Surprise Party

On Saturday we had a surprise party for Rachel (Bryan's mom) in Nashville. She was diagnosed with colon cancer back in January and has been undergoing chemotherapy. It has been a long road, but she finished the last of the 12 chemotherapy treatments on August 7th. We are so proud of her! She has truly been an inspiration to a lot of people both in terms of her "fight" and in terms of her strong faith.
Here is a great picture of Bryan and Rachel!

We love you Rachel! We're so glad we could celebrate this milestone with you!

Cowboy Stadium

Well...you knew it was coming. As big of Cowboys fans as we are, you knew we'd find a way to check out the stadium. Today was an Open House at the new Cowboy Stadium so we went to check it out. They were sewing the yardline numbers into the turf so it was cool to see that. Man, 1 Billion dollars will build a really nice stadium.
Here is the view from where we will be sitting.

But, I think the jumbo-tron is big enough for us to see anything we missed on the field.

Jerry World is a really nice place!

First Date

Last night we had some friends over for dinner. They brought their 2 year old Corgi named Flash. He and Adi had a big time. They ran around and played and tumbled over each other all evening! They would run and play until they were absolutely exhausted and then collapse on the floor to pant. As soon as they could breathe again they were back to chasing and playing. Here they are resting. Note that they both have their tongues out panting. Also note that they both collapse on the floor with legs going any which way.
Here is a shot of them playing. Sorry it's blurry....they were never still enough to get a clear shot!

Adi slept late this morning. I know she was tired from playing all evening!

Advanced Degree

This picture is a little fuzzy, but hopefully you can tell that Adi is sound asleep between the fence and the shed in the backyard. This is her favorite sleeping spot. We planted some new grass back there recently, but we left a little patch without grass so she could sleep in the nice cool dirt. She even rests her little paws on some leftover bricks. Yesterday I went out to get her and she was sound asleep with her head under the edge of the shed. I whispered her name, but my Sleeping Beauty did not budge. I had time to go back inside, get the camera, come back out, take a quick photo, take the camera back inside, and come back out before I finally made enough noise to wake her up. Doesn't she look sweet!
After Adi graduated from puppy class in May, we decided that she (and her parents) needed a little more training. So, we have been taking intermediate class this summer and tonight was graduation! She was valedictorian! Before you get to excited maybe I should mention that she was valedictorian because she was the only puppy to attend class tonight. But hey, in the mind of the Beck's, she is valedictorian! She has really improved in her behavior lately and has learned a couple of tricks as well as most of the basic commands. She even cooperated much better for her graduation photo.

Since it was Intermediate Class instead of just Puppy Class, she got to wear a red sash along with her cap. I think we dropped a treat here.

Here she is laying spread eagle on the floor (her favorite way to lay down) and smiling up at the camera.

Birthday Boy

Happy Birthday Bryan! Here is a photo of the birthday boy in his new MTSU sweatshirt beside his Boston Creme Pie birthday cake! It sure was yummy...thanks Mom!
Here his is opening his new sweatshirt from his mom and dad.

Here he is opening some new headcovers for his golfclubs...he's planning to buy some new clubs to go inside with his birthday money.

We had a really fun weekend. Mom and Dad came to visit and help us celebrate. We ate at Babe's on Friday and went to the FC Dallas soccer game on Saturday. By the way...today Adi is 8 months old!

Lately

A lot has been going on Back at the Beck's for the past couple of weeks. Bill and Lou (Bryan's Aunt ant Uncle) came to visit from Nashville last week. We had a great time! We went to Six Flags and the Ft. Worth Stockyards. Here is a picture of the cattle drive. And here is a picture of Bryan getting a snow cone. It was so hot that day!

Also, I had a whirlwind trip to Houston this week. I was there for less than 24 hours, but it was still long enough to know that it is HOT in Houston in July! I presented at the state math teachers conference. The presentations went really well and I was a little sad that I couldn't stay for the whole conference. But, I had to get back for grad school.

Okay, I haven't been able to post for a couple of weeks, but here are some random thoughts I've been thinking:

1. The Hangover is hysterical. A little inappropriate, but hysterical.

2. I was so sad for Andy Roddick not winning Wimbledon. It was cool when Federer won the French, but I was a little disappointed in him when he already had a sweatshirt embroidered with XV for his 15th grand slam title before the match even started.

3. If you are not watching the Tour de France, you should be. Go Lance Armstrong! If not...go George Hincappie!

7th Months

Okay, it's been a while since I posted any pictures of Adi. She is 7 months old today so I thought I'd include a few pictures of what she's been up to this summer. She loves to "help" refill her waterbowl in the yard. She absolutely loves to drink out of the waterhose. In fact, she wags her tail impatiently and stares at the end of the waterhose while she waits for water to come out once you turn it on. She also likes to help Bryan grill outside. Who are we kidding...she likes to watch him in case he drops anything or so she can try to grab the plate if he turns his back for a second. Adi is also getting really good at catching June bugs. It's pretty funny to watch her "hunt". The other day one got in the house and I helped her see it so she could chase it and catch it. She also likes to chew on the egde of the rugs and even try to crawl under them...not so amusing. We're working on it.