How he grows

How quickly time passes...how much our little boy has grown!

October 2008 at 8 months old


October 2009 at 1 year 8 months old


October 2010 at 2 years 8 months old

Catching up

Well, where in the world did the last month go? Let me show you what we have been doing in photos! At the end of September, Brian celebrated his 33rd birthday. We had lots of fun partying with family at our house...

And again in Kansas City. Below we are at the KC zoo.


Brian's first birthday cake was cheesecake and the second one was this adorable fish cake made by his mom and sister. Both were very, very yummy!

At the beginning of October, all three of us came down with an awful cold. Daniel had his first ear infection (a double one at that), and we all felt pretty puny for about two weeks. Phew. Glad that is over! In the middle of October, we started participating in AWANA. Daniel is a Puggle, and Brian and I are the Puggle leaders. Here is Daniel with one of the new friends he made at Puggles. Too cute!
Brian and I also started teaching the preschool-kindergarten Sunday school class at our church. Daniel gets to come too, and boy, does he have fun! The rest of October was spent just doing our normal stuff. Daniel is learning new things every day. Here he is finger painting (perhaps I should say whole-hand painting).
Building blocks with Daddy.

And playing outside in the beautiful fall weather. He is looking down at that daddy long legs crawling on his arm. Eww!
Well, I think that brings us up to speed!

My boys

These photos are too cute not to post. In this first one, Daniel is setting his daddy straight about something. When he really wants you to pay attention, Daniel will take your face like this and pull it to his.

Here they are just giving some love.

In this last one, Daniel is "reading" a book to his puppet. Daniel absolutely loves playing with puppets. He loves any game that involves pretending. And, of course, he loves anything that involves playing with Daddy.

Family Vacation--Day 3

Thankfully, the weather was beautiful today, and we spent all of our time at the zoo. Despite having been there over six hours, there were still things we never had time to see. Our favorite exhibit was the aquarium, but we also enjoyed the desert dome, the night time exhibit (especially the fruit bats), the butterfly pavilion, and so much more. Here are some pics!

This one is for you, Melissia. We know how much you love cacti!

Up close with a sting ray!

Family Vacation--Day 2

Greetings from Omaha! We had a great day, though not exactly what we had planned. This morning was very overcast with an 80% chance of rain. So, we decided to postpone our zoo visit and go to the Omaha Children's Museum instead. Daniel had a blast there! He spent almost three hours racing from one activity to the next. There was an art center where we painted pictures, did face painting, and listened to a story teller. There was a science center where we learned how gears, pulleys, and air could move objects. There was an entire exhibit dedicated to Clifford, the big red dog. And there was an imagnition play area, Daniel's favorite place, where there was a child-sized grocery store, house, fire truck, water station, and climbing area. Wow!

This afternoon we went to a Cabela's, so that Brian could look for new boots. We ate a complimentary supper back at the hotel, and then went to the Heartland of America park. The fountain was beatuiful, and it was nice to walk around in the fresh air!

Family Vacation--Day 1

Brian, Daniel, and I left this morning for our first family vacation. Our destination--Omaha, Nebraska! Here are photos from our first vacation day.

Good bye, home!

Daniel with his first surprise bag. We bought a few small goodies and separated them into different sacks for him to open during the trip. I think his favorite surprises were the Cars fruit snacks and the crocodile dentist game.

We stopped for a picnic lunch at Gage park in Topeka.

Daniel and me playing on the caboose.

We made it to Omaha! Here we are at the Spaghetti Works in the Old Market District. Daniel ate his whole entire spaghetti meal. Perhaps it will make up for the fact that he ate almost no lunch! We came back to our hotel and went swimming for awhile, but the water was so cold! And now, it is pouring rain outside. I hope it stops tomorrow when we have our trip to the zoo planned!

Making Cookies

This is why little boys like to make cookies with their mamas. Yum, yum, yum! Cookie batter tastes so good, and since these are egg-free cookies, there is no reason not to eat it!