Dudleys Diary

we are so proud of her and all of her accomplishments. Lizzie and her mother were guests of the Dallas Mavericks for a game on 12-29-07 against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Dudley nominated Lizzie for a contest sponsored by Apple Orthodontix to recognize good kids in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Lizzie was recognized for all of her community service work, for being an Honor Student, for playing on the Junior Varsity Soccer team and for being an all around great kid. Lizzie helps her disabled daddy and her overworked mother around the house and is the kind of child every parent would love to have.

Before the game, Lizzie got to go out on the court and shoot baskets. She was named honorary Co-Captain of the Mavericks. They put her picture up on the scoreboard and announced to the fans over the loud speaker that Lizzie was being recognized as an Apple Orthodontix Livewire.

They turned all of the lights off and Lizzie got to go stand in line with the bench players and she got to "high five" all of the starting players as they ran out into the spot lights onto the court. They turned the lights back on and Lizzie got to meet the Mavericks captains, Dirk Nowitzki and Devin Harris. She shook hands with Devin Harris and then got a big old bear hug from seven foot tall Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzki. Check out the cell phone in Lizzie's left hip pocket!

When she went out to center court for the Captains Meeting right before the start of the game, the referee went over the usual pregame talk and then he turned to Lizzie and asked her if she had and questions. She responded "no I'm good."

Lizzie is a great kid and we are so proud of her. We sure do love our little red headed girl.

# posted by JDP @ 9:30 AM