Dylan - TEN Years in our Family!!!

CONGRATULATIONS on your Ten Year Gotcha Day Anniversary!!

Good evening, Dad here again.

I'm making this post to this blog at the same time as I am posting a short Note on our Family Facebook page.  Regardless of platform, this day is one to remember.

The Post we made on that day 10 years ago is HERE.

But tonight I'm visiting here to say how truly happy we are that we have our Dylan.  After all, "Every Family Needs a Dylan."  Our Family would not be complete with out you!

We Love You Very Much and can't wait to watch you grow up more each day.

And I'm also here to deposit a few more short notes and pictures of Dylan from over the past several months.

We've had a good (yet wet) Spring and start to Summer.  Dylan wrapped up YEAR #1 of Middle School and will be starting 7th Grade in the Fall.  He's making very good progress in his studies, and he's hanging in there with his violin.

It's gratifying watching him continue to mature into a young man.  He's been an attentive and helpful big brother for his new little brother Zachary.  He is very helpful around the house with chores and other projects, as well.

More recently, we've had some additional family adventures, most notably vacationing in Mexico at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Here are a few more...

Last Day of 6th Grade - so fast...

Summer Field Trip to Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery (Lititz, PA)

Celebrating with Ben at his Bar Mitzvah

Move-Out Day for Grandmom and PopPop
as they say "Goodbye" to Disston Street
and Hello to New Smyrna Beach, FL

Hard Rock Hotel, Riveria Maya, here we come!

And Dylan is NOT known for having a sweet tooth!
I count (4), not including the two he just finished!

Ahhh, the Selfie with Dad.  There is NO ESCAPE!

Enjoying a Spring Day at Tyler Arboretum

Phipps Conservatory, near Mom & Dad's Alma Mater, CMU.

At the Chinese Lantern Festival in Philadelphia.

Dylan amongst the many Panda Lanterns.