~Hodo Happenings~: June 2007

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Daddy's first week gone

Brian's first week of WLC went very well. He's had lots of leadership classes - & lots of early mornings too! He passed his PT (Physical Training) test & was able to shave 1 minute off his run time (yay Brian!!). He's also been assigned to a flag ceremony detail - so he is one of the people in charge of raising the flag every morning & taking it down every evening.

Lily has been keeping herself busy while Brian is gone. She still plays with our neighbor Stevie every night until dark, but it's been a little too hot for them to play outside in the afternoons, so they have been playing a lot of Play-Doh at Stevie's house & "picnic" at our house. We went to the pool one day this week & Lily & Stevie had a blast going down the water slides.

Here are a few pics I was able to get this week:

Taking a "rest" with Zoey

Trying to be just like Daddy

She's gotten really good at using her stencils...

Monday, June 25, 2007

Daddy's going to school

Brian has been recommended by his NCO's for WLC (Warrior Leadership Course) which is basically a course teaching him how to be a sergeant. This is one of the first steps in Brian being promoted to sergeant. His NCO's have a lot of confidence in his potential to become an NCO & have gradually been giving him more responsibilities & challenging him with NCO duties to see how he handles the situations.
WLC is a 30 day training course in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Lily & I dropped Brian off at the airport earlier today & he starts his training tomorrow morning bright & early (5am!).
We're missing him tons already, but we'll be keeping ourselves busy for the next month & he will be home stronger & wiser before we know it! :o)
GOOD LUCK BRIAN!!

Monday, June 18, 2007

National Zoo

While Grammy & Papa were visiting we decided to take a trip up to the zoo in Washington D.C.

It's a great zoo, but it was a VERY hot day & there is a lot of uphill walking. Lucky for Miss Lily we brought the stroller, so she had a nice relaxing day... :o)

Lily really liked the baby panda

Elephant - still Lily's favorite!

While we were visiting the elephants, the baby elephant decided he was going to go for a swim! It's not every day you see an elephant swimming!!

Hippo

Pygmy hippos

Lily couldn't wait to see the tigers & lions. Luckily we weren't disappointed this time - both animals were in plain sight, roaming around in their homes.

ROAR!!

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Happy Fathers Day!

We finally got to put our heart shaped pancake molds to good use! Lily & I made Daddy some heart shaped pancakes for Father's Day - yum!

This year we got to celebrate Father's Day with TWO dads. Brian & Papa were both the guests of honor at our Father's Day dinner.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Swim Class

Lily started swim class a few weeks ago & has been learning lots. Here are a few pics from her most recent class.

To swimming class we go.

So happy to be here!

Kick, kick, kick!

Floating

Jump!

All done!

Friday, June 15, 2007

Dance Recital

Here are the pictures from Lily's first dance recital!

Sorry it's taken so long...I have a few more pictures, but they are on a picture CD & when I tried to download them on the computer, the computer got all messed up & kept restarting itself every 2 minutes. The computer has been out of commission all weekend & we finally just got it fixed today. Enjoy!