And he calls it his Mickey House shirt. Too many Dr. Seuss books rhyme those two words.
For Father's Day we went out to dinner with my parents, Fix's parents and their friends Mary and Rick. Rock referred to them as Grandma and Grandpa because he knows no one else by those names.
Three generations of cute. Fix poses with the boy who made him a father and the man who is his father.
We had so many people we had to split between two tables. Here's the female half of our dining party.
Sister shot.
Hold on -- is that man behind Copeland a friend or a foe?
Phew! He's a friend! So Copeland taught him the ins and outs of Leapster 2.
Finally, little McCrary was quite the little hostess. She showed her obvious affection for me by crying when I gave her a kiss. We can't wait to see them all again soon!
All the commissioners assembled and the meetings began. Oh wait. That's not a picture of the commissioners! Let me back up. When we got into town after a 14-hour car ride, the four of us hit up Downtown Disney for dinner and a little fun. The Lego store was awesome.
Don't you just love things made of Legos?
London Legos for Zuni.
Fix posed with this Lego-dog so we could show Rock later. His dog obsession continues...
I know, I know. I look crusty. And my attempt to pull out my jeans didn't work. Sigh...
Anyway, the next day we went to Disney World, "where dreams come true."
Dreams of going to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort for G.A. that is.
Here's what the scene looked like in the Meeting Hall.
Although I did skip a few of the more mundane reports, I thoroughly enjoyed 
In all seriousness, I fell in love with the Presbyterian system of voting/decision making. I love how it's not up to one person or group of people who determine what happens in our denomination.
Instead, at G.A., all the commissioners (pastors and elders) make decisions together and no voting happens until both sides of the story have been fully represented. Fix liked it too.
Nick... hmmm.... I don't know about Nick. Anyway, right now you are probably thinking "That's all fine and dandy, but can you list the four best things about G.A.?" Sure I can! Thanks for asking.
1) The Westminster Seminary California luncheon. It was a good time to catch up with alumni, eat a good meal, and hear about what's new at the Sem.
2) Reconnecting with all sorts of friends/fellow pastors who we see on a rarely-to-never basis. Above, Fix chats with Anton, a fellow WSC alum.
3) The little alligator I saw at the resort's lake. Please ignore the gross stuff floating in the water.
4) Last but not least, the Mickey Mouse butter. This just barely beat out the $12.99-unlimited-refill-souvenir-cups that Fix and I purchased because, in the pricey world of Disney, they were actually a good deal.
Thanks again to Annie and Nick for being such delightful traveling companions and for driving/letting us drive your car! After we took this picture we drove off to South Carolina on the first leg of our trip home. But more on that in my next post... 
For some reason, Rock's terrified of the dinky carousel at the mall so we stick to the fire engine.
Rock was thrilled that Molly had her birthday party at a park. That is, he was thrilled that it was at a park with swings. He spent most of the morning hovering three feet in the air going back and forth.
We did manage to woo him away for some yummy food and birthday cupcakes. While the rest of us sang Happy Birthday to Molly, Rock sang "Happy to YOU!"
Appreciate how Sophia's eyeing/reaching for the cupcakes in the background.
I can't blame her though -- they were adorable and DELICIOUS!
Someone couldn't get enough.
Then, while everyone else hung around and had fun together...
Rock went back to the swings.
I included this last picture just to show how together Carrie is. Not only did she make adorable cupcakes and yummy food, and tote all the necessary party gear to the park, she also gave each of the kiddies a personalized cup with a fun squiggly straw! Good work Super Mom!
Two weeks ago, it was my distinct pleasure to go to Watkins Park...
With the Saladas and the Rohals...
And this cute boy in his daddy's hat.
We started the day by looking at all the cool animals. While he warmed right up to the extremely loud peacocks, Rock didn't know what to make of the turkey.
They don't really mean it when they say "KEEP OFF," do they?
Next, we did the hayride.
It was an excellent opportunity to get our kids back to nature by exposing them to some powerline foliage.
After the hayride, we hit up the train. Will my repaired lens ever be returned from Nikon? In the meantime, so many of my shots were blurry.
