SURPRIZZZE DARREN

Darren got his Birthday present early!!! This has been a great gift already & he's only had it for 2 days.

Lookie there, Darren's got the hang of it!!

Talking to Na'Na~thanking her for the gift...

Go Daddy Go.

After Daddy's flip, he remembered he wasn't 12.

That was Daddy's last stunt...he hurt his knee's.

I'm thinking Daddy & Mommie will get some use out of this toy too.

Trick or Treat

Darren is soooo excited... He kept telling me,"lets go ickr teetg." Oh my Gosh, it was adorable. I kept telling him when Daddy gets home we can go. D helped me pass out candy before we went and afterwards. I was very impressed that he didn't get scared with any of the costumes. Zak & I kept telling him that it was pretend. What a great imagination they had. This is just for fun. We went to this one house that was really decked out and and when I say decked out, I mean the chain saw man and ALL. D didn't want to get close, but he didn't climb up in our arms or run away. He was very interested in the stuff surrounding him.



Muscle Spider Man...
See him FLEX!!!

TOOOOO CUTE

Darren's getting some candy to give to

the Trick or Treators..so he says that's

what he's doing.

Spider Man my HERO...thanks Daddy

for getting a pic. of us!

Party Time at FUMC-Pre-School

Darren had his Halloween party on Friday. There were some really cute costumes. I think Buzz took place. One of Darren's classmates was Buzz Light Year. He had on the wings, running around trying to fly & all. It was soooo cute. His wings were as big as he was. The kiddoes seem to enjoy themselves. It was a hoot watching them. You could tell this was their first year to get the concept of Halloween.

Spider Man Twins

Spider Man, Ballerina, & Buzz Light Year

Post Man with Muscle Spider Man

MUSCLE SPIDER MAN

This is Darren's first year to get the grasp about Halloween...He told me last week that he wanted to be Spider Man. Not exactly the costume I would have picked for him, but I have to admit he looked pretty darn cute.

Sunday the church/pre-school he goes to had a carnival. He dressed up and had a great time playing games, arts and crafts, & riding in the train.

HE's GETTING SO BIG!!!

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Moore Farm's Pumkin Patch

Darren & I went to a pumpkin patch with some friends: Malory, Addison (2), Chelsea, & Ayden(15 months). We had a great time!!! We bought corn to hall and to feed to the farm animals, we took LOTS of pictures by halloween/fall wood carvings, went on a hay ride, covered the pumpkin patch, picked out the perfect pumpkin, went through a corn maze. tee teed in the corn maze (with permission-darren), got to ride on buggie. The kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves. darren specifically was exhausted. Just love going to pumpkin patches!!!

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Darren's 1st BOARD GAME

PUMPKIN PATCH PHONICS

Some of you may not know this, but I am a GAME player!!! I will try my darnedest to get Darren be a Game player too. I ordered a board game from his school and it came in this past Thursday. We actually go to play it as a family!!! Thank You Cassandra for taking pictures!

Darren's finger up by his lips thinking...HHHMMMM.

FALL IS HERE

We have a colored leaf on our tree in the front yard...And I actually took time to notice it...

I had a Reading teacher in JR. HIGH school discuss not having the time to see the seasons change. Since she mentioned it, I have tried to remember to watch the seasons change. Fall really is a beautiful time of year. I like taking drives to see the color leaves...Thank You Mrs. Mary Scott for discussing seasons.

Around the House

Darren loves to ride his tricycle. He rides it outside & inside (since we got the floors done).

He too enjoys getting the mail for me. Thank goodness, or I'd forget to get the mail. He likes to check the mail b/c he gets some type of package to open up approximately once a week. He gets so excited when he sees a package sticking out of the mail box or on the bench. He usually lets me know when there's a package when we drive up in the drive.

Cassandra & Boogers

Cassie & Boogers...Cassandra thank you for all that you do for the Nix family. Really am glad that God put you in our lives. Boogers, I'm glad Eldo has a little playmate.

COWBOY GAME

On Sundays we usually have friends come over and watch the COWBOY game. We usually have munchies & Daddy Zak's awesome Marinated Chicken that he usually starts prepping the night before, along with corn on the cob, salad & another veg table. ~~~ WISH YOU WERE HERE ON SUNDAYS??? We have a great time. 8-)

D playing outside with his

friends Dillon & Ally.

Kizzie & Dan...they have to come over...when they don't the Cowboys tend not to play very well. Plus if they don't come over, we don't get Kizzie's YUMMIE in our TUMMY QUESO!!!
Darren, Dillon, & Ally in the back yard.

