool as ever and enjoying the new digs.  I convinced them to put a pool in for me you see.  So, even though they are all stressed out I am just chilling.....

We will get some more posts up over the next couple of weeks. 

The Mocks