Happy Howl-oween

Mom says I'm not supposed to be on the computer, so I have to make this really quick. I just wanted to tell everyone that Mom walked every mile of her 3-Day walk and she will post pictures and details later this week. Also, I wanted to tell all of you Happy Howl-oween. My grandaddy took this picture of me while he was in town and I wanted to post it on the blog (after all, I am a member of this family too even though I'm small and sometimes people forget that I'm down here). Until next time...

Keep it real--
Rocco

Why We Walk

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that this weekend is the Dallas Fort Worth Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk! Please keep me in your prayers this weekend! I'm a little nervous.

If you want to check up on our status, donate, or find out more about walking next year, visit our website

Here is a link that I really encourage you to watch if you have about 2 minutes!

Corn Dogs and Candy Apples

Hi everyone... This past weekend my parents came to visit. It was such a blast! Mom and Dad, I hope you had as much fun as I did. The biggest outing of the weekend (coming in a close second was Chris' high school homecoming), was the Texas State Fair! It's a whopper for those of you who haven't been, and we faced it head on! Friday we stepped outside to a beautiful 70 degree morning and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Perfect weather for stuffing our faces with fried/sugar coated grub and seeing all the sights. After saying hello to Big Tex, the 52 foot inflated Texas Icon who greets folks at the gate, our day was well underway. We went to see the auto show, the dog show, the human cannonball, the butter sculpture, cooking demonstrations, chickens, the swings (my favorite), and last but not least THE TEXAS STAR!

The Texas Star is the largest ferris wheel in North America. I, being afraid of heights, was NOT planning to participate in that adventure. But since it was a special occasion and I was feeling brave, I put my fears aside and hopped on. It was quite high and I don't think I moved for the first two rotations but by the third and final ride, I had mustered enough courage to take a few pictures for proof!

Hope you are all getting some great fall weather and can get outside and soak it up! Thanks again, Mom and Dad for a tremendous few days!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

Texas Fight!

This weekend Chris and I experienced our very first Texas Longhorns football game! I think this is sort of a right of passsage to being a Texan. I mean, I got a TX license, got a texas car tag, adapted my tastebuds to tolerate spicy foods, and ate a breakfast burrito (which I thought I'd hate) so I think going to the UT game MIGHT actually complete my requirements, but I'm not sure.

Ryan and Danielle took us to Austin for a great weekend of football and fun. We bought some orange apparel, practiced putting our "horns up" and settled into our wonderful seats under the blessed overhang of the staduim. I say blessed because it was HOT and SUNNY but soon turned to HOT and POURING RAIN. So, many thanks to Ryan for scoring such great seats out of the elements. Texas unfortuately didn't win but it was still a great time together with friends! We went to the game and ate at some wonderful local restaurants. That night we met up with some other friends and enjoyed the nightlife of downtown Austin.

While we were eating dinner on Saturday, Chris and I checked the score of the Auburn Florida game quite frequently. I was so excited when I DASHED across the restaurant to tell Chris that we WON! I was SO proud of my tigers!! What was a bum day for Texas turned out quite well for some of us! Click here to see more pictures...

Now we just have to plan our tour of Auburn... War Eagle! and Hook 'Em Horns!