1st day of Second Grade and 10th 1st day of Middle School!!!

Silas started 2nd grade today, he's growing up WAY too fast! His teacher is Mrs. Cindy Helms at Fairview Elementary, which is just 2 miles from our house. I think that she will be a good fit for Silas, she has 4 boys of her own! Scott is entering his 10th year of teaching middle school, he started in Sept 2000 as a Lateral Entry candidate and got his teaching credentials for Queen's University in Charlotte. This will be the second year he has taught "Public Speaking" to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders!
We're praying for a good school year for EVERYONE!!

Dan Nicholas Park (Again)

We went with Nikole and Barbara to Dan Nicholas Park in Salisbury on August 10th. I have been too busy to post the pictures!! It was a very sweltering 97 degrees, but we managed to survive the day! It is so fun there, the boys love it. We went there on Silas' 1st grade field trip in May, so we had been wanting to take Scott with us, and it's in Salisbury where Nikole and Barbara live. We rode the carousel, the train, paddle boats, played in the water in the splash area, and made it through a half of a game of putt-putt. Poor Stephen was so hot he laid down on the course while we were waiting for the people in front of us to finish. That's when we figured out that he was DONE! We've decided that Fall will be a great time for our next visit there, when the temps are in the 70's!!

July Beach Trip

The Dobbins crew invaded the Dayton House at Myrtle Beach for a few days. Silas and Stephen loved splashing around in the walk-in pool and making laps in the lazy river. We made a few trips out and about. Silas enjoyed creating a new bunny friend at Build-a-Bear, while brother slept peacefully in his stroller. Stephen played on the movie theater steps while the rest of the family watched the action-packed film, "G-FORCE." One afternoon, Dad thought it would be a great idea to take Silas to the arcade "on foot." At the end of the never-ending journey, Silas proclaimed he would NEVER go there again "on foot", but instead would go "in car"! No trip to the beach is complete without a visit to Krispy Kreme---the boys donned their KK caps as they devoured their sprinkle-covered doughnuts. A new tradition was started as the family ventured out on the beach at night looking for crabs with flashlights in hands. No crabs were spotted, but we still enjoyed the hunt! It was quite a memorable vacation with fun for everyone!!!!

A day in the life....

The Architect....


The Wrecking Crew!!!

Dollywood, Pidgeon Forge, & Gatlinburg TN

We had a great time on vacation with the boys. We stayed at the Ramada Inn right in town and had a great view....of KFC, Krispy Kreme, and Cracker Barrel! We went to Dollywood on Tue and Thur, and went to Gatlinburg on Wednesday. We played Davy Crockett Mini-Golf for Stephen, as he is currently obsessed with it. The whole time he kept saying "Hit the golf!!!". We enjoyed the small hotel pool each evening after supper so we did not have to worry about sunburn.
Stephen is still talking about the beach from when we went at Spring Break. We go on our last vacation to the beach at the end of July, we're almost afraid to mention it, because he will drive us crazy until then. Life is busy with two wild boys!!