Darren Got a GUITAR

WOW!!!...WWWWEEEEEHHHHHH......YYYAAAAHHHHOOOOOO.....D worked hard on getting this guitar. He went a week with out any accidents at school. I feel that Darren has done a pretty good job over all with his potty training. Usually when he would have his accident(s) it would be during nap time or during recess time. (The hardest times to over come). He finally did and Daddy made an agreement with him...the result is Darren now how a Guitar. He has gone through more nights with no accidents these days thank goodness!!!

D.D. is inspired by musical instruments...whenever we enter church on Wed. nights (my bible study) the worship team is practicing. D has to go over and listen to them for a moment. I really do think he gets mesmerized listening and watching. After church service on Sundays Darren and Daddy go & look at the instruments close-up.

BIG BIG BIG HUG

Darren has been going through a stage where he wants to give big hugs, soooo, we get together like sardines & Darren squeezes us reallllll tight. We do this pretty much every morning, when Daddy comes in from work & whenever "D" calls for it. It really is a precious moment. I'm going to take it whenever I can, b/c I know it won't last long!!!

Family Vacation July 2008

July 5-13, 2008
We went on a family vacation to Florida & Odessa, Texas. We had a great time & the best hospitality from our Cuzn' Bill Davis (whom Darren is named after) & friends Kye & Teresa Johnson. Thank you for ALL that y'all did. We thoroughly enjoyed y'all's company!!

When we arrived in Florida, we met up with Cuzn' Bill. He took us to this wonderful restaurant...we went back to his place and hit the sack. Zak, D, & I got up somewhat early the next morning and went on a road trip to M I A M I...Once we found the hotel we were going to stay at, we dropped our luggage off and headed for the Miami Sea Aquarium. Darren loved it. He is still talking about the dolphins!













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Miami Florida~~~Metro Zoo
Darren had a blast at this zoo. Surprisingly enough, he walked the entire time. We didn't
have a stroller, nor did we rent one. He did such a great job not complaining & keeping up
with us. Okay, who am I kidding, we were trying to keep up with him.

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That's a BIG POOL... OH, that's
The Atlantic Ocean

Darren & Daddy swimming in
the BIG Pool...

Darren
&
Mommie
waving to Daddy

Look at our Dare Devil...No FEAR
Started to get a little chillie & a bit dark to be in
the ocean...decided to go swimming in the hotel
pool.

When we finished having fun in Miami, we headed back to North Palm Beach to stay with Cuzn' Bill. Before we got to his place, we drove around to check out his area. As we drove around we found this ice cream parlor & just had to check it out. When we entered the place, I was immediatly in CHOCOLATE HEAVEN. OH MY, IIIII was in HEAVEN!!!
MMMMMM....I C E C R E A M

Art...that's what I call it...
some may not, but I do.
Modern Art.

When we finished eating our ice cream in the yummie chocolate store, we went walking around to scope out North Palm Beach, FL. We found some real interesting art...the butterfly & fish are made out of tin...depending on the angle you look at the butterfl/fish determines the color the butterfly/fish will be. I found this art to be quite intriguing.

CUZN' BILLS
During our visit at Cuzn' Bills we played shuffle board, swam, gazed at his view on the 12th floor and went to nice restaurants. Bill has the best view from his balcony...his view was mesmerizing and breath taking.

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The morning we left Florida, Bill took us to a drive through Safari...Darren had a blast. He just loves looking at all kinds of animals. He wanted me to take a picture of every animal...even after the animal moved.

We left Florida ~ went back to Dallas and then left for Odessa.

We visited Zak's friends Kye & Teresa. We couldn't have asked

for a better time. Kye~ Teresa, thank you for spoiling us with

your awesome gourmet cooking, playing with Darren, and not

allowing us to clean up. Your hospitality was beyond generous.

We appreciate it a great deal! I wasn't ready to leave.

Our vacation was great. I will admit that I was reluctant traveling with Darren being two in a half. The only 2 year olds I have ever seen on a plane were crying...Darren didn't do any of that (Whimpered) until he was told to get off. He did great traveling numerous hours (about 18) in the car. Darren behaved so well, I am still amazed thinking back. Getting to know Cuzn' Bill was intriguing. I don't believe I have been around anyone like him before. I can see why others have such wonderful things to say about him. The trip to Odessa was great. It was nice to meet some of the people Zak talks about. We couldn't have asked for a better family vacation. So glad we decided to visit with family & friends. Love to y'all!