Although, in the tradition of tooting ones own horn, I must say I am rather proud of this picture as it captures Rock's wowed-by-the-cool-train-seriousness.
And I took it while holding this sweet baby girl.
That was it for my photog skills that day. As I took this, I thought perhaps I should ask the man in the back to scoot over. Shoulda coulda woulda.
The highlight of the day (for me) was riding with Rock on the carousel. The animals, including the exotic buffalo that Rock mounted, were expertly painted and beautiful.
After an abbreviated pause at the playground swings, everyone was sufficiently tuckered out so we headed home.
Thanks again to the Saladas and Rohals for inviting us out for some good ole exhausting fun in the sun!
He was right. And now, even when it's hot and sunny outside, it's hard to resist his persistent pleas for "yel-whoa gah-oshes."
The other day he put them on for himself. Wrong feet, but seeing as this is his first attempt at dressing himself, I didn't comment.
To celebrate Nana and Papa's birthdays (they are only a few days apart), we had them over (with Uncle Jason and Auntie H) for dinner. After we ate our meal and sampled a smorgasbord of fruit for dessert*...
We headed outside for some bubble-blowing...
And one member of our dinner party spent a lot of time running.
And begging me to "Drive Becky car?" This Sunday we finally gave in.
After buckling his seatbelt (which he insisted on doing although I've never talked about the importance of seatbelts with him before) and turning on the "Mu-ness" (his word for music)...
Becky's mom snapped these at church a few weeks ago. They show Rock's new talent for fake smiling for pictures...
And his undying devotion to Becky.
Last night, Rock had a tough time falling asleep. This is not unusual for him, but after half an hour of his crying "Mommy! I need you!" I finally broke down and went back into his room to see if there was anything he really needed. The following interaction occurred:
The best part about coming home? This precious little boy was waiting to greet us. He had a fabulous time at Rocket, Juju and Zuni's house. Many thanks to the three of you for watching him while we were away!
Here's a little picture I snapped of the bride before she went down the aisle. JUST KIDDING! This is from the photographer, Jeff Roffman's website. Isn't it amazing? So was Sam's dress -- made from Irish linen and Venetian lace. GORGEOUS!
The groom takes in his beautiful bride as the cute Reverend looks on.
The wedding went without a hitch and Fix's charge to the couple was poignant, personal and perfect! He is a pro!
After the ceremony, the Mothership men got a picture with the newest Mothership wife. Again, her dress was so beautifully awesome.
At the reception, I did my best to take some horrific pictures with my point-and-shoot camera (still waiting on the Nikon's repair). The first was of the bride and groom's first dance to Sting's version of "My One and Only Love."
Someone was very excited about eating cake -- and rightly so because it was delicious! In fact, all of the food was delicious and I ate far too much of it.
Then Sam and her father danced to "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile." It was adorable!
Dan and his mom danced to "Georgia On My Mind."
Here's another Jeff Roffman picture. Seriously, isn't he good? Go here for more of his fantastic pictures of Dan and Sam's big day.
Although it's nothing special, I'm pretty proud of this shot because I took it at the same time that I threw my rose petals. Congrats Dan and Samantha! We are so so happy for you both and hope you are enjoying a relaxing honeymoon!
So, last weekend we headed down to sunny Atlanta for the wedding of Fix's good friend Dan, to the beautiful and famous CNN reporter, Samantha Hayes.
These are just a few shots from the Rehearsal... I know you can only see the back of his head, but let me tell you, the Reverend who officiated the ceremony was CUTE!
We lived in the same house for our last two years of college and she just had an adorable baby girl, Lura, who we just had to meet!
Although Rock still wasn't feeling that great, he managed to take a picture of their beautiful apartment.
If you are looking for a good spot for brunch, I highly recommend their apartment. Amelia's food was fantastic and the view from their 56th(?) floor apartment was breathtaking!
While walking back to our car, we stopped at a signal and I noticed the most amazing thing... Looking one direction, I saw a restaurant called ZUNI (this is my sister Susanna's nickname).
Looking the other direction, there was a restaurant called RACHEL'S. Okay so I thought it was cool. In retrospect, I'm just a nerd. Oh well, this part of the post is for you Zuni.
