Owen Wayne Dillard

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

UAB Graduation December 15, 2007

I had to add this on the blog. I FINALLY graduated from UAB with my Masters in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. I bought Owen some overalls that said UAB on them and took a picture with him. Of course we did not take him because those of you who have ever been to a college graduation will know that it lasts forever (literally).
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I had Owen's 3 month pictures which were his Christmas pictures on November 12th by Kim Sharit. Of course, she did a great job with Owen. We love going to Kim having her take our pictures.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Thanksgiving 2007

Our Thanksgiving family picture.

Thanksgiving 2007

This was Owen's first Thanksgiving. He was almost 4 months old. We have pictures from my mom's house and John's parent's house with our families. Tracey Phillips made his adorable outfit. It says "Gobble til' you wobble".
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Owen-11/07

Owen loves taking and bath and better yet he loves to have lotion put on him after his bath. Can you tell?

Crystal and Annabelle-11/07

Me and Annabelle after her last training session with Leah.

Annabelle and Leah-11/07

Annabelle giving Leah a high five!

Annabelle's Training Session-11/07

I never thought my dog Annabelle was trainable. That was until I found Leah with Flinthill K-9 Dog Training. She is awesome. If anyone needs a dog trainer she is the one to call. She came to our house and worked with Annabelle on behavior and tricks. She taught me how to teach her to sit, lay, and other commands. You can see where Annabelle has treats laying in front of her and on her paw and was told to "leave it" and she did! Not my dog!!! No way!!! My favorite one Annabelle learned was how to give her a high five. Annabelle was afraid of Leah when she first began coming. I still think it is because she knew she was a dog trainer and her ruling of the house was over!
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Owen-10/24/07

We went to Portrait Innovations to get Owen's Halloween picture made. I was going to do the $10 special. I usually go to Kim Sharit, but it was last minute and we were only going to get his Halloween picture made. I've heard great things about this place. I had the worst experience ever! They kept pestering me to get other pictures made. Against my request, they still took other pictures. By the time it came to take his Halloween picture (the one I went for) he was extremely fussy because it was his bed time. Needless, to say his Halloween pictures weren't what I had hoped for (even though he was still cute). There flash wasn't working on half of his pictures and they came out black. Then they sent me home with a cd that was blank. I will not go back to Portrait Innovations.

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John and Owen-10/30/07

John and Owen took a picture at John's parent's house with the fall decorations in the yard.

Owen in Halloween Costume-10/29/07

Owen's Halloween costume this year was a bear. He was at Mrs. Leigh's house (the babysitter). They were having their Halloween carnival today and Owen got to dress up too.

Our Wedding-5/27/06

Our Wedding-5/27/06
The bridal cake was delicious. It was strawberry!

The Wedding-5/27/06

The Wedding-5/27/06
John and I met in May of 2005 at church. They got married on May 27th, 2006 at Concord Baptist Church

Bridal Tea with Bridal Party-4/05

Bridal Tea with Bridal Party-4/05
Bridal Tea at Concord Baptist Church with April, Allyson, me, Cindy, Ashley, Amanda, and Michelle.

Alabama Game-9/10/05

Alabama Game-9/10/05
We were at the ballgame having a blast and I was still in shock that we were engaged.

When John Proposed-9/10/05

When John Proposed-9/10/05
John proposed to me at an Alabama football game. He put the ring inside of a huge strawberry and waited until I picked it up to eat it. I was clueless and very shocked.

About Me

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My name is Crystal Dillard. I teach kindergarten at Pleasant Grove Elementary. This coming up year will be my 5th year to teach kindergarten. I have had experience with kindergarten, first, second and third grades. My husband John and I live in Rock Creek. We have a son, Owen, who was born on July 26, 2